Enterprisegallery
Pictures: Vanley Burke's My Route exhibition
Abdul Galeel Saad who worked in a rope-making factory1 of 11 Spoken-word artist and active human rights supporter Amerah Saleh2 of 11 Avtar Randahwa ran one of Birmingham's earliest and most successful Bollywood cinemas, The Waldorf in Sparkbrook3 of 11 Betty Bowkett arrived in Sparkbrook here from Ireland in the 1950s and ran a hairdressing salon and worked as a political campaigner4 of 11 Chandu Thakrar and his family were expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and, as a young man in 1974, he set up his shop Masaka's to sell Asian vegetables, fruits and spices5 of 11 Harish Wara, known as Harry, set up Monique Tailoring in the 1980s and has been selling menswear ever since6 of 11 Jossett Lynch arrived in Birmingham during the 1960s from Jamaica and became a school teacher7 of 11 Mohammed Yousuf came to Birmingham in the 1980s and worked for a variety of car manufacturers, in his spare time he performed renditions of popular Bollywood songs8 of 11 Serdar Berwari escaped civil unrest in Iraq in 2002 and came to Birmingham seeking asylum. Despite speaking no English, within three years he graduated from college and set up his first men’s barbershop in Sparkhill9 of 11 Simeon Brown is an active member of Sparkhill Baptist Church and his family have been regular attenders since the 1980s10 of 11 Waheed Malik, known as Bob, was born in Aston after his parents arrived in Birmingham from Pakistan in the 1960s. The family later opened a sari shop11 of 11