Originally from Jinja, Uganda, Maurice Fernandez arrived in Canada in the fall of 1972 after the Asian expulsion from Uganda ordered by President and Military General Idi Amin. Fernandez shares his memories from his early life in Uganda, his time studying at the University of Nairobi, and the expulsion from Uganda. Mr. Fernandez also discusses his arrival in Canada and his time working in British Columbia and the Yukon.

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