In this talk Black Country Director Anand Chhabra presents on the Punjabi Community in the city of Wolverhampton which makes up some 40,000 people. Most of these people migrated between 1960s-1980s. Largely focussing upon their formative years and their positive impact into the life of the City, the talk will be accompanied through the historical photographs documented by their work, business, social life, engaging with traditional & cultural life of the wider community. This talk covers the context of the post war period of migration, political opposition from local politicians in the Black Country inciting intolerance and in many cases violence. Anand will show the positive impact on Punjabi’s in the city that as one travels through the Wolverhampton there is large scale support for the migrant community through its Desi Pubs, Indian shops and local music.
The Race, Art, Activism project is a Heritage Lottery Funded project.