Portuguese American Journal

Portuguese American Journal

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Community | FBI raids Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and office  Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations
 

Community | FBI raids Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home and office – Los Angeles, CA

Federal authorities have executed search warrants at the residence and district office of Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), as part of an ongoing investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to federal officials, agents carried out “court-authorized search warrants” at Carvalho’s home in the San Pedro […]

Community | Diaspora mobilizes to join storm relief effort – Portugal

The Portuguese American communities across the United States are mobilizing in solidarity with families and municipalities in Portugal, affected by a succession of severe rainstorms that have caused fatalities, widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and displacement across several regions.  Relief authorities in Portugal report significant impacts on housing, local businesses, agriculture, and public infrastructure, underscoring the […]

Teolinda Gersão | Narrative talent transcending literary boundaries – Interview

By Maria Duran On the 29th of October, 2025, Portuguese writer Teolinda Gersão became a second-time winner of the APE-DGLAB Romance and Novel Grand Prize. Autobiografia não escrita de Martha Freud (2024), [The Unwritten Autobiography of Martha Freud], published by Porto Editora, earned her the 43rd edition of the award, organized by the Portuguese Writers […]

Social Media | Parliament proposes bill requiring parental consent for minors – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has approved legislation that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms by requiring parental authorization for users under the age of 16, making it one of Europe’s most concrete legislative steps toward regulating youth activity online. The proposal, introduced by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), mandates explicit, verified parental consent for minors […]

Update | Persistent severe downpouring forces evacuations – Portugal

Heavy and persistent rainfall continues to affect mainland Portugal as successive Atlantic systems prolong saturated ground conditions and heighten flood risk across several regions, forcing evacuations. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro described the extreme weather episodes as a “devastating crisis” affecting communities across the country while emphasizing that emergency coordination and recovery efforts continue nationwide. Mário […]

Book: “Only More So” – Poetry by Millicent Borges Accardi – Editor’s Note

24 March 2016

Only More So is a collection of lyric poems. Sometimes a bridge in a sad song, other times an echo that threatens to develop then fades, the images blend, twist, and entangle one another: a marriage is a song, then it’s a body, and finally a boat blind in the sea listening for the fog […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Travel: Azores Airlines inaugurates first Airbus 330 flight to Boston – Azores

24 March 2016

The Azores based SATA Airlines is launching its first Airbus 330 flight, operated by  Azores Airlines, from Ponta Delgada to Boston, starting Friday, March 25, three times a week, departing from Lisbon and Ponta Delgada. In addition to Boston, the Azores Airlines will be offering seasonal flights to Providence Green Airport, in Rhode Island, starting […]

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Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World

What if? Why not Patagonia? Is bigger better?… By Len Port

23 March 2016

By Len Port, Contributor (*) Expats exiting Boatloads of British immigrants are expected to head from Portugal and Spain to the South Atlantic if Britain decides to leave the European Union. They fear that Brexit will make them no longer welcome in the EU. For many expats the Falkland Islands seem a good option. For […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Life Style, People, Portugal, World

Book: ‘Return Fligths’ by Jarita Davis – Editor’s Note

22 March 2016

These poems — varying from narrative to imagist to lyrical — reflect the “sodade” of Cape Verdean culture that is shaped by separation and longing — longing for the home that has been left behind and for loved ones who have departed. Cape Verdean communities extend beyond national boundaries and are paradoxically independent of place, […]

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Posted in Books, Cape Verde, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Interview: The Elusive Playwright Elaine Avila – by Chris Casquilho

15 March 2016

Interview by Chris Casquilho (*) Playwright Elaine Avila’s grandfather, João Henrique Avila, was one of the first photographers in his village Ribeiras, Pico, in the Azores, Portugal. He came to America for an education. He realized his dream was impossible while he was washing dishes at Santa Clara University. He ended up being successful in […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World

Crisis: Portuguese to receive 10,000 war refugees by the end of the year – Portugal

11 March 2016

Portugal has offered to receive 10,000 war refugees by the end of the year as part of its participation in the host program of the European Union, Deputy-Minister Eduardo Cabrita has announced. The first group of about 110 refugees was expected to arrive in Lisbon this week in flights chartered by the European Asylum Support […]

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Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World