15 February 2012
By David Mendonça (*) ♦ Ana Moura brought an eclectic but strongly traditional fado experience to the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford on Saturday night (4-Feb), the first stop on her 2012 North American tour. If you don’t know the fado or are curious about it–and even if you do know the fado–this is the tour […]
Posted in Entertainment, Heritage, People
14 February 2012
By Carolina Matos, Editor ♦ Portuguese American authors will gather at the Chicago Cultural Center, for the first “Kale Soup for the Soul” forum to be held March 2. According to the organizers, participating authors are writers of memoir, poetry, fiction and essay. The objective is to offer a public reading and share stories and poems […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People
14 February 2012
World news reporter Henrique Cymerman, 52, was the winner of the 2012 Daniel Pearl Award by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for investigative reporting. He was the first Portuguese reporter to be distinguished with the prestigious international award, in a ceremony held February 10, in Palm Beach, Florida. Born in Porto, Portugal, Henrique Cymerman graduated from […]
Posted in Awards, Organizations, People, World
12 February 2012
Portugal was voted first in the world’s list of top 10 best hostels selection, securing the top five spots, at the the annual 10th Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards. Traveller’s House in Lisbon, Portugal, became the first hostel ever to win first place two years in a row. The other top Portuguese hostels selected were Rossio Hostel […]
10 February 2012
The new leader of CGTP, Portugal’s largest labor organization, said Friday that the national demonstration planned for Saturday, February 11, to protest the center-right government’s bailout austerity policies, will be one of “the largest ever.” “The demonstration against inequality and poverty will generate a great mobilization against the government’s policies”, said Arménio Carlos to Lusa. […]
Posted in Organizations, People, Politics
10 February 2012
CAST Universal Design for Learning announced today that it will collaborate with the University of the Azores, the government of the Azores, and Lesley University’s Portuguese World Language Institute (Cambridge, MA) to make instructional materials for teaching Portuguese based on UDL principles. The announcement stated that CAST will provide training and technical assistance to educators […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Heritage, Organizations
