Posted on 23 November 2016. Tags: American, book, cooking, Kevin Cordeiro, Portuguese, portuguese food, portuguese recipes, recipes, stuffed quahogs
Most of my family memories revolve around food, especially family holidays, and everyone knows how important food and wine are in Portuguese culture. In My Portuguese American Kitchen, you’ll find classic Portuguese dishes. I have also embraced many American favorites, with a passion. In My Portuguese American Kitchen, I share traditional recipes and some Portuguese […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Life Style, Portugal
Posted on 21 November 2016.
Members of the Portuguese-American Caucus, of the US House of Representatives,have appealed to US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter to maintain operations at the US Lajes Air Base on Terceira island, Azores. In a letter dated October 19, 2016, the Portuguese-American Caucus emphasizes the fact that the US Lajes Air Base is not only a strategic […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World
Posted on 17 November 2016.
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) According to the New Atlas of the Portuguese Language [Novo Atlas da Língua Portuguesa], published in Lisbon this week, in 2100 the Portuguese language is projected to be spoken globally by 400 million. Published in a Portuguese-English edition, by the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), the book was presented in […]
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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Brazil, Cape Verde, Community, East Timor, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Macau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World
Posted on 15 November 2016. Tags: 2016, GALA, heritage, PALCUS, Portuguese, Virginia
By C. Naseer Ahmad, Contributor (*) The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) which has been the prominent national advocacy organization for Portuguese-Americans in the United States for twenty five years (25) celebrated its 20th Annual Leadership Awards Gala in Bealton, Virginia at the Morais Vineyards and Winery. The landmark event had […]
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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People
Posted on 15 November 2016.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Viewed from this relatively calm corner of the European continent, it seems as though the world is collapsing in an unprecedented period of political turmoil. On Donald Trump’s election victory, top Portuguese model Sara Sampaio expressed the shock of many when she tweeted: “Brexit and now this! Wow the world […]
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Posted in Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Portugal, World
Posted on 15 November 2016.
Long before the concept of “globalization,” the Portuguese constructed a vast empire that extended into Africa, India, Brazil, and mid-Atlantic territories, as well as parts of China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Using this empire as its starting point and spanning seven centuries and four continents, The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora examines literary and artistic works about the […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World