In a book by Robert Gregory, documenting the role played in Asians in African
politics, he writes,
"Many Goans claimed to be fully of Portuguese rather than Indian descent. Many
Goans were quick to learn English, adopt European dress even for women, and
live and eat in European style. The Goan clerks in government service were
conspicuous in joining Europeans on the cricket field after work. Some took
European wives and became "more British than the English.: They were sometimes
derisively called the "Black Europeans".
Is this an entirely British perspective. Can East African Goans of the time
comment on the authenticity of this statement.
best,
selma
