Zulema
de Souza, born in Goa, was the 14th and 17th and only female President
of the Goan Overseas Association (G.O.A.) founded in Toronto, 1970. Ever
since she immigrated to Canada, in 1971, she has energized the Goan community
in her adopted country, organizing the first ever Goan International Convention,
held in Toronto, 1988. This two-week Convention received international
publicity and put Goans in Canada on top of the Goan world. Viewed here
in the Office of Ontario Premier David Peterson, 1988, Zulema de Souza,
viewed right of Mr. Peterson, centre, stands with a Delegation of Goan
Canadians during the International Goan Convention of that year. [Photo,
courtesy Albert J. Fernandes via the Multicultural History Society of Ontario] |