Table of Contents

CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Colonial Africa Lindi Feud and Revolution A Student in Dar Changing Times Independence National Service or National Servitude Life as a Journalist All in the Family Aftermath of Amin's Order "Canadian Experience" India Fifty Years after Nyerere Return to Africa Diaspora Lament Postscript Notes

About the Author

A newspaper columnist and award-winning journalist, Mansoor Ladha is the author of A Portrait in Pluralism: Aga Khan's Shia Ismaili Muslims. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Reviews

"Journalist and author Ladha traces the twisting path of his life, from his childhood years in Zanzibar, a semiautonomous part of Tanzania, to his employment in Kenya, exile in England, and immigration to Canada... This honest memoir will interest all readers, allowing them to understand the international effects of government policies that exclude refugees, along with the societal efforts that help them enter and adopt a new country as their own." - Library Journal

"Asks important questions about nationality and belonging." - Quill and Quire

"Ladha's journey mirrors those of many immigrants who want a place to call home." - Winnipeg Free Press

"Helps people deal with the issues that immigrants encounter." - Asian Pacific Post