The Long Road to Canada
After my family was forced to leave Uganda in the 1970s, coming to Canada became my life-long dream. Here's how I made it—with the help of family and friends along the way. President Idi Amin of Uganda made an announcement to his people in August 1972, saying, “I have dreamt that, unless I take action, our economy will be taken over. The people who are not Ugandans should leave.” The president ordered every Asian to leave the country within 90 days, thus thrusting the large Asian community into a state of shock. Each family was allowed to leave with $55 and a few belongings. All other m...
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