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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 Naz Merali
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21.

Oral History Interview With Sikinabhai Merali
This interview was conducted as part of SAADA's ACFP 20/21.

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 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.

Photograph Of Asha and Rupa Toprani At Refugee Camp
Asha Toprani left Uganda in November 1972 with her new born daughter Rupa. They traveled to the UK without Surendra, Asha's husband and Rupa's father, because of bureaucratic restrictions that rendered him stateless, while Asha was a British subject. Upon their arrival to the UK, Asha and Rupa were sent to the Ugandan Resettlement Camp in Newberry UK.

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 Sikinabhai's Wedding Ring
Uganda refugees were not permitted to take much out of the country, so only the most important items were carried to the US. This wedding ring was given to Sikinabhai in India upon her marriage, and she carried it with her to Uganda and then to the US.

Photograph of Naz Merali's Ring
Uganda refugees were not permitted to take much out of the country, so only the most important items were carried to the US. This ring was given to Naz by her father and was engraved with her name. Her father gave a similar ring to her sister.

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