Birth Certificate From Uganda
Uganda refugees were not permitted to take much out of the country, so most of the materials that tell their stories are official documents, such as this birth certificate.
Photograph of Kampala Jamatkhane
A Jamatkhane is the mosque of Ismaili Muslims, and an important gathering place for the community.
Anonymous Oral History
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21. The interviewee discussed his early life in Uganda and his departure, at the age of 9, as a result Idi Amin's expulsion of Asians from the country. He discussed his early life in Columbia, South Carolina, his family, and his time in the Air Force.
Ashraf Ellison Passport
Uganda refugees were not permitted to take much out of the country, so most of the materials that tell their stories are official documents, such as this passport. After independence of Uganda, Ashraf had the choice to obtain Ugandan citizenship or keep her British citizenship.
Oral History Interview With Ashraf Ellison
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21. The interviewee discussed her early life in Uganda, her experience of finding out about and living through Idi Amin's expulsion of Asians from Uganda, her departure from Uganda to the UK, her live in the refugee camp in UK, her move to Spartanburg, South Carolina to be with her husband, and her early years in South Carolina.
Oral History Interview with Ronikali Merali
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21. The interviewee discussed his early life in Uganda, his experience of finding out about and living through Idi Amin's expulsion of Asians from Uganda, his efforts to find a new home and departing Uganda, and his early years of resettlement in Greenville, South Carolina.
Oral History Interview with Amin Pirani
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21. The interviewee discussed his father's migration from India to Uganda and the few memories of his early life in Uganda. He also discussed his life in Spartanburg, South Carolina where he moved to at a very young age when Asians were kicked out of Uganda.
Oral History Interview with Asha and Surendra Toprani
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21. The interviewees are married and discussed their early lives in East Africa, their marriage, life in Uganda, their departure from Uganda as a result Idi Amin's expulsion of Asians from the country. They also discussed their settlement and early life in South Carolina - kids, home and work.