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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Abdul G. Pirbhai : segregation of integration for the Ismaili community PERIOD COVERED: 1972-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Abdul G. Pirbhai discusses jobs in the real estate business. Lion's Club. Treatment of elderly in Canada and in Uganda. Comparison of teaching in Canada and in Uganda. Comparison of society i;n general, between the two countries. Reasons for non-involvement with Ismailis in Vancouver. Comments on standard of education in Canada and in Uganda, and poor pronunciation of English in Canada. In;stances of discrimination. TRACK 2: Sports activities: Hollyburn Country Club. Music: sitar, classical music. Children's musical education. Missing warm ocean waters. Thinks of himself as East Africa;n rather than Ugandan. North American "Indian" a misnomer. Affluence the main difference between Canada and Uganda. Why Ismailis refuse to go on welfare in Canada.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: [No content documentation is available for this tape.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. Zul Virani : a Ugandan Asian's impressions of life in Canada PERIOD COVERED: 1972-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Dr. Zul Virani was born in 1947 and discusses his job at the veterinary hospital. Contrasts between Uganda and Canada in treatment of pets, concentration on large animal or small animal medicine, school systems. Travel across Canada by car. Problems with dairy cattle in Uganda. Involvement in Ismaili Association in Vancouver. Recreational pursuits. TRACK 2: His daughter Shahneen and her ;upbringing. His general opinion of the way children are brought up here. His opinion of television. His wishes for an Aga Khan school for Ismailis. Feelings about Uganda. Discrimination problems.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Hassan Ali Abdul Rasool : a Ugandan-Asian's experience in Canada PERIOD COVERED: 1972-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: Mr. Rasool discusses his problems finding work in Vancouver; the course he studied in real estate; his involvement with Boy Scouts, the Lions Club, and the Ismaili volunteer organization. The discussi;on also includes his views on the upbringing of children in Canada; his impressions of the the Canadian Rockies; the titles he has held as a bridge player (including the Uganda National Championships ;for two years); and the psychological effect that unemployment had on him.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John Hassan Halani : a Ugandan-Asian's impressions of Canada RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: A Ugandan-Asian's immigration to and resettlement in Vancouver, B.C. His experiences in Canada, including jobs, Lions Club, chairmanship of King George Secondary School consultative committee, and Ismaili welfare committee involvement. Views expressed regarding Canadian politics, reasons for mixing with many different groups of people in Vancouver (not just Ismailis), and the standard of education here. Most of this is discussed on the basis of a comparison to Uganda. Also discussed are dairy framing and cattle diseases in Uganda, differences in attitudes between Canadian and Ugandan society, opinions of the Canadian upbringing of children, and the beneficial and detrimental effects of television on young people. Mr. Halani also mentions the contact he has had with Ugandan friends (still in Uganda) since the crisis, and who now own his house, belongings and business there.

CALL NUMBER: T0118:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mohamed Akberally Virjee RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mohamed Virjee discusses the jobs he has had since coming to Vancouver: Fuller Brush salesman, Simpson Sears employee, and since January, 1973, with the Bank of Commerce. He is now (1977) an assistant inspector in the Regional Office Credit Department after taking a three year management training program. Courses at Simon Fraser University towards the Diploma of the Fellowship of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. Mohamed Virjee also discusses his reasons for not pursuing his teaching career here. The influence of Canadian society on his two daughters. The sad state of Canadian native Indians and the parallels between them and the native Africans of Uganda. His travels around B.C. and the Yukon. TRACK 2: Mohamed Virjee discusses the organization of the Ismaili community in Canada; generally, and his own involvement with the Ismaili community in Vancouver, particularly the youth group. He describes the activities of Ismaili youths in Vancouver: drama, sports, volunteer organizations; and lectures given by eminent intellectuals such as Ali Mazrui. He also mentions his own involvement with writing and drama. He also comments on the general lack of feeling on the part of Canadians compared to people from Uganda due to lack of time for anybody other than themselves. He closes by describing the effect of women's lib on his wife. CALL NUMBER: T0118:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mohamed Akberally Virjee RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mohamed Virjee discusses his involvement with sports in Vancouver. Experiences with racial discrimination. Main differences between Uganda and Canada. His father-in-law who is still in Uganda. Why he wanted to leave Uganda, whether or not Amin ordered him to leave. What things he misses about Uganda and the effect Canada has had on his wife.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Nargis Hassan Sunderji : a Ugandan Asian woman's experiences in Canada PERIOD COVERED: 1972-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: Nargis Hassan Sunderji (nee Halani) discusses jobs. Anecdote about how Mrs. Sunderji met her husband. Reasons for not taking up teaching here. Contrasts with teaching in Uganda. Contrasts concerning up-bringing of children here and in Uganda. Discussion of husband's involvement in drama (African, Ismaili) and about the play he has written about Hassan Bin Sabah ("Man and His Mountain"), based on translations from Urdu. Persian poets. Mrs. Sunderji also discusses how her attitudes have changed since she came to Canada; TV's influence on children; opportunities here compared to those in Uganda. ;Also opinions of Uganda now. (Gets letters from a professor at Makerere). More opportunities for advancement here. Some problems with discrimination. Contrasts standard of living between here and Uganda.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Noorjahan Pirani RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Noorjahan discusses jobs and depression about various things. Travels to England, Sweden and Holland. Court reporting, and what the job involves. Anger at Immigration for not warning about cost from Montreal to Vancouver. No more contact with Uganda. How social structure changed in Uganda in the 1960s and 1970s. The rise of the African. Opinions of schools in Canada. Differences in attitudes of teachers and students in Canada and Uganda. TRACK 2: Problems her sister had in adjusting to school here. Friendships with Canadians. Level of English here compared with Uganda. Interests in painting, camping, hiking, travelling. Travels in B.C. and the U.S.A. Her roots in India. Subjects taught in Uganda. Influence of British school system. Ali Khan (father of Aga Khan) and his trouble trying to enter upper class English society. Caste systems. Discrimination in jobs but not residences. Pace of life in Canada compared with Uganda.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Zoolfikaraly A. Meraly RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Zool Meraly discusses jobs; reasons for not teaching in Canada; involvement in Ismaili Association as a "Kamadia"; chairman of Aga Khan Sports Club in Vancouver; cricket in Uganda compared wi;th in Canada; other sports in Uganda; travels to California; discrimination as faced by he and his children; contact with African students in Uganda. TRACK 2: Zool Meraly discusses the school system in Canada, as compared with Uganda, variety of subjects offered in Canada; opinions about present-day (1977) Uganda; differences in attitudes of students; misses the "easy" life he had in Uganda and t;he nicer working hours he used to have there.