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Ronikali Merali Declaration of Business
This was the declaration Ronikali filled out when he was forced to leave his business behind in Uganda. The form says it is for "non-citizens" though Ronikali was a citizen of Uganda, who was stripped of his passport and thus effectively became stateless.

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 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.

Photograph of Kampala Jamatkhane
A Jamatkhane is the mosque of Ismaili Muslims, and an important gathering place for the community.

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.

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.

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