Portuguese American Journal

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Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation
 

Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award – New York, NY

Portuguese writer João Pedro Vala has been awarded a prestigious PEN/O. Henry Award for his short story “Inês,” a recognition widely regarded as one of the highest honors in English-language short fiction. The first Portuguese author to receive that distinction, his short story ‘Inês’ was selected for inclusion in the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories anthology. […]

Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures – Santa Barbara, CA

Portugal successfully launched six satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, US. The mission reinforces Portugal’s growing role in the global space economy, while also strengthening strategic, scientific, and economic links across the Atlantic. Among the satellites are four named after some of the nation’s most celebrated literary figures […]

Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  – Providence, RI

The International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will return on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for its 14th annual edition at the Providence Performing Arts Center, bringing together leading artists from across the global Portuguese-speaking world.  The event, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and hosted by Daniella Ruah and Ricardo Farias, will be broadcast internationally, continuing its mission […]

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation – Portugal

The Board of Trustees of Lisbon based, Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) appointed Dr. Carlos Henrique da Costa Neves, 72, to the Executive Board, chaired since January 15, 2026, by José Manuel Durão Barroso. Born in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores,  Costa Neves holds a degree in Law from the University of Lisbon. He has held […]

Corruption: New ‘Luanda Leaks’ revelations go global – Portugal

21 February 2021

By Len Port More information has emerged about the business activities of Isabel dos Santos, this time claiming that despite her corrupt reputation she was able to count on advice from three of the world’s largest consulting firms. The extent of Isabel dos Santos’ reported corruption is astounding and it continues to be examined by […]

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Posted in Angola, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Travel Alert: TAP suspends 93% of its international operations – Portugal

18 February 2021

TAP Air Portugal has announced the suspension of 93% of its international operations, effective February 18 to March 30, above the 73% reduction previously forecast.  TAP chairman of the Board of Directors, Miguel Frasquilho and the chairman of the Executive Committee, Ramiro Sequeira, informed that, given the new COVID’19 travel restrictions and “a further drop […]

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Posted in Angola, Azores, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Madeira, Mozambique, Organizations, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, Travel, World

PALCUS: NextGen Leadership Academy fellowship – Community

17 February 2021

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) is proud to announce the official launch of its NextGen Leadership Academy fellowship following a kick-off event last month that welcomed and celebrated the inaugural cohort of fellows, referred to as NextGen Co-founding Ambassadors. All Co-founding Ambassadors – twenty-eight in total – were recruited by […]

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Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Scholarships

Memoir (I) : How I got my name and learned about Portugal –  By Diogo Teixeira

14 February 2021

This is a story about how I got my Portuguese name and learned about Portugal as a child. It begins with my parents, who met in New York City, in 1943, during World War II. He basically picked her up one hot August day on a returning beach train. Each thought the other was attractive. […]

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Posted in Angola, Featured, Goa, Heritage, Mozambique, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Portugal: What are the prospects for tourism in 2021? – By Len Port

14 February 2021

There is so much uncertainty about Covid-19 that it’s impossible to predict how tourism will pan out in Portugal or anywhere else this year, but there are pieces of positive information that give rise for some optimism. All sections of the Portuguese tourist industry, which is of huge economic importance to the country, have been […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, People, Portugal, Travel, World

Honor: Senator Marc R. Pacheco assigned leadership roles – Massachusetts

13 February 2021

Senator Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton), Massachusetts,  announced that he will serve as chair of the newly created State Legislative Climate Alliance established by the Eastern Region of The Council of State Governments (CSG East). The goal of the State Legislative Climate Alliance is to provide nonpartisan education, best practices, and innovative state policy solutions to […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics