I am a Kenyan, British,
Australian Goan of Indian origin.
Dear Eddie,
Kindly do correct a slight error by adding the word 'subcontinental' after
Indian and Origin lest people misunderstand you.
:-)
Cheers
floriano
GRA/goasuraj
9422060347
www.goasu-raj.org
PS: Excellent write-up
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[email protected]>
To: "'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 3:21 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?
By Cyprian Fernandes
Title: Goans - What Crisis Of Identity?
Source: Goan Voice UK newsletter, 12 June 2011 at www.goanvoice.org.uk
[For a photograph and brief bio of the new Goan Voice UK columnist,
check
the website].
Full text:
Having been born and raised in Kenya, a little before the baby-boomers, I
am
often baffled when Goans in Kenya, both pre and post-independence, are
supposed to have suffered a crisis of identity. There was never any doubt:
a
Goan is a Goan. That is non-negotiable. Goans know their ethnic identity
which probably comes more easily than their national identity: such as
British, Australian, German, US, Malaysian, Thai, Kiwi, Kenyan, etc. The
passport cannot unGoan a Goan.
Hence I am a Goan. This is the sanctuary that no living soul can take away
from the Goan and it is only in Goa that a Goan can walk a truly free
person. See, there is no crisis of identity: I am a Kenyan, British,
Australian Goan of Indian origin.
PS: My children are Aussies but they know they are of Goan stock.
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