Ugandan Asian Archives Collection at the MacOdrum Library
Ugandan Asian Archives Collection at the MacOdrum Library
Categories: General, Lectures and Seminars | Intended for Alumni, Anyone, Carleton Community, Current Students, Staff/Faculty
Main Reading Room MacOdrum Library
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON
Contact Information
Kylie Patrick, 613-520-2600 ext. 1230, kylie.patrick@carleton.ca
Registration
Cost
Free
About this Event
Host Organization: MacOdrum Library
Carleton University and the MacOdrum Library are pleased showcase the Ugandan Asian Archive Collection on September 29, 2016.
The Ugandan Asian Archive Collection gives insight into the 1972 South Asian expulsion from Uganda and the subsequent resettlement in Canada. The event will showcase extensive archival material as well as oral histories that have been donated to the archival collection in the MacOdrum Library.
This is opportunity to view the collection and to connect and hear from those who came from Uganda and settled in Canada.
Special guest Michael Molloy, former Ambassador of Canada to Jordan, will speak. Mr. Molloy was sent by the Canadian Government to Uganda in 1972 to work under the direction of Roger St. Vincent. Mr. Molloy was second in command at the Kampala office of the Canadian Mission during the time of the expulsion.
Also speaking at the event:
- Dr. Roseann O'Reilly Runte, President, Carleton University
- Wayne Jones, Carleton University Librarian
- Prof. Karim Karim, School of Journalism and Communication, expertise in cultural theory, diaspora, intercultural engagement, postcolonial theory, and transnational communication.
- Milton and Val Carrasco, donors to the Ugandan Asian Archive Collection
- Patti Harper, Head, Archives and Research Collections
- Shezan Muhammedi, PhD candidate in History, Migration and Ethnic Relations at Western University who is conducting oral histories with Ugandan Asian refugees from across Canada.
This is a free event. Space is limited, advance registration is requested.
Pay and display parking in P1.
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