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World Service,05 Aug 2010,10 mins

Ugandan Asians

Witness History

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Uganda Asians forced to leave the country tell Witness of their traumatic exodus. Speakers, including writer Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, speak of being stripped of their wealth, and of struggling to come to terms with life in exile far from home. (Photo: Ugandan Asians arriving in Britain in 1972) (Credit: BBC)

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