Finding Home: The Ugandan Exodus, 50 Years On is a panel discussion held at the Curve Theatre in Leicester on 4th August 1972 - the 50th anniversary when Idi Amin first announced that the Asians to leave Uganda within 90 days.
As part of marking South Asian Heritage Month and the 50th Anniversary of Idi Amin’s announcement that Ugandan Asians expulsion.
Ugandan Events is a series of videos which also includes Ugandan Journeys and Ugandan Diaries to document the stories of British volunteers who aided the Asian migrants forced to leave Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972/3. The programmes further include testimonies from residents and people who worked in the camps.
This oral history project - British Ugandan Asians at 50 (BUA50.ORG) - is the production of the India Overseas Trust with the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is an integral part of British volunteering heritage and an extraordinary historical episode that helped shape
modern Britain's diversity.
12 окт 2024
