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In this programme the concerns and feelings of young Punjabis in Britain are explored. The film interweaves a number of themes: the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar in 1919 when British troops... fired on an un-armed crowd killing 384; the Southall riot of April 23rd 1979 precipitated by an 'election meeting' of the National Front, and during which the New Zealand teacher Blair Peach was killed; a play written and performed in South London by a group of young Punjabis in which they relate these two events; developments in Punjabi language teaching and cultural (e.g. dance) activities within the community as exemplified by those which exist at Sidney-Stringer School and Community College, Coventry.
In this programme the concerns and feelings of young Punjabis in Britain are explored. The film interweaves a number of themes: the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar in 1919 when British troops... fired on an un-armed crowd killing 384; the Southall riot of April 23rd 1979 precipitated by an 'election meeting' of the National Front, and during which the New Zealand teacher Blair Peach was killed; a play written and performed in South London by a group of young Punjabis in which they relate these two events; developments in Punjabi language teaching and cultural (e.g. dance) activities within the community as exemplified by those which exist at Sidney-Stringer School and Community College, Coventry.
| Module code and title: | E354, Ethnic minorities and community relations |
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| Item code: | E354; 10 |
| First transmission date: | 24-04-1982 |
| Published: | 1982 |
| Rights Statement: | |
| Restrictions on use: | |
| Duration: | 00:24:02 |
| Note: | There is also a compliation of x3 Punjab to Britain programmes |
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| Producer: | Edward Milner |
| Contributor: | Terry Thomas |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Immigration; Migrant; Race relations; Religion; Sikhs |
| Master spool number: | HOU3466 |
| Production number: | FOUE047Y |
| Videofinder number: | 3856 |
| Available to public: | no |
