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Tony , Can the GOA New York or New Jersey take up this issue ? LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN ..........don't wait for some else to make it happen. Please keep us informed ...rene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Barros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Hey George ! > > The New York University (NYU) offers courses in Hindi > and Brazilian Portuguese among other ethnic languages. I do > think the number of konkani speakers (goans and mangaloreans) in > New York and New Jersey would warrant them holding a konkani course. > > Tony. > --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Dear all: > > > > Last month the Sikh Association at San Jose State University here > > in Silicon Valley, California, > > asked me to give a speech to their group. I found out that they > > offer Punjabi classes at the > > University and many students have signed up over the years. The > > Sikh community is large in San > > Jose. More importantly it is united and organized to the extent > > they are building a US$40 million > > Gurudwara. > > > > The reason I mention this: perhaps it is time for Konkani to be > > offered as a class through local > > colleges/universities especially in areas where there is a large > > Goan population (London, Toronto, > > Lisbon, Kuwait, etc.). Perhaps these classes are already offered > > there? If so, let us know. It > > is simpler than one thinks to get a class organized, but it is up > > to the local community to > > petition their colleges/universities and push hard for it. > > Anything in life worth having is worth > > fighting for. Are we up to the fight or are other groups going to > > set the Goan agenda (which has > > been historically the case). > > > > George
