The British Ugandan Asian diaspora

Multiple and Contested Belongings

Bibliographic Data

ID4262887
AuthorsJoanna Herbert (Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume12
Issue3
Pages296-313
Publication date2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-0374.2012.00353.x
OpenAlexW2015299373
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited41

In this article, I map the diverse allegiances and changing conceptions of home expressed by British Ugandan Asians. Drawing on in-depth interviews, I situate the analysis within the wider literature on diaspora, belonging and home. By revealing their different trajectories of belonging, I challenge much of the current literature on the South Asian diaspora, which focuses on connections to India as the principal homeland. Their complex relationship to Britain in the aftermath of the expulsion provides an alternative insight to previous research, which has stressed their commitment to the UK. I trace how they constructed their sense of 'home' in Uganda, how their forced migration transformed this and how they responded to their contested and multiple belongings. The respondents' emphasis on their previous attachments to Uganda helps to challenge stereotypes about South Asians in Uganda and can partly be seen as an attempt to reclaim their place in Uganda's history

Archaeology · Asian studies · China · Diaspora · Ethnology · Geography · Homeland · Political science · Politics · Sociology · South asia · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Socioeconomic Development in Asia