Welcome to KAOCA: the Konkani Association Of California!!
The goal of KAOCA is: “Bringing Generations Together” and ironically, the pandemic, lockdown/shelter-in-place and the past year has helped us connect better to our families and across generations!
With the Blessings of Saraswati Devi, depicted on our KAOCA logo, all of us Konkani Saraswats – GSBs, CSBs and all Konkanis – have been living here in the San Francisco Bay Area, as one large extended family! Also welcoming and embracing our Konkani brethren from all over the US and the world as well!
At KAOCA, our mission is to create a vibrant and lively Konkani community by connecting together the generations of today and tomorrow.
The KAOCA families have always strived together to bring the Konkanis in and around the Bay Area through events and activities so that we can contribute to a greater Konkani community and identity, and continue our Amchigele legacy.
You can find more information about KAOCA and our initiatives in the following tabs:
- Events: In the past couple of years, KAOCA has been hosting weekly and bi-weekly events and we are fortunate to have been joined by the larger community of Konkanis from US, UK, Germany and India! You can find the details of all past and future planned events in the “Events” tab.
- Events Calendar: You will find a Calendar view of upcoming and past KAOCA events along with offline recordings which you can enjoy.
- KAOCA Gurukul: “Bring your American Child to the Gurukul class and take a Konkani Cherdu back home!!” is the slogan and motto of the KAOCA Gurukul class! KAOCA Gurukul is a FREE class available to all Konkani kids (in the bay area and throughout the world!) The intention of the KAOCA Gurukul class is to give kids raised outside India an opportunity to learn about our Konkani and Hindu culture, festivals, customs, Konkani language etc. and encourage them to chant stotras & bhajans and perform “Om Namah Shivay” meditation regularly.
- KAOCA Vimarsh: During this Covid SIP, we may all have been quarantined at home, but our thirst for knowledge and pressing issues continues. In our “KAOCA Vimarsh” series, issues and topics that are informational and educational for Konkanis are discussed in our KAOCA Vimarsh sessions. Experts and professionals are handpicked based on their expertise and specially invited to speak at KAOCA Vimarsh and they address the topic of the day, speak to us and also answer questions. KAOCA Vimarsh is also an interactive discussion where everyone can ask questions, have discussions and clarify doubts about the topic.
- KAOCA Sangam: KAOCA has created a FREE Konkani Matrimonial Website exclusively for Konkanis – Amchigele in the US and all over the world! KAOCA Sangam intends to bring eligible Konkanis together and ensure our Konkani heritage and language is intact for eternity! Konkanis are already a small community worldwide and shrinking because of inter-community marriages. Konkani, as a language, as a cultural community and our Konkani Saraswat identity need to be preserved for future generations. We already have a lot of eligible Konkani men and women registered in KAOCA Sangam!
- KAOCA eXpertoo: KAOCA Expertoo is a new FREE app created by KAOCA to provide a central directory to look up Konkanis in a certain profession, field or trade! KAOCA Expertoo is a central, worldwide directory of Konkani professionals - where you can look for a Konkani doctor, heart specialist, lawyer, bhatmaam, health advisor, aamchi cook/food service, real-estate professional, software professional in a certain company, etc. Please start registering your professional details in KAOCA Expertoo now! You can also recommend Konkani professionals around the world who you think your fellow KAOCAns or Konkanis around the world can consult for their needs.
- KKCC (KAOCA Konkani Conversation Class): The KKCC (KAOCA Konkani Conversation Class) is a FREE class offered by KAOCA on alternate Wednesdays. The primary focus is on CONVERSATIONAL Konkani for ALL ages – kids (5 years and above), teens, young adults AND adults! The goal is to get more and more fluent in speaking Konkani and in building a solid Konkani IDENTITY!!
- Committee: The KAOCA 2021 Committee who are volunteers and are responsible for all the planning, execution of the various events in the upcoming year.
- Membership: List of KAOCA 2021 members. Please click on “Get KAOCA 2021 membership” to become a KAOCA 2021 member. If you do not live in the bay area, but would like to participate in KAOCA Gurukul, KAOCA Sangam, KAOCA Expertoo, KKCC etc. and would like to become a KAOCA member, you are most welcome! Please note: All those who had taken the KAOCA 2020 membership will automatically become KAOCA 2021 members and will not be required to take any additional membership in 2021!
- Early history of KAOCA: Curious to know how KAOCA started? Check out this tab to find out the early history and story of this wonderful organization!
- Archive: Historical view of KAOCA and events since 1985! Reliving the history and beauty of KAOCA and how we have beautifully evolved over the decades and generations!
Also, please join our Facebook group KAOCA Friends and check out latest event photos, posts and announcements!
Devu Baren Koro,
For the KAOCA 2021 Committee
Preeti & Kedar Kodikal
President(s)
