Migration has a complex definition because of the many possible circumstances by which people change residences. Movement can be considered major and minor depending on its relationship to other concurrent events in the person's life. Often, economic stability or improvement are stated as reasons for migration. Migration is not limited to single men, though they did constitute the majority of migrations. Women did migrate but mostly with their husbands or families. A few single women migrated but they had male relatives who had gone ahead of them.
Goans migrate to a number of countries like British East Africa (Kenya, Zanzibar, and Uganda), and Pakistan, nearer cities like Bombay(Mumbai), and Poona, etc.1 Some leave Goan in search of job opportunities to help finance the family business. Others leave because the family plot could not sustain them and they had to find another source of income to support themselves. Regardless of the reason for leaving, Goans always take with them a sense of their culture and traditions and adapt them to their new home with the help of fellow Goans. Food is one of the defining pillars of Goan culture because of its adaptability. The Goan staple is always rice, curry, and fish because these are the locally produced food products together with coconut.2
Goans migrate to a number of countries like British East Africa (Kenya, Zanzibar, and Uganda), and Pakistan, nearer cities like Bombay(Mumbai), and Poona, etc.1 Some leave Goan in search of job opportunities to help finance the family business. Others leave because the family plot could not sustain them and they had to find another source of income to support themselves. Regardless of the reason for leaving, Goans always take with them a sense of their culture and traditions and adapt them to their new home with the help of fellow Goans. Food is one of the defining pillars of Goan culture because of its adaptability. The Goan staple is always rice, curry, and fish because these are the locally produced food products together with coconut.2
Key Terms
Multiculturalism13
As a descriptive term, multiculturalism refers to the coexistence of people with many cultural identities in a common state, society, or community.
Diaspora (Diasporic)14
The dispersal of a people to different parts of the world who originated in a particular geographical location. Originally used in relation to Jewish people, a number of other ethnic groups are now considered as diasporas, maintaining a sense of solidarity and keeping their cultures alive, despite being dispersed widely.
Gender15
The culturally constructed forms of behavior that roughly correlate with sexual difference. Traditionally, differences in behavior and roles have been assumed to “naturally” reflect sexual difference. Modern social science, however, has become careful to distinguish between gender and sex; it has generally laid the burden of explaining behavior, practices, roles, and social organization on the former. In most societies, gender difference is accompanied by gender inequality—almost always the subordination of women.
Goa (Goan)16
A state on the west coast of India; capital, Panaji. With two other former Portuguese territories, Daman and Diu, it then formed a Union Territory in India, which was made a state in 1987. The inhabitants of the area are called Goans. While there are many Catholics in Goa because of the Portuguese presence, the state is also home to a number of other religions including Hindus and Muslims.
Colonialism17
The establishment by more developed countries of formal political authority over areas of Asia, Africa, Australasia, and Latin America. It is distinct from spheres of influence, indirect forms of control, semi-colonialism and neo-colonialism.
Migration18
The movement of populations across borders or within the bounds of a nation state.
Kitchen19
In vernacular buildings, the kitchen was often regarded as an outbuilding well into the 17th century and beyond. The term was sometimes used for a brew house or a bake house, and so seems to have meant a room with a particular type of hearth and equipment. In some farmhouses, the kitchen was an unheated lean‐to for the preparation of food, which was then cooked on a hearth in the main living quarters.
As a descriptive term, multiculturalism refers to the coexistence of people with many cultural identities in a common state, society, or community.
Diaspora (Diasporic)14
The dispersal of a people to different parts of the world who originated in a particular geographical location. Originally used in relation to Jewish people, a number of other ethnic groups are now considered as diasporas, maintaining a sense of solidarity and keeping their cultures alive, despite being dispersed widely.
Gender15
The culturally constructed forms of behavior that roughly correlate with sexual difference. Traditionally, differences in behavior and roles have been assumed to “naturally” reflect sexual difference. Modern social science, however, has become careful to distinguish between gender and sex; it has generally laid the burden of explaining behavior, practices, roles, and social organization on the former. In most societies, gender difference is accompanied by gender inequality—almost always the subordination of women.
Goa (Goan)16
A state on the west coast of India; capital, Panaji. With two other former Portuguese territories, Daman and Diu, it then formed a Union Territory in India, which was made a state in 1987. The inhabitants of the area are called Goans. While there are many Catholics in Goa because of the Portuguese presence, the state is also home to a number of other religions including Hindus and Muslims.
Colonialism17
The establishment by more developed countries of formal political authority over areas of Asia, Africa, Australasia, and Latin America. It is distinct from spheres of influence, indirect forms of control, semi-colonialism and neo-colonialism.
Migration18
The movement of populations across borders or within the bounds of a nation state.
Kitchen19
In vernacular buildings, the kitchen was often regarded as an outbuilding well into the 17th century and beyond. The term was sometimes used for a brew house or a bake house, and so seems to have meant a room with a particular type of hearth and equipment. In some farmhouses, the kitchen was an unheated lean‐to for the preparation of food, which was then cooked on a hearth in the main living quarters.