16 March 2011
The Luso-American Education Foundation, in partnership with the Tulare Joint Union High School District, is promoting the 35th Annual Conference on Education, to take place Mach 25-27, in Tulare, California on the topic “Portuguese-American Communities: Our Heritage — Our Future.” More than 250 people are expected to attend. The Luso-American Education Foundation was organized by […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Conferences, Education, Heritage, Organizations, Scholarships
16 March 2011
Tthe fastest growing answering service in North American, Specialty Answering Service (SAS), announced today it plans to open call centers in Portuguese in the near future. According to Esther Cardin, SAS’s marketing coordinator, potential customers are asking more and more for the Portuguese language option. According to the statement released today by (SAS), Portuguese language […]
Posted in Community
16 March 2011
The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), in partnership with the Portuguese Athletic Club and the Heritage Publications of California announced a series of book launching events in California. Four books will be presented: À Procura da Grande Estratégia: De Roosevelt a Obama, by the I Azorean Roosevelt Forum; Repúblicas em paralelo: Portugal – E.U.A., FLAD edition; Os […]
Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Conferences
15 March 2011
From the plainness of boiled cod fish soaked in olive oil to squid and prawns delicacies, Lisbon is an exciting culinary destination, at least for New York Times food critic Seth Sherwooh. He got it all right: from the mom-and-pop joints to the ambitious upstart restaurants, Lisbon dining scene can be pungent and oily, salty […]
Posted in Food & Wine, Life Style, Travel, World
15 March 2011
A group of Portuguese women are celebrating the International Women’s Day. The event sponsored by Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, takes place on March 25, at 7:00pm, 160 Orchard Street, East Providence, Rhode Island. A panel of invited speakers includes, Dr. Valquiria Ribeiro, Dr. Irene Amaral and Avadora de Sousa. The International Women’s Day has […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Organizations
15 March 2011
Known as the Portuguese poker prodigy, José Macedo, 18 years old, is said to have made a staggering US$1, 624, 044, 95 profits from an initial deposit of only US$30 at the online Betfair Poker site. According to Online Poker.net, “Eventually Macedo deposited $30 online at Betfair and starting at the 1c/2c cash tables and […]
