{"id":865,"date":"2022-11-02T09:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T09:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:18:57","slug":"865-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/?page_id=865","title":{"rendered":"History of Ugandan Asians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presentation History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1972 Idi Amin President of Uganda gave 90 days all Asians to leave Uganda. Around 28,000 arrived in UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30 families settled in Hemel Hempstead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Exhibition<\/strong> <strong>Online<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition displays journey of the 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation Ugandan Asians settled in Hemel Hempstead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their success stories, their hard work, determination, depicted through short stories and photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It shows how Indians preserved and practiced their rich culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are sectional header links and pictures. Each link takes you into our journey of individual accounts and beautiful illustrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Exhibition &#8211; Physical<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have this exhibition you can physically visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently &#8211; 1<sup>st<\/sup> November \u2013 15<sup>th<\/sup> November Marlowes Shopping Centre Hemel Hempstead UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EfpsOdlwyT9MvPpOZrd_jFYBIxqTb_Qi8fLHDTAQ91T8Uw?e=Y8szh5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exodus of Ugandan Asians. Exodus from Uganda to United Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/Eb_OZQutx7dKgyZlj8OOWYUBL14VTxlNFMp8bgt4oBlCOQ?e=KWkYoZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exodus of Ugandan Asians. Life in the resettlement Camps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-scaled.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-1024x768.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-883\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-1024x768.gif 1024w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-768x576.gif 768w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-1536x1152.gif 1536w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-1-2048x1536.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EW6TfvSvqdBPspw1JSf_sKAB8ChFenSwFo138OSE4I7PxA?e=HaiAZh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebuilding Life in Hemel Hempstead. Personal stories of Ugandan Asians in Hemel Hempstead<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EQp1h4mJENlJg-s4iSjxTlEBj2Ybjc7aHLXo3p2t8FjxNA?e=bhWC6d\" target=\"_blank\">Rebuilding Life in Hemel Hempstead. Personal stories of settlers in Hemel Hempstead<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-scaled.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-1024x768.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-902\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-1024x768.gif 1024w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-768x576.gif 768w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-1536x1152.gif 1536w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-2-2048x1536.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EaSxDH5Wn_JOppIcxspom4QBbvN3wfz7Wd5QSbNZtO4RYA?e=TCoAXe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Integrating with the community. Working with community and charitable organisations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EdIALhLYk4xGtWuE10OYJQwBXQ0BMYffIe2qBg0qDS1UGg?e=drfNUR\" target=\"_blank\">Integrating with the community. Working together health and wellbeing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-scaled.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-1024x768.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-891\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-1024x768.gif 1024w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-768x576.gif 768w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-1536x1152.gif 1536w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-3-2048x1536.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EaZ4xdF0NYBKmGht7bDnhWwBc3YtckTcmKBr_0BsGS6d_Q?e=Ecoeyi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Second Generation. Inspirational stories of the second generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EUPnk2zxcPNBqJxR53NTwVwBQzrs5klygYhVWxy2k35xcg?e=s8KqC3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Second Generation. Personal stories of the second generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-scaled.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-1024x768.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-894\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-1024x768.gif 1024w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-768x576.gif 768w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-1536x1152.gif 1536w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-4-2048x1536.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/Ed-Z6ERZpK9HgdiDJXnpQSoBEJLKjoT2_zcPsFU4od7Zaw?e=hsgIng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Third Generation. Inspirational stories of the third generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EQDIUUDnF3JJtZbrXRwyLpsBFjc_cAx7GZr-SU5y21H2Hw?e=QvajCO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Third Generation. Personal stories of the third generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-scaled.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-1024x768.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-1024x768.gif 1024w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-768x576.gif 768w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-1536x1152.gif 1536w, https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Display-centre-5-2048x1536.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EUtg_F08kKVFuRxOv5iUmkYB_HPlhbnl8FwR-tYE_cqYYA?e=m7cLM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our way of life &#8211; faith, celebrate festivals, glorious food, art, wedding, cloths and entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/Ee1i_dZbN8lNhLK32GSvdhUBAr0vm3e4pu8STqf6GVFqvA?e=X5aRsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our home Hemel Hempstead and Thanks for all this content<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our history &#8211; Dacorum Indian Society&#8217;s 50 years of Ugandan Asians in Hemel Hempstead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-865","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=865"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1108,"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865\/revisions\/1108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacorumindiansociety.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}