Though it has been more than three decades since he left this world, on this Dec 18, his birthday, my siblings and I are reminded once again of how my father’s life continues to resonate and endure. We are reminded…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Remembering my father, “Honorary Submariner”
On this the 3oth anniversary of my father’s passing, I dipped into his memoirs again and found this little account of his visit to Honolulu in 1958 with a group of SouthEast Asian journalists. Knowing what a pacifist he was,…
Invoking the saints on the eve of the 2020 election
On this All Saints Day I enlist my mother, Gladys Vaz Morais and my father, John Victor Morais to move heaven and earth to help us to put things right in our ailing world. My mother left this world on…
Tagged with: Charles Lawrence, Gladys Vaz Morais, Hulihia, John Victor Morais, Mahealani Wendt, Value of Hawaii 3
Posted in 2020 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in 2020 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
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…
Tagged with: Gladys Vaz Morais, John Victor Morais
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Remembering John Victor Morais 18 Dec 1910 – 6 March 1991
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” That was the motto of Anderson School, Ipoh, Perak where an eager 16 year old transplant from Kerala, educated up to that point in Malayalam, started his adventure in what…
Tagged with: Anderson School, Dreamers, Gladys Morais, Ipoh, John Manuel Morais, John Victor Morais, Malaya Tribune, Pearl Harbor
Posted in Family, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Family, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Remembering John Victor Morais
In remembrance of the life of John Victor Morais, born this day, December 18, 1910. Returned to God’s nearer presence Mar 6, 1991. With gratitude for setting an example of what can be accomplished with determination, despite the odds; an…
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.…
A Mother’s Gifts
Parvati is a gentle mother goddess. But as Kali, she also wields enormous power. The daughter of Himavan, the king of the Himalayas, consort of Lord Shiva, and mother of Ganesha, the Elephant-Headed Lord, Parvati is the embodiment of all…
Tagged with: Bayard Rustin, Gladys Morais, John Victor Morais, Kerala, Mothers Day, Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized
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…
Tagged with: Gladys Morais, John Victor Morais
Posted in Family, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Posted in Family, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Dawn Morais 