Portuguese American Journal

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Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave FLAD | Carlos Costa Neves appointed director of the Luso-American Development Foundation Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws
 

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 […]

Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  – Review

By Millicent Borges Accardi Born in Lisboa, Portugal, Hugo dos Santos was raised in New Jersey. An award-winning writer and translator, his books include a collection of short stories about Newark, Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), his upcoming book, book A Reduction in Force (Bauhan Publishing, 2026), winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry […]

Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created – Portugal

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousa, has expressed his intention to foster the creation of an economic community that connects Portuguese citizens and their descendants worldwide, aiming to strengthen ties between the diaspora and Portugal’s economy. His proposal centers on leveraging the global Portuguese diaspora, estimated at more than five million people, […]

Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has voted in a preliminary session to advance three controversial bills that would significantly alter the country’s gender identity framework, marking a potential shift away from one of Europe’s most progressive legal models.  The proposals, backed by center-right and right-wing parties including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Chega, and CDS-PP, would move forward […]

Crisis: Two weeks after general election some help from outer space? – Portugal

16 October 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) More than two weeks after the general election, Portugal will still be in the awkward position of not knowing who is to form the next government. How much easier it would have been if a group of extraterrestrials had landed last week. They would have provided a handy solution to […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Politics, Portugal

Book: ‘Creole Societies in the Portuguese Colonial Empire’ – Editor’s Note

15 October 2015

In 2004, a conference was held at King’s College London to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Charles Boxer. The theme of the conference was the development of the culturally mixed ‘Portuguese’ societies in Asia, Africa and America, which reflected Boxer’s own interest in the social history of Portugal’s overseas empire. Although the conference […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Cape Verde, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Politics, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince

Book: ‘Heaven, Hell and Somewhere In Between’ Portuguese Popular Art – Editor’s Note

13 October 2015

Popular art expresses the passion and verve emanating from the rich imagination and the social, political and religious experiences of its creators. In Portugal, this art of the people also conveys deeply seated, idealistic views of national identity, history and character. Much Portuguese popular art focuses on three amorphous places: Heaven (the world of the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal

Two Hundred Days: ‘A Photographic Journey Through Portugal’ by Mark Benham

10 October 2015

Review by Julie Dawn Fox, Contributor (*) I’m jealous. And inspired. In his new photography book, Two Hundred Days, Mark Benham has fulfilled a dream of mine; to compile a stunning visual tour through Portugal which captures its essence and touches the soul. Mark’s two hundred days of photography were spread over 12 visits to […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Featured, Photography, Portugal, Travel

Living history: Cristina Baptista documents the Morgan final voyage – Interview

07 October 2015

By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Once part of a fleet numbering more than 2,700 vessels, the Morgan cast off for its 38th voyage nearly 80 years after it was retired as a waling vessel. One passenger on the Morgan’s final journey was the poet and English professor Cristina Baptista, who documented her experience in […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Travel

Elections: Winning coalition has little prospect of serving full term – Portugal

05 October 2015

By Len Port, Contributor (*) As anticipated, there was no outright winner in this election. The center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho won the most votes, about 38%, but it lost its majority in parliament and has little prospect of serving a full term. The center-left polled just over 32% of the […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Politics, Portugal