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Ugandan refugees Mrs. Chiman Varu and her infant daughter Kishori arrived in Montreal this week and were presented with a Mountie doll. Asians living (...)
Ugandan refugees Mrs. Chiman Varu and her infant daughter Kishori arrived in Montreal this week and were presented with a Mountie doll. Asians living (...)

Ugandan refugees Mrs. Chiman Varu and her infant daughter Kishori arrived in Montreal this week and were presented with a Mountie doll. Asians living (...)

Date9/28/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ugandan refugees Mrs. Chiman Varu and her infant daughter Kishori arrived in Montreal this week and were presented with a Mountie doll. Asians living in other former British colonies in Africa fear they will suffer a similar fate because of anti-Asian sentiment there.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0013104F
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