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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) couto.aurora@gmail.com
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. pram203@yahoo.com
Vivid recollections of an exodus, hardships and determination. -- Dr Délio de Mendonça, director, Xavier Centre of Historical -- Research. deliom@dataone.in
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.
cliffjpereira@hotmail.com
`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 kachhua2@hotmail.com
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 Association.vrangelrib@yahoo.com
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Goanese, Goanese Personal narratives, Biography, World War, 1939-1945, History, Goans, Goan Personal narrativesPlaces
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Songs of the Survivors
2007, Goa 1556, Sole distributor: Broadway Book Centre
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- First edition, 2007
8190568248 9788190568241
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"Stories of World War II continue to absorb the interest of readers, and there are a great number of books on the subject."
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