The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, the Graduate Program in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies, and the African and African-American Studies Program announced a lecture, “Portuguese Colonialism in the 20th Century: An Overview,” by Professor Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses of the National University of Ireland. The event, free and open to the public, is scheduled for […]
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UMD: Portuguese Colonialism in the 20th Century – Conference
Posted on 23 October 2012.
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Theater: Portuguese-American author Amy Sayre explores the macabre – Springfield, IL
Posted on 23 October 2012.
In the writing world, Portuguese-American author Amy Sayre’ creative life exists between the places that have shaped her family and her work: the Madeira Islands, Illinois and Eastern Tennessee. Currently teaching at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, where she is also associate poetry editor at Quiddity Literary Journal, her latest publication is forthcoming in Ninth Letter, […]
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Heritage: Interfaith group launches the Sabar Hassamain Synagogue restoration project – Azores
Posted on 22 October 2012.
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) The Azorean-Jewish Heritage Foundation, an interfaith delegation from Massachusetts, is in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel island, Azores, to launch the Sabar Hassamain Synagogue restoration project. The non-profit group is hoping to restore the only remaining synagogue in the Azores. The delegation met Monday with José Manuel Bolieiro, Ponta Delgada’s acting […]
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UMD: The Secret Portuguese Identity of Columbus – Lecture
Posted on 22 October 2012.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, will host a lecture by author Manuel Rosa titled “The Secret Identity of Columbus: Peasant to Viceroy in 33 Days.” The event, free and open to the public, will take place October 25, at 7pm. Manuel Rosa has written three books revealing new details about Columbus remarkable […]
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Arte Institute: Saramago´s Week in New York – NYC
Posted on 22 October 2012.
The Arte Institute, in collaboration with Lisbon based José Saramago Foundation, will promote a week of events in New York City, from October 25 to November 1st, to honor and celebrate the 90th birthday of novelist José Saramago, the 1998 Portuguese Nobel Prize Laureate. The calendar of events includes a screening of the documentary “José […]
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Elections: Berta Cabral to step down as leader of the Social Democratic Party – Azores
Posted on 21 October 2012.
In a statement to the Portuguese American Journal, Berta Cabral confirmed her intention to resign as leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the Azores. The former Mayor of Ponta Delgada, and former candidate for President of the Government of the Azores, Cabral will make a formal announcement on Monday to the Regional Committee of […]
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