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Gilbert Lawrence: There is no good reason that Goans of the 21st century and especially Goans in the west should read posts like this (below) or that of Jose and others on other recent posts. I hope these personal accounts, by outstanding Goans who have put themselves out, will be appreciated by the presidents of the various Goan associations, GOAs, WGD, etc. and Goan village associations. If I had my way, I would have a mini-exposition of Goan books at every Goan social function. This would include books written by Goan authors but not meant for public consumption (purchase). These included books on architecture, law, engineering, computers, medicine etc etc. Let our Goan youth know that Goans can and have achieved success just like all the other great contributors to society. First we need to start at home. Every Goan in the west should commit to spending at least $25.00 every year to enlarge their personal 'Goan library' collection of books authored by Goans. And spend an additional $25:00 to spend on books to give to others as gifts. There are plenty of good Goan books for this purpose. Let's stop finding excuses. Of course the market-place has to make these books easily available. Also every Goan author should promote their own books and those of other Goans. Thanks, Regards, Gilbert Daryl Martyris: I agree with Mr. Leitao that Goa's don't read very much and don't appreciate the writing of other Goans. I however gain tremendously from reading this books which inform me about the lives and times that shaped my family. Obtaining books here is difficult as the distributors are often waiting (indefinitely) for re-prints. Grant Buday's "Golden Goa" falls in this category. If there's anyone living in the US who happens to have a copy of this book they can lend (or sell) please get in touch with me. Best wishes, They don't buy sufficient books. There's no large Goan reading public. I don't quite know why; inspite of the higher literacy rates, they don't read their own writers. Other Indians very much do so. For book-signing events, I've hardly come across any Goan coming up for the same. In the State University of Chicago event, there were Whites and Blacks, but not a single Goan who came for this event. One researcher from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil has been working on my novel for her thesis.
