Film · 2022 · Documentary
The story of Canada's first major non-European refugee movement
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.
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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.
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Thrown into Canada (2022) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 17m documentary directed by Aleem Karmali is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
Thrown into Canada was released on November 19, 2022.
Thrown into Canada was directed by Aleem Karmali.
Thrown into Canada has a runtime of 77 minutes (1h 17m).
Thrown into Canada is categorized as Documentary, History.
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