Day program on Indo-Caribbean Culture

[Allen W Thrasher]

Sorry, I forwarded an early and defective announcement.  I have just
sent you a corrected one.

Allen Thrasher

Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.
Senior Reference Librarian
Southern Asia Section
Asian Division
Library of Congress
Jefferson Building 150
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20540-4810
tel. 202-707-3732
fax 202-707-1724
athr at loc.gov
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>>> rubberjoel at SAFE-MAIL.NET 9/24/2004 3:01:42 PM >>>
Sounds fascinating: where will this be held?
And where, for how much, can one register?
Thanks,
Joel Bordeaux

-------- Original Message --------
From: Allen W Thrasher <athr at LOC.GOV>
Apparently from: owner-indology at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
Subject: Day program on Indo-Caribbean Culture
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:32:34 -0400

>                                                      From The
> Indentureship Period To The Present
>
>                                                   Examining The
Past,
> Creating The Future
>
> A symposium devoted to Indo-Trinidadian/Indo-Caribbean history and
> culture.  Featuring scholarship, documentary film and oral histories
> that illuminate a long journey from within.
>
>
> The symposium will be held on September 27, 2004, from 9:30 AM to
5:00
> PM, and will open with a documentary of Gideon Hanoomansingh: "Legacy
Of
> Our Ancestors : The Indian Presence In Trinidad and Tobago,
1845-1917".
>
>
>
> Morning Session
>
> Documentary - "Legacy Of Our Ancestors : The Indian Presence In
> Trinidad And Tobago, 1845-1917"
>
> Mr. Gideon Hanoomansingh - The Producer's Perspective
> Chief Executive Officer, Premiere Video Productions, Trinidad &
Tobago
>
> Dr. Brinsley Samaroo - Emerging From Indentureship To Citizenship
> Head, Department of History, The University of the West Indies, St.
> Augustine, Trinidad
>
> Mrs. Sonah Nagassar - The Impact of Hinduism On The History And
Culture
> Of Trinidad & Tobago
> Member Caribbean authors' and publishers' network (CAPNET)
>
> Nafeesa Mohammed, Esquire - Islam In A Plural Society
> Legal Consultant, Ministry of the Attorney General, Trinidad &
Tobago
>
> Mr. Gideon Hanoomansingh and Dr. Brinsley Samaroo - Reverend Dr.
John
> Morton And The Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago
>
>
>
> Afternoon Session
>
> Dr. Brinsley Samaroo - Coping With Caribbean Society, the Indian
> Experience
>
> Dr. Somdath Mahabir - Challenges Facing The Indo-Guyanese
> Cancer Prevention Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH
>
> Dr. Mahin Gosine--Coping With The Promise Of America: Migration And
> Mobility Among Indo-Caribbean People In The United States
> Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Department of Social
Sciences,
> Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, NY
>
> Dr. Mahin Gosine and Dr. Somdath Mahabir Will Lead A Discussion Of
The
> Indo-Caribbean Diaspora (US Emphasis)