On 1 December 1972, Rodney Lobo arrived in Bergen, Norway as a person with an undetermined nationality. Meanwhile, his sisters Mariette and Lynette went to India with their parents. Two and a half years later, the family were reunited in Norway.

In episode 48, Uganda 2 Norway, Mariette and Rodney Lobo speak about their life in Uganda and how they ended up in different countries as a result of the expulsion. 

Fifty years ago, we were treated with a lot of kindness and curiosity. We were the first wave of non-white immigrants to arrive in Norway.” 

They also discuss the changing perceptions of immigrants and attitudes towards them in this Scandinavian nation.


Music: What the world needs now by Dione Warwick

This episode was first released in December 2022

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