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Goa Sudharop Annual Awards on November 20, 2006 @ Mandovi Hotel @ 4:30pm
Chief Guest: Dr. Asha Vishwanath Sawardekar
A series of essays as a tribute to Goan Seniors can be found at:
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=524
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Selma,
First of all, you have not answered Nasci's question but nicely
skirted around it. No problem, I like English diplomacy, tact and
understatement myself.
Second of all, the common terminology for the heritages you mentioned
should have been Asian-American and German-American not the other way
around. Personally I don't like hyphenations when referring to
nationalities. When people ask me "where are you from", I say Toronto.
Then they fumble and ask "but which country are you from?" I then say
"Canada". They will never get an answer until they ask me the right
question "what is your heritage?" Bingo, I say "Indian" or "Goan". The
clever ones of course don't have to ask. They know it from my skin and
manner of talking which will never get to be 100% Canadian. About
which of course I have never had any problem with diminishing of
self-esteem, like some Goans who call themselves Portuguese or
anything but Indian.
Third of all, what is American-American?
Kindly, Roland.
On 11/18/06, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Nasci,
>
> Kind of you to ask. I have come across these "old,
> established Indian families", who've never made any
> genuine attempts to befriend us.
>
> However, during the course of my life, fate decided
> that I would have a natural aptitude for the English
> language, thanks in part to my school. Being able to
> converse fluently in English with good diction has
> opened up many doors for me and I've made so many
> wonderful friends here ranging from American-Asians,
> American-Germans and American-Americans. I've also
> made friends with other Indian guest-worker families
> as a result of my husband's close working relationship
> with them.
>
> America is a wonderful country and living here albeit
> transiently, has been an education indeed.
>
> Selma
> ----------------------------
> --- Nasci Caldeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Good observation, Sema! Well said,realistic and
> > probably very true. BUT,
> > would you tell us, which
> > Order U belong to?
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Nasci Caldeira
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