AFRICAN PRESENCE IN INDIA

AFRICAN PRESENCE IN ASIA
"Africa is the mother of civilization and her children are everywhere. And thanks to African women, the women who populate the earth outside of Africa, those of direct African descent, and those who are not of direct African decent, have learned to be feminine.We should all salute mother Africa!" - Oshun Zari 

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THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN ASIA: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
by
RUNOKO RASHIDI

"What became of the Black people of Sumer?' the traveler asked the old man, for ancient records show that the people of Sumer were Black. `What happened to them?' `Ah,' the old man sighed. `They lost their history, so they died ."

--A Sumer Legend

This Sumer legend we think is a fitting way to begin this Introduction to the latest collection of essays on the African presence in Asia for it speaks to the consequences that face us when we fail to document our history and refuse to tell our story. This Introduction and this book are part of the very much needed chronicle of the African presence in Asia. It is a story that must be told. Indeed, the story of the African presence in Asia is as fascinating as it is obscure.  It is a story that begins, it would strongly appear, more than 100,000 years ago...,