{"id":132,"date":"2017-04-12T10:52:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T14:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2017-12-13T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T14:00:04","slug":"the-ugandan-asian-refugees-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/the-ugandan-asian-refugees-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1970 Canada decided to broaden its refugee policy beyond the confines of Europe and to embrace a universal approach to admitting refugees. The nearly 8,000 Ugandan Asians accepted by Canada between 1972 and 1974, following Idi Amin\u2019s expulsion order, constituted the Canada&#8217;s first major resettlement of\u00a0non-European refugees in Canada.\u00a0 Many Ugandan Asian refugees had\u00a0business or professional experience which, combined with fluency in English, enabled them to adapt rapidly to their new country. Since arriving in Canada the Ugandan\u00a0Asian community has flourished and the second generation is found in all walks of life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__three\"><div id=\"attachment_1145\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 392px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1145\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.1-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.1-.jpg 392w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.1--160x216.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.1--240x324.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.1--360x487.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.1--200x270.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Ugandan refugees will benefit Canada.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__three\"><div id=\"attachment_1147\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1147 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-240x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-240x304.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-160x202.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-400x506.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-360x455.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor-200x253.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.6-Photo-First-Ugandan-family-arrives-in-Windsor.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;First Ugandan family arrives in Windsor.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__three\"><div id=\"attachment_1148\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1148 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--240x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--240x233.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--160x156.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--400x389.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--360x350.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7--200x195.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.7-.jpg 1132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Ugandans adapting to city.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>While the Indochinese refugee movement actually began in 1975, by 1979 massive numbers of people were risking their lives fleeing genocide, retribution, ethnic cleansing and persecution by the victorious communist regimes in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Those fleeing Vietnam were known as \u2018Boat People\u2019. Most refugees first fled to neighboring Southeast Asian countries. As the number of refugees escalated, many were forbidden to land in these asylum countries and perished at sea. The United Nations appealed to the international community for assistance and a massive resettlement operation was spearheaded by the United States, Canada, Australia and France.The Canadian government agreed \u00a0to resettle 50,000 refugees (later increased to 60,000) and appealed to ordinary Canadians to participate by sponsoring 21,000 of the Indochinese refugees through the newly establish Private Refugee Sponsorship Program. Canadians sponsored 39,000.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the Ugandan Asian refugees, many of the Indochinese had less exposure to western culture and arrived with no knowledge of English or French. However, buttressed by their strong work ethic and family ties and with the aid of sponsors, volunteers, officials and nongovernmental organizations, most were able to overcome the trauma of their experiences and rebuild their lives. The Indochinese refugees in Canada have established strong communities from coast to coast, and their second generation, like that of the Ugandan Asians, is deeply embedded in Canadian society.<\/p>\n<p>The Uganda Asian movement tested and vindicated the decision to expand Canada\u2019s refugee resettlement program beyond Europe, impacted subsequent refugee policy and pioneered techniques that made the ten times larger Indochinese program possible.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Banner photo: Ben Nelms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1970 Canada decided to broaden its refugee policy beyond the confines of Europe and to embrace a universal approach to admitting refugees. The nearly 8,000 Ugandan Asians accepted by Canada between 1972 and 1974, following Idi Amin\u2019s expulsion order, constituted the Canada&#8217;s first major resettlement of\u00a0non-European refugees in Canada.\u00a0 Many Ugandan Asian refugees had\u00a0business [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada - Uganda Collection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada - The Uganda Collection. 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