27 April 2011
Portugal is one of the few countries in the western world where parents are not free to name their children as they please. Indeed if you were born in Portugal and your name is not “Ovinis” or “Dobela” thank the Portuguese czar overseeing name giving. Apparently the reason for the strict naming law is to […]
27 April 2011
Members of the group All Goa Freedom Fighters Association (AGFFA) have demanded the closing down of Fundação Oriente and Institute Camões, two prominent Portuguese cultural institutions represented in the Indian territory. On a statement to the local press, AGFFA representatives alleged that both institutions are “frontline organizations” mandated by Portugal “to create awareness about Portuguese culture” and […]
26 April 2011
The Luso-Centro, at Bristol Community College, is organizing the “Portuguese Language Day” to be held on May 5, from 9:30 to 1:00pm, at the Jackson Arts Center, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River (MA). The program will begin with a presentation of a documentary produced by Ricardo Rebelo, Instructor of Communication at BCC. His presentation, entitled, […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Conferences, Education, Entertainment, Film, Heritage, Organizations
26 April 2011
The Portuguese Heritage Collection Endowment established in partnership with the Portuguese American community and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose (CA) has acquired 583 titles. The endowment was created to provide the King Library with funds to acquire a collection of books in the areas of Portuguese literature, art, history and social studies, […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Education, Heritage
26 April 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched two new Initiative Fellowship Programs in the area of advanced clean energy technologies — the Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and the SunShot Program. Initiative Fellowships Program are designed to prepare budding scientists and engineers for careers in clean energy. Under the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, the DOE is seeking […]
Posted in Education, Scholarships
26 April 2011
According to a press release issued by the New York based Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club (MPSC), the Long Island team is once again the center of attention in the world of amateur soccer, on its way for the most prestigious amateur competition in New York — the Manning Cup — after eliminating Sunday, April 17, […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Sports
