Saleem Khamis was born in Jinja, Uganda. When Idi Amin\u2019s expulsion decree was announced in 1972, Mr. Khamis was seventeen years old and still in high school. He and his family left Uganda in October and went to the United Kingdom, where they initially stayed in a Royal Air Force camp for several weeks before resettling in Chester, England.<\/p>\n
In 1973, the Khamis family moved from the U.K. to Canada, but Mr. Khamis stayed in the U.K. to go to university where he studied pharmaceuticals. He eventually joined his family in Canada in 1976, initially arriving in Toronto.<\/p>\n
Mr. Khamis discusses his transition from the U.K. and then to Canada, and settling down with his family in Markham, Ontario.<\/p>\n
This interview was conducted at the Markham Public Library in Markham, Ontario.<\/p>\n