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Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University
 

Community | Atlantic Celebration Day celebrates America and Portuguese  pride – New Bedford, MA

The Portuguese-American community gathered in New Bedford (MA) on Sunday, July 19, to participate in the Atlantic Celebration Day, marking America’s 250th anniversary of its independence and the longstanding friendship between Portugal and the United States.  The initiative was sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), whose president, José Manuel Durão Barroso, addressed participants, emphasizing […]

MiratecArts | II Curta Pico Prize draws international filmmakers – Azores

The II Curta Pico Prize has attracted notable international interest, receiving 27 original film proposals from creators in the Azores, mainland Portugal, Argentina, Canada, the United States, and Spain.  Organized by MiratecArts, the competition is a way to strengthen the Azorean audiovisual industry while promoting Pico internationally. The winning project, to be announced during the […]

FLAD | Essay Competition for Young Portuguese-Americans – Portugal

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) has launched a new essay competition inviting young Americans of Portuguese descent to reflect on the enduring relationship between Portugal and the United States.  Announced to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the initiative encourages a new generation of Portuguese-Americans to explore the historical, cultural, political, and human […]

July 4th | Portugal and the United States have remarkable historical ties – Azores

As the United States commemorates its 250th Independence Day on July 4, the longstanding relationship between Portugal and the United States offers a remarkable chapter in the history of the Atlantic world.  Although Portugal remained officially neutral during the American Revolutionary War, due to its centuries-old alliance with Great Britain under the Treaty of Windsor […]

Community | Nicholas Ferraz graduates from Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

This spring, Nicholas Ferraz graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Master of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership, earning a 4.0 GPA. Already a certified mathematics teacher in Massachusetts, Ferraz represents a generation of Portuguese American educators whose professional journeys reflect both academic excellence and a deep commitment to multilingual and […]

Book: The ‘Civilising Mission’ of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930 – Editor’s Note

19 February 2015

This book provides an historical critical analysis of the doctrine of the ‘civilising mission’ in Portuguese colonialism in the crucial period from 1870 to 1930. Exploring international contexts and transnational connections, imperial politics and colonial policies, this ‘civilising mission’ is analysed and assessed by examining the contentious debates about the recruitment, employment and distribution of […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Books, Cape Verde, East Timor, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Mozambique, People, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World

Opinion: The HSBC scandal – Understanding economics histrionics – By Len Port

19 February 2015

By Len Port, Contributor(*) For those of us not savvy when it comes to serious money matters – which includes many more people than you might think – these are bewildering times. Journalists, along with estate agents, used to be the most disreputable creatures on the planet. Bankers, economists and politicians now hold this distinction. […]

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Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Photography, Scholarships

Lisbon: Portuguese and US policy makers to debate bilateral relations – Portugal

17 February 2015

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) is hosting, this week in Lisbon, private talks between Portuguese political representatives and a delegation of US policy makers, of Portuguese descent, to address bilateral relations between Portugal and Washington. The talks, intended to follow up on contacts already established in the past, are taking place at a time of […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira

Lecture: Patrícia Vieira presents ‘Phytofabulae: Tales of the Amazon’ – UMass Dartmouth

17 February 2015

Professor Patrícia Vieira, researcher at Georgetown University, will present a special lecture, “Phytofabulae: Tales of the Amazon,”  on February 19, at 5:00pm, in the Prince Henry Society Reading Room at the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives (Claire T. Carney Library Building/ Parking lot 13). Professor Vieira will address the Amazon as the repository of myriad stories created […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Brazil, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World

Book: ‘Lisbon Revisited’- Urban Masculinities in 20th-Century Portuguese Fiction – Editor’s Note

16 February 2015

Twentieth-century Portugal saw dramatic political and social change. The monarchy was abolished, and a republic installed (1910), soon giving way to a long-lasting dictatorship (1926); a transition to democracy (1974) led to membership of the European Union (1986). But what do we know of how people lived during these periods? And how did men, in […]

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

Honor: Portuguese student wins ‘Cambridge Top in the World’ award – Portugal

16 February 2015

Maria Miguel Cardoso Carlos, a Portuguese high school student, at Colégio Luso-Internacional do Centro (CLIC) Marinha Grande, mainland Portugal, was distinguished with the ‘Cambridge Top in the World’ award, in the  category of environmental studies in the international IGCSE examinations. Bestowed by the University of Cambridge (UK), the ‘Cambridge Top in the World’ award distinguishes […]

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Posted in Awards, Education, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

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