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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

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 […]

2013: PAJ Holiday Reading Gift List for Booklovers

03 December 2012

By Millicent Accardi, Contributor (*) In 2012, the Portuguese American Journal featured interviews with writers and reviewed many fine books about or by those of Luso heritage. At the beginning of the holiday season, it only seems appropriate we present a Holiday Gift List featuring poetry, fiction and non-fiction by Portuguese-American and Brazilian-American writers. The […]

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

Book: “Power of the Spirit” Portuguese Triumphs and Hardships – Review

01 December 2012

By Millicent Accardi, Contributor (*)  In the 1800s, only the courageous crossed the Atlantic’s expanse from Portugal and the Azores, to face a dangerous sea and the badlands of California in order to reach a new life in the United States. Now, the highly anticipated book Power of the Spirit, Joe Machado editor, is the […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Genealogy, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Religion

Terceira: Portugal surprised by U.S. military downsizing at Lajes Air Field – Update

30 November 2012

The head of Portugal’s Air Force, General José Pinheiro, expressed “surprise” at the scale of the planned reduction by the U.S. of its military presence at Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island, in the Azores, but reserved judgment on the implications. “It was a surprise when we received [news of] of the scale of the […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, Terceira

IJPDS: The Inter DISCIPLINARY Journal of Portuguese Diaspora Studies – First Issue

27 November 2012

The InterDISCIPLINARY Journal of Portuguese Diaspora Studies (IJPDS) online has launched its first issue. A printed issue will be made available soon. Published annually, IJPDS is a peer-reviewed international academic journal affiliated with Anderson University, Indiana, USA. The journal publishes original research, evaluation studies, case reports, review articles, and book reviews in English, Portuguese, Spanish, […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, Photography, World

Open: 3rd DISQUIET International Literary Program – Lisbon, PT

26 November 2012

Dzanc Books, in partnership with the Luso-American Development Foundation, has announced its third annual summer DISQUIET International Literary Program, in Lisbon, Portugal, for North American writers. A call for entries is now open for the Dzanc Books/Guernica International Literature Award contest for poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, by a North American writer that addresses themes or […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Scholarships, Travel

Terceira: 5th Summer Study Abroad Atlantis Project – Azores

25 November 2012

The Atlantis Project is a five to six weeks summer study abroad program based in Angra dos Heroismo, Terceira island, designed for international students interested in participating in pre-med internships, educational internships, teaching and Portuguese language learning. For the last five years, the program has been providing international students with academic activities combined with linguistic […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Scholarships, Terceira, Travel, World