Gujarati businessmen and migrants from Kenya and Uganda. Diaspora Indo-Caribbeans have migrated to the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and to other parts of the Caribbean and Latin America Culture The indentured Indians and their descendants have actively contributed to the evolution of their adopted lands in spite of many difficulties. Commemoration In recent years, attempts to commemorate the Indian presence and contributions have come to fruition: Indian Arrival Day is a holiday celebrated on May 30 in Trinidad and Tobago each year since the 1990s. It was first celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago and then other countries with significant Indian people whose ancestors came as indentured laborers. It commemorates the first arrivals from India to Trinidad and Tobago, on May 30, 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack In 1995, Jamaica started to celebrate the arrival of Indians in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine Parish on May 13. In 2003, Martinique celebrated the 150th anniversary of Indian arrival. Guadeloupe did the same in 2004. These celebrations were not the fact of just the Indian minority, but the official recognition by the French and local authorities of their integration and their wide-scale contributions in various fields including agriculture, education, and politics, and to the diversification of the culture of the Creole peoples. Thus, the noted participation of the whole multi-ethnic population of the two islands were in these events. St. Lucia and many Caribbean countries have dedicated commemorative days to acknowledge the arrival and important contributions of their Indo-Caribbean populations. St. Lucia celebrates its Indo-Caribbean heritage on May 6. Other dates when India Arrival Day is celebrated in the Caribbean include May 5 (Guyana), May 10 (Jamaica), May 30 (Trinidad and Tobago), June 1 (St. Vincent), and June 5 (Suriname). Indo-Caribbean media - Canada There are three Indo-Caribbean newspapers based in Toronto: Indo-Caribbean World - has been in existence for 25 years Caribbean Xpress - has been in existence for five years Indo-Caribbean Times - existed for about two years; ceased publication after the death of one its founding members in April 2010 Notable persons See also Anglophone Caribbean Awadhi people Bhojpuri people Bombay (mango) Caribbean Hindustani Dhantal Hinduism in the West Indies Indian Caribbean Museum of Trinidad and Tobago Indian diaspora Indian people Indians in the Netherlands Indo-Caribbean music Lalla Rookh Museum Tamil diaspora Tassa References Further reading External links Indo-Caribbean Alliance, Inc. - a