I am a champion of active ethnic organizations that do more than "wine-and-dance" or "scotch-ani-sorpatel" events. There is an economic perspective to social organizations which you have well outlined.
>From a social perspective, culture provides the basis for the (unwritten) >"language of social behavior". Ethnic values prevents / reduces the ills we see in modern western society. These include: Divorce (50%), Children growing in broken homes (30%), Care of the sick and the terminally ill by the family (major problem), Domestic violence, Other psychological problems, etc... etc. You may say: How so? Please invite me to speak to your Diaspora group. Kind Regards, GL ---- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ============= It is worth asking what useful purpose Goan organizations in the diaspora serve? 40-60 years ago with fairly significant Goan immigration out of Africa/Goa/India to England/Portugal/Canada and to a lesser extent to USA/Australia there was a need for Goan social organizations. Their annual events provided a forum for people to socialize and meet, in come cases survive the challenges of their new land.