Thrown into Canada
This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled all South Asians from the country. Their story of struggle and hope became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.
Cast
Idi Amin
Salma Lakhani
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Michael Molloy
Shezan Muhammedi
Mobina Jaffer
Canadian Senator
Karim H. Karim
Laura Madokoro
Zaheer Lakhani
Alyshea Cummins
Nizar Fakirani
Odette Pinto
Clifford J. Pereira
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