The 'Rebuilding Lives' exhibition, which will be at the University of York's 'Spring Lane' building for three weeks from Monday, includes photographs, press cuttings - and the real-life stories of some of those who came here.
AN exhibition documenting the experiences of Ugandan Asian families who fled to York 50 years ago to escape dictator Idi Amin opens to the public next week.
The 'Rebuilding Lives' exhibition, which will be at the University of York's 'Spring Lane' building for three weeks from Monday, includes photographs, press cuttings - and the real-life stories of some of those who came here.
QR codes will allow visitors to actually hear some of the stories - and there will also be cabinets showing some of the precious objects that the refugees brought with them from Uganda when they fled.
Among those whose stories are featured in the exhibition are Yogesh 'Josh' Joshi, who was just 16 when his family fled Uganda for the UK in 1972, and eventually came to York; and Shamim Eimaan, who was just six years old.
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