By Millicent Borges Accardi Last spring, the landscape of New York City’s Times Square changed dramatically with the arrival of “The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine” store, located at 1582 Broadway, on the corner of 48th Street, run by COMUR a Portuguese canning company. “O Mundo Fantástico da Sardinha Portuguesa,” as it is known […]
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Times Square: The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine – Interview
Posted on 03 October 2023.
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Community: Fabric Arts Festival returns to Portuguese New England – Fall River, MA
Posted on 28 September 2023.
The Casa dos Açores de Nova Inglaterra (CANI) is hosting the fourth edition of the annual Fabric Arts Festival (FABRIC), to honor the urban and social fabric of the city of Fall River and the neighboring cities of Providence and New Bedford, which are deeply rooted in the Portuguese cultural heritage. Initiated in Fall River, […]
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Opinion | Immigration and emigration for a better life | By Len Port
Posted on 28 September 2023.
An increasing number of people in recent years have been coming to Portugal for a better life than they have been experiencing in the United States, the United Kingdom and a number of European Union countries. At the same time, many Portuguese residents have been leaving to the same countries where immigrants are coming from. […]
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Book | Calvin and the Sugar Apples | By Inês F. Oliveira – Editor’s Note
Posted on 15 September 2023.
Ten-year-old Amelia has always had Calvin, her chinchilla friend, to talk to about her problems. But Calvin is no longer in his cage, and her parents just say he’s in a “better place.” When Amelia and her best friend, Camila, have an argument, and Amelia later misses the school talent show, she doesn’t know what […]
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Community: Saab Center for Portuguese Studies awarded $300,000 Grant – UMASS, Lowell, MA
Posted on 08 September 2023.
The Saab Center for Portuguese Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, has been awarded a second $300,000 grant from the William M. Wood Foundation of Boston to expand the collections of the Portuguese American Digital Archive (PADA) at UML’s University Library (Center for Lowell History). Thanks to the first award from the Wood Foundation […]
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Community: The International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta – New Bedford, MA
Posted on 07 September 2023.
From September 8-10, New Bedford will be hosting teams from Faial and Pico for the XII International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta. Local teams will represent the United States in rowing and sailing competitions against teams from the islands of Pico and Faial, Azores. This exciting showdown will unfold during the International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta, hosted by […]
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