On 21 August 2011 20:40, George Pinto <georgejpi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Frederick, what I wrote below was my optimistic view of Goans. Perhaps > at another time I will share my pessimistic view. George
George, It's easy to be pessimistic from afar. The challenge is to find reason for optimism. Anyway, I don't intend to get distracted by this debate, but for now am looking out for migration figures. Perhaps the only study done on Goan migration (prior to the NRI Commission initiated study a few years ago) was by J.B. Pinto in the 1960s and A expansao do Goes pelo mundo / por P.J. Peregrino da Costa Available in some libraries. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1575397 Online, there are also references to: Goans away from Goa A large number of Goans who migrated were from Bardez (north Goa) which had a high literacy rate. 11. J.B. PINTO, Goan Immigration, Panjim, ... http://www.lusotopie.sciencespobordeaux.fr/gracias.pdf Stray references on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Goan_Catholics The Disquieting of History Portuguese (De)colonization and Goan Migration in the Indian Ocean Pamila Gupta University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Pamila.Gupta@... http://jas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/44/1/19 Goans in New Zealand, Goa and around the world http://www.ruthdesouza.com/culture/goa_and_india.html Understanding Goan migration, and its impact, would seem crucial to all of us, regardless of our perspective of the community as it stands worldwide today. FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org