Community Relations

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Housing Dundee’s Elderly Chinese

Dundee’s Chinese population began to develop in the 1960s. The first Chinese restaurant in the city opened in 1961 – the Bamboo Chinese...

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“Where the world meets as neighbours” – Dundee International Women’s Centre

The Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC) project started in 1969. As part of an outreach urban aid programme in the Hilltown area,...

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Tackling Racism in Dundee (part two) – The Tayside Racial Equality Council

In 1990, the Tayside Community Relations Council (TCRC) adopted a new constitution in order to continue receiving funding from the...

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Tackling Racism in Dundee (part one) – The Tayside Community Relations Council

The 1960s saw a notable increase in the number of people from ethnic minorities coming to live in Dundee. At that time there was little...

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Dr Jainti Dass Saggar - Part Two

Jainti Dass Saggar certainly made his mark on Dundee as a well-liked, hardworking doctor, but his legacy as a public figure is arguably...

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Kalam Chowdhury: A Community Pioneer

The story of many members of the Dundee Bangladeshi community is intertwined with jute. Historically Dundee sourced much of its raw...