13 April 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Estimates indicate that about 1.4 million individuals living in the United States today are of Portuguese ancestry, with a large percentage coming from the Azores. Presently, there are sizable communities mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, California, and Hawaii. The Portuguese presence in the United States goes […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Social networks
12 April 2011
A conference on the topic “The Azores, A Gateway to Europe” will take place on Thursday, April 21, from 1:00pm to 3:30 pm, at The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMD), LARTS Conference Room 374. Guest speakers are Prof. Luís Andrade, Professor of Political Science and International Relations addressing “The Azores in the context of transatlantic […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences
12 April 2011
The ukulele is a small instrument with a unique sound and a rich history. The tiny guitar was introduced in Hawaii about 1879, by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira. This week, Canadians in Vancouver, British Columbia, are having great fun at their weeklong ukulele celebration that will last until April 18 to close with a grand […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Canada, Community, Entertainment, Heritage, Madeira, Music
12 April 2011
The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) organizes its 1st Summer Course, with the theme “Regional and Urban Economics, Theory, Analysis and Operational Models” to be held June 13-21, in Terceira island, Azores, in partnership with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), the University of the Azores and the Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR). The 1st […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, Terceira
12 April 2011
The University of the Azores announced that 20 additional new doctors, of a class of 150 student-doctors, have completed their studies and are now interns at the public hospitals in Ponta Delgada (São Miguel) and Angra do Heroismo (Terceira). The University of the Azores new school of medicine started in 2005 with 60 percent of […]
Posted in Azores, Education, Featured, São Miguel, Terceira
11 April 2011
Unemployment for college graduates in Portugal rose 16 percent last year and an estimated 64,000 are out of work or under-employed. According to Lisbon based National Statistics Institute (INE), there are 95,400 people under the age of 25 unemployed. More of the best-educated are packing and leaving Portugal to seek work in the former Portuguese […]
Posted in Angola, Brazil, Featured, Mozambique
