Very recently, at my gym in USA, I met a charming South African. His grandmother is Goan. His grandfather is French. He recounts meeting people in South Africa who on intimate conversations recount their family tree has a Fernandes or Desouza. The appearance of these individuals in now White or African. It is only in their names and accents that I determine some degree of duality. It is fascinating. While there is a yearning to identify their individual roots, there is no yearning to socially connect with others with a similar history through an association. The very educated friend of mine just does not know how his grandparent landed in South Africa. Having written a chapter in our book about the Goan diaspora, there is one community I do not have any information - Goans in South Africa. If any reader of this post has news about this community, please connect. Thanks. Regards,Gilbert LawrenceCo-author: Insight into Colonial Goa
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