Thursday, January 01, 2026

Mississippi Mesala (1991)

 Mississippi Mesala (1991)

Did we know? The British brought laborers from British India to build the Uganda Railway (1896-1901), and workers later settled there. Under Idi Amin in 1972, the Asians were expelled from Uganda. A familiar story? Canada hired Chinese laborers to build the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to connect Eastern Canada with the Pacific (1881-1885). Most of them settled in Canada and built Chinatowns in major cities, but further immigration was stopped with the Chinese Exclusion Act (1923-1947)… Fast forward to present North America where most industries move with the brains and muscles of migrant workers. From Silicon Valley to the farms of Ontario, how are they faring? MLJ/31122025




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