When Ugandan Asian lives didn’t matter

Tuesday 23rd June 2020 14:47 EDT
 

In 1972, Asian lives were discriminated in the same way that Black Asians have faced discrimination in the UK. The government had tried to find them an alternative home in the Falklands or the Solomon Islands. Women arriving from India and Pakistan to legally join their husbands were subjected to virginity tests at British airports until 1979.

Perhaps, it is time that besides Black lives, the UK also recognised the contribution of Ugandan Asians.


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