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Meet of overseas Goans on January 19
14 Jan 2008, 2153 hrs IST,PTI
Times of India :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Meet_of_overseas_Goans_on_January_19/articleshow/2700010.cms
PANAJI: Goa's expatriate community, who trace their migration history
to more than two centuries back, have decided to hold a "reunion" meet
in Panaji later this week.
Goan, spread worldwide, is expected to converge here on January 19 as
part of the meet organised by the World Alliance of Goan Overseas
Associations (WAGOA), an umbrella organisation of 45 groups.
"Goans were among the first Indians to migrate from the country and
hence we could find them almost everywhere," said Tony Colaco, WAGOA
General Secretary, who also heads Goans Overseas Association at Sydney.
Chief Minister Digamber Kamat along with NRI Commissioner Eduardo
Faleiro will be present at the function.
"We want that the community should mingle with each other and share
their experiences. This is a family reunion," said Colaco, who addressed a
press conference in presence of WAGOA Convenor Rene Barretto and
others last evening.
"We have not sought any government help for the function," Colaso
stated.
"The first Goan Overseas Association (GOA) was born 120 years ago in
the East African countries," said Colaco, who works with Boral,
Australia's largest construction company.
Based on the theme `We still call Goa home', the convention will chalk
out programmes which the Goa's NRI community can take up in the state.
"We want fellow Goans to join us so that we can do something for Goa,"
Colaco said.
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