Book on Guyanese and West Indians to be launched on May 26

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By North American Correspondent 

Dr. Lakshmi Persaud

A novel, ‘Daughters of the Empire’ focusing on Guyanese and other West Indians will be launched on Saturday May 26, 7 (PM) at the Faith Assembly Hall, 120-13 101 Avenue, Richmond Hill. The event is being organised by the Association of Artists and Writers (AAW) to be held, and the public is being invited to grace the event. It is expected that several outstanding Caribbean writers will be recognized for their works.

A follow-up launch will be held the following day, May 27 (4PM) at the Queens Museum of Art. This event is being organised by the Rajkumari Cultural Center and is part of the celebration of 174 years of the Indian diaspora focusing on Women.

The book is written by Dr. Lakshmi Persaud who taught at Queens College in Guyana and is currently settled in London. Lakshmi is the wife of Guyanese Prof. of Economics Bishnodat Persaud who also taught at several universities in the Caribbean, England and Guyana.

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