People sometimes call me judgemental. Don’t Judge… I say it is part of my job to be judgemental. It is my job to take limited data and make some assumptions based on my worldview beliefs. I am well aware that I am judged on my opinions, what I say, how I act, how I dress,ContinueContinue reading “Shades of Grey: People Sometimes Call Me Judgemental”
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Speech From Goan Oral Histories Book Launch
This is the first post in a long time. I’ve been writing more on my Daily Insight site. The writing below is actually the speech I prepared for the book launch for the Goan Oral Histories Project. This is something that bid for and got money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Selma Carvalho askedContinueContinue reading “Speech From Goan Oral Histories Book Launch”
The Beginning is the End is the Beginning 2 of 3: 2011
Part Two of the Trilogy… 6. House We moved in 2011. It was stressful and wonderful in equal measure (but probably more wonderful). Our house is now our home and I’m so grateful for all the help we had. Especially from Them and Them. I can’t imagine going back to a one-bedroom flat. We’ve hardly needed/ wantedContinueContinue reading “The Beginning is the End is the Beginning 2 of 3: 2011”
JDS Insights: July 2011
Truthfully…the stuff that comes out as insights arrives in fits and starts. Some of what I’ve written for July relates to events that happened in August. You might pick up on it. Otherwise, school ended and July saw me take a dive into the mess and melee that is my cultural community: the Goan Diaspora.ContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: July 2011”
This Is What It's Like
Deliberately providing no context creates ambiguity and forces us to question ourselves.If the context is an individual’s culture, where does that leave a person’s experience of being alive?“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands toContinueContinue reading “This Is What It's Like”
Goan Overseas Association: G.O.A.
[Edit, Oct 2016: You might be reading this from a link posted on GoanVoice. Note that: 1) this is a post from Oct 2008, and 2) it contains my personal opinions. The eulogy I delivered at Marcus’ funeral is here. You may also be interested in reading the speech I delivered at Selma Carvalho’s bookContinueContinue reading “Goan Overseas Association: G.O.A.”
Come Together
I think it’s easy to be cynical.As anyone who knows me will be aware, I am passionate about my cultural community: the Goan community. I’m part of the committee that runs the Young London Goans’ Society (YLGS).It’s frustrating and satisfying in equal measure, and I suppose that’s what makes it enjoyable. The full range ofContinueContinue reading “Come Together”
Come Find Yourself
What Goes Around Comes Around Hindsight is wonderful. Looking back over the past forty years at my background and family, it may have been an inevitability that I am contributing to my community. It just didn’t look that way when I turned twenty-five. I consider Goans to be cynical, lacking integrity, gossipy, and unable toContinueContinue reading “Come Find Yourself”
James D'Souza 