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The British Ugandan Asian diaspora: multiple and contested belongings
Authors:JOANNA HERBERT
Affiliation:Queen Mary University of London, Department of Geography, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK j.herbert@qmul.ac.uk
Abstract: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.
Keywords:UGANDAN ASIANS  DIASPORA  HOME  BELONGING  FORCED MIGRATION
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