Gladys Morais May 8, 1923 – Nov 8, 2015 We just celebrated All Saints’ Day and Advent is around the corner. A good time to be thinking of my beloved mother who left us for the stars on Nov 8,…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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John Victor Morais:Teenage immigrant. “Self-made” man. Beloved father.
Neither of my parents were college graduates. But they were so wise, so open to the world and so adept at pointing all of their children in the direction of higher education that the fact that they had not had…
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Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Remembering Gladys Morais who joined the angels Nov 8, 2015.
Your grandchildren, Zubin and Sheela Jane, sing the Malayalam hymn you taught them. And we sing it now to your great-grandchild. It’s been four years since you crossed over to join the angels, but you still feel very present in…
Families are leaving Hawaii for lack of a living wage. Tell lawmakers to enact a $15/hour minimum wage now.
"Because of not having a living wage… I can't afford my tuition… I can't start my career here, and I can't start my life here. I have to move out." – Ma Glidolet Rallojay, UH Manoa student. Go to https://t.co/m2ermm6lzZ…
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Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
CELEBRATE! Sr. Enda Ryan’s Platinum Jubilee, induction of lay Franciscan Associates
“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.” Psalm 27:4 I am one lucky Assuntarian! We made a week-long visit…
Tagged with: Assunta Secondary School, FMM, FMM Lay Associates, Pat Lu, Se. Susan Thomas, Sr. Enda Ryan, Sr. Letitsia FMM
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Posted in Catholics and Culture, Family and Friends, Franciscans, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Paid Family Leave Rally/Hearing 3/20 Hawai’i State Capitol 9 a.m.
Come, bring family, friends, students. Join in the rally on Tuesday March 20 at 9 a.m. Various members of the community will offer their perspectives on what paid family leave means for Hawaii’s working families. Stay and testify at…
Tagged with: Paid family leave, SB 2990, state-run insurance plan
Posted in Business and Justice, Equality and Faith, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, Equality and Faith, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Episcopal Bishop of Honolulu calls for rehabilitation, not another new jail on Oahu
On behalf of the Episcopal Church in Hawai‘i, I am writing to affirm our belief in the humanity of all of the people of Hawaii, including those who are incarcerated, and to support the recommendations of the House Concurrent Resolution…
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Posted in Business and Justice, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Prison Reform, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Prison Reform, Uncategorized
Gladys Vaz Morais: In God’s Nearer Presence
As we mark this day, two years ago, on Nov 8, 2015, that you sailed on into eternal life, here once again is the hymn you taught Zubin and Sheela Jane. Your wisdom and your love remain with us always.…
Gladys Vaz Morais: Peace, Gentle Heart
“I don’t know what lies ahead of me,” she said, once. “But Mum, you’re a person of great faith. Nothing bad Awaits you. God will ask “How did you use your gifts of head And heart? Your many talents? What…
In Thanksgiving 2015
GLADYS MORAIS May 8, 1923 – Nov 8, 2015. Daughter of Cecilia (Polly) and Vincent Vaz; wife of John Victor Morais; beloved mother of Herbert, Benedict, Elaine, Dawn and Justin. Grandmother of 9, great-grandmother to 13. Our mother…
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Posted in Family, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Posted in Family, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Dawn Morais 