Dr Gomes was born and grew up in Malaysia. Also, he can converse somewhat in Konkani, though with an accent.
His much older brother has stories of the special treatment accorded to Goans in Malaysia during the Japanese occupation, by virtue that they were Portuguese... ----- Original Message ---- > From: Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 30 January, 2010 1:42:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] A tale of two writers... video interviews > > Dear Anthony, While doing the interview, Dr Alberto Gomes narrated a > fascinating story which gave an insight into Goan migration. > > He told me how he met a British academic, whose wife was Indonesian > and they both got talking in Indonesian. (Dr Gomes grew up in > Malaysia.) Turned out that the British academic was himself half Goan > with a link to Assagao! > __________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7
