--- Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was told that Fr. Benny Aguiar is brother of late
> Prof. Theophilus Aguiar, who was one of my teachers
> at St. Xavier's College. I believed Aguiar was a
> Goan, but perhaps I am wrong in my belief. I will
> check with Prof. Aquiar's son who li
I was told that Fr. Beeny Aguiar is brother of late
Prof. Theophilus Aguiar, who was one of my teachers at
St. Xavier's College.
I believed Aguiar was a Goan, but perhaps I am wrong
in my belief. I will check with Prof. Aquiar's son who
lives in New York.
I met Fr. Benny on a couple of occasions. H
--- Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> All this about East Indians is leading us nowhere.
> Where proof is demanded, it is better to go to Olga
> Valladares's thesis. I am not sure if there are
> printed copies of it, but a copy of the manuscripts
> is at the Bombay University. Olga has
--- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear Mario,
>
> I think I was quite clear and specific in my post
> when I said, "blacks" is an acceptable term in
> America. The term is not offensive to them, it is
> offensive to me as a human being to have to refer
> to another human being using
had to alert Indian and
European students coming to study here to avoid the term negro which they
innocently use at first.
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From: "Aristo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Lost tribe of Africa, Mest
Dear Mario,
I think I was quite clear and specific in my post when
I said, "blacks" is an acceptable term in America. The
term is not offensive to them, it is offensive to me
as a human being to have to refer to another human
being using their skin colour as an indication of
category.
In Goa, i
All this about East Indians is leading us nowhere.
Where proof is demanded, it is better to go to Olga
Valladares's thesis. I am not sure if there are
printed copies of it, but a copy of the manuscripts is
at the Bombay University. Olga has also penned a small
book, Goa and Bombay.
I am not sure wh
--- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have yet to come across an alternative to the
> word, which unfortunately has its origins in its
> latin genesis meaning "black". In America, "blacks"
> is an acceptable term but I have always found the
> term unacceptable and have refrained from usi
Hi Selma & Cornel,
I have not been following this thread in its entirety, but this one caught
my eye. I claim no expert knowledge about the history of the semantics of
racial groups, but I have a few thoughts on today's usage. I don't see the
need to invent any new words. As you may have notice
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