

Thrown into Canada
The story of Canada's first major non-European refugee movement
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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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- Released
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- Language
- English
- refugee
- uganda
- british colonialism
- south asian
- canadian history
- expelled
- idi amin
- forced migration
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Release dates
CanadaCA
- Premiere19 Nov 2022
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Thrown into Canada was released on 19 November 2022.
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