Songs of the survivors

the long version

Collection of memoirs of Goan diaspora in Burma during World War II. Tells of stories of courage and determnation, as the Japanese invaded Burma (now Myanmar) around 1942. Also tells a wider story of migration out of Goa, a former Portuguese colony known for its migration to diverse quarters of the globe. Heartwarming and inspirational. These memoirs illuminate the pioneering spirit, humanity, courage and faith that have sustained Goa through the ages. -- Dr. Maria Aurora Couto, author of Goa: A Daughter's Story (Viking/Penguin 2004) [email protected] A piece of oral history that documents poignantly the travails and suffering imposed on the ordinary people by wars. It reminds one of Brecht's Saga of Mother Courage and Her Children. -- Pramod Kale, Ph.D., (Univ of Wisconsin) Sanskrit, Marathi and Hindi scholar specialising in Indian drama. [email protected] Vivid recollections of an exodus, hardships and determination. -- Dr Délio de Mendonça, director, Xavier Centre of Historical -- Research. [email protected] I had no idea of the experiences or extant of the (Goan) community in Burma.... A brilliant portrayal of the experiences of the Goan[LaTeX Command: index] diaspora in Burma during the Second World War, for which we clearly have to acknowledge all contributions and fine editing by Yvonne Vaz. -- Cliff Pereira FRGS, Historical Geographer, London. [email protected] `Songs of the Survivors' brings to the world the difficult experience of the Goan diaspora in Burma during WW II, but also illustrates a little-remembered chapter in human history.... a valuable addition to Goan Studies as well as to the history of that period in Asia . -- Dr Robert S Newman, anthropologist and author of Of Umbrellas Godesses and Dreams [email protected] Songs of the Survivors sheds much-needed light on a little known facet of Goan diasporan history, and will take a treasured place in my library. Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, author of `Tivolem', Milkweed National Fiction Prize, and ``one of the twenty notable first novels'' of 1997-98 by Booklist, journal of the American Library [email protected]