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100	1		_aMuhammedi, Shezan, _e1
245	1	0	_aGifts from Amin : _bUgandan Asian refugees in Canada / _cShezan Muhammedi.
260			_aWinnipeg, Manitoba : _bUniversity of Manitoba Press, _c(c)2022.
300			_a1 online resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aStudies in immigration and culture ; _v18
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505	0	0	_aExploring the Historical Roots of the Expulsion Decree -- _tDreams and Reality: Amin's Expulsion Decree and the International Community's Response -- _t"Thank you, Pierre": Canadian Immigration Policy in the 1970s and the Decision to Admit Ugandan Asian Expellees -- _t"His Dream Became My Nightmare": Canadian Operations and Life in Uganda during the Ninety-Day Expulsion Period -- _t"An Honourable Place": Establishing New Roots in Canada and Evaluating the Resettlement Initiative -- _tFrom Refugees to Citizens: Integration, Commemoration, and Identities in Canada.
520	0		_a"In August 1972, military leader and despot Idi Amin expelled Asian Ugandans from the country, professing to return control of the economy to "Ugandan citizens." Within ninety days, 50,000 Ugandans of South Asian descent were forced to leave and seek asylum elsewhere; nearly 8,000 resettled in Canada. This major migration event marked the first time Canada accepted a large group of predominantly Muslim, non-European, non-white refugees. Shezan Muhammedi's Gifts from Amin documents how these women, children, and men--including doctors, engineers, business leaders, and members of Muhammedi's own family--responded to the threat in Uganda and rebuilt their lives in Canada. Building on extensive archival research and oral histories, Muhammedi provides a nuanced case study on the relationship between public policy, refugee resettlement, and assimilation tactics in the twentieth century. He demonstrates how displaced peoples adeptly maintain multiple regional, ethnic, and religious identities while negotiating new citizenship. Not passive recipients of international aid, Ugandan Asian refugees navigated various bureaucratic processes to secure safe passage to Canada, applied for family reunification, and made concerted efforts to integrate into--and give back to--Canadian society, all the while reshaping Canada's refugee policies in ways still evident today. As the numbers of forcibly displaced people around the world continue to rise, Muhammedi's analysis of policymaking and refugee experience is eminently relevant. The first major oral history project dedicated to the stories of Ugandan Asian refugees in Canada, Gifts from Amin explores the historical context of their expulsion from Uganda, the multiple motivations behind Canada's decision to admit them, and their resilience over the past fifty years."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		0	_aUgandans _zCanada.
650		0	_aSouth Asians _zCanada.
650		0	_aRefugees _zCanada.
650		0	_aSouth Asians _zUganda.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password. _uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3356135&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell