Portuguese American Journal

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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Na Ponta da Língua: Research project explores Portuguese immigration experiences – Participants welcome

24 March 2018

By Richard Simas (*) What is your experience of Portuguese immigration? What are the stories, dreams, and impressions that define your sense of Portuguese identity? Why not share them? Na Ponta da Língua/On The Tip of The Tongue is waiting to hear from you. It is the virtual platform and hands-on biographical research project initiated […]

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Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Community: Radio Voz Do Emigrante celebrates 30th Anniversary – Swansea, MA

14 March 2018

Radio Voz Do Emigrante celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a gala event to be held on Saturday, March 17, at Venus de Milo, in Swansea, Massachusetts. Founded in March 17, 1988 by Frank P. Baptista, Radio Voz Do Emigrante serves the Portuguese-speaking community of the South Coast area of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

Fernando Pessoa: Profile of the writer focus of major projects and events abroad – Portugal

14 March 2018

By Cristina Ogden Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is the focus of a number of recent projects and events, including a digital poetry archive and a major art exhibition, marking the growing profile of the writer abroad. Digital Edition of Fernando Pessoa Projects and Publications (Edição Digital de Fernando Pessoa) is collaboration between Universidade Nova […]

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Posted in Canada, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, South Africa, World

Community: Veronica Lage fulfils her dream to play for Portugal – New York, NY

08 March 2018

Veronica Lage has fulfilled a dream as she recently trained on the same fields that Cristiano Ronaldo plays on. Veronica has become so proficient in soccer that she trained in Portugal with their Girls-Under-16 National Team. The Yorktown Heights resident was first registered in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) when she was […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal

Appointed: Alberto Carvalho next New York City schools chancellor – New York, NY

01 March 2018

Alberto M. Carvalho, 53, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was appointed the next New York City schools chancellor, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office announced on Wednesday. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Mr. Carvalho immigrated to the United States at age 17 as an undocumented immigrant and day laborer. As the new New York […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal

June 10: Day of Portugal to be celebrated formally in Ponta Delgada and Boston – Portugal

27 February 2018

The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced on the Presidency website that the Day of Portugal will be officially celebrated, on June 10, in the Azores and the United States. “These celebrations will take place in Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, and in Boston, in the United States of America,” the announcement […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel