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Hi rene n George ! I do not think they would be interested, but I could do some exploratory work with NYU, or some other college that also teaches languages. rgds. Tony. --- renebarreto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Tony , > > Can the GOA New York or New Jersey take up this issue ? > > LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN ..........don't wait for some else to make it > happen. > > Please keep us informed ...rene > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Barros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:14 AM > Subject: Re: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Hey George ! > > > > The New York University (NYU) offers courses in Hindi > > and Brazilian Portuguese among other ethnic languages. I do > > think the number of konkani speakers (goans and mangaloreans) in > > > New York and New Jersey would warrant them holding a konkani > course. > > > > Tony. > > --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Archives: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Dear all: > > > > > > Last month the Sikh Association at San Jose State University > here > > > in Silicon Valley, California, > > > asked me to give a speech to their group. I found out that > they > > > offer Punjabi classes at the > > > University and many students have signed up over the years. > The > > > Sikh community is large in San > > > Jose. More importantly it is united and organized to the > extent > > > they are building a US$40 million > > > Gurudwara. > > > > > > The reason I mention this: perhaps it is time for Konkani to be > > > offered as a class through local > > > colleges/universities especially in areas where there is a > large > > > Goan population (London, Toronto, > > > Lisbon, Kuwait, etc.). Perhaps these classes are already > offered > > > there? If so, let us know. It > > > is simpler than one thinks to get a class organized, but it is > up > > > to the local community to > > > petition their colleges/universities and push hard for it. > > > Anything in life worth having is worth > > > fighting for. Are we up to the fight or are other groups going > to > > > set the Goan agenda (which has > > > been historically the case). > > > > > > George > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com