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. The festival has established itself as a multidisciplinary platform for contemporary art and […]

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 […]

Community: Screening of ‘The Gilded Cage’ a film by Ruben Alves – UMass Lowell

09 March 2015

The Department of World Languages and Cultures and the Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture & Research, UMass Lowell present the screening of ‘The Gilded Cage’ (La Cage Dorée). The event takes place on March 24 at 6:00pm, at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, in the O’Leary 222, (South Campus). With actors Joaquim de Almeida and Rita […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Travel: New checks on arrival and departure to be introduced at the borders – Portugal

09 March 2015

Portugal will be the first European Union country to test the “Entry/Exit System,” (EES) a new “smart borders” procedure designed to keep closer checks on the arrival and departure of non-EU citizens. The program will be tested for the next six months, in six different countries, with Portugal being the first to start the pilot […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Portugal, Travel, World

NOPA: Congressional Portuguese American Caucus reinstated – 114th US Congress

04 March 2015

The National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA), which has been advocating for the continuation of the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus, reported today that the Caucus has been reinstated for the present 114 th US Congress. The Caucus, established in 1995 by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (RI-D) and co-chaired with Congressman Richard Pombo (CA-R), is a […]

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

Fado: Looking to the future with Camané – By David Mendonça

03 March 2015

By David Mendonça, Contributor (*) Camané will be topping a double bill of fado this Saturday, 7 March, at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he will be joined by Carminho. Even after more than 25 years of performing the fado, Camané continues to work at an intense and trend-setting pace. A comprehensive […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Book: ‘The Company of Strangers’ – Editor’s Note

03 March 2015

1944: Andrea Aspinall, mathematician turned spy, disappears under a new identity into the torrid summer streets of Lisbon that see the with spies and informers. The Germans have made advances in atomic and rocket technology and the Allies are determined that the ultimate secret weapon will not become a reality in Nazi hands. Karl Voss, […]

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Posted in Books, Featured, People, Politics, Portugal, World

Honor: Nuno Sá winner of ‘Underwater Photographer of The Year 2015’ – London,UK

02 March 2015

Marine life photographer, Nuno Sá, is the winner of the  ‘Underwater Photographer of The Year 2015’ by London based UPY, an international photographic competition aiming to celebrate excellence in all disciplines of underwater photography. The winners were selected by panel the judges, Alex Mustard, Martin Edge and Peter Rowlands, going through 2,500 entries from 40 countries. Nuno Sá […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Photography, Portugal, World