Qurban Hussein

Transcript:

Main themes covered: Immigration, politics, unemployment, industrial decline.

00:00 – 06:00 General introduction. Uncle’s immigration to Britain.

06:00 – 08:00 Coming to live in Britain in 1962 for four months.

08:00 – 09:00 The steel industry

09:00 – 11:30 Immigration from 1960 onwards. Need to rebuild housing after the war.

11:30 – 13:00 Working conditions

13:00 – 18:00 First job in England and subsequent work

18:00 – 19:30 Starting first business in Sheffield

19:30 – 27:30 Asian immigration to Sheffield and the strong link between Kashmir and Sheffield. Politics and the impact of Partition in Kashmir.

27:00 – 43:00 Life in Kashmir, coming to Sheffield and the reasons for immigrating.

43:00 – 45:00 Life in Sheffield in the 1980s

45:00 - Election as a councillor in 1986

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