Category: Article
“Portugal: A Literary Secret” by Millicent Borges Accardi and Tony J. Roma
| February 19, 2012 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 2012, Article, Millicent Borges Accardi, Original post, Portuguese-Americans, Tony J. Roma, Uncategorized |
By various measures and votes, Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon is consistently ranked high as a tourist destination, yet remains unknown to most Americans. This is even more true of Portuguese writers, whose work is not often translated into English, although many are greatly admired around the world. Enter the Disquiet International Literary Program, which… more
“Anti-Portuguese prejudice, and other insanity” by Jaime O’Neill
| February 5, 2012 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 2012, Article, California, Focus / Theme, Jaime O'Neill, paradisepost.com, Portuguese-Americans, Type of document, Year |
“This post is dedicated to the memory of Jim Davidson, a Portugee.” Jaime O’Neill If I had grown up in a different place, I might have been imprinted with a prejudice against Rick Silva’s ethnicity. Rick is the editor of this paper, a conservative, a Catholic, and a Portuguese-American. I grew up in northern Illinois,… more
“An Ethnic Comparison of Self-esteem in Portuguese-, Mexican-, and Anglo-American Pupils” by George Calhoun, Jr., Sherraine R. Sheldon, Rodolfo Serrano, and David Cooke
| July 14, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1978, Article, David Cooke, Education, George Calhoun, Jr., Rodolfo Serrano, Sherraine R. Sheldon, The Journal of Psychology |
In 1978 The Journal of Psychology published the article “An Ethnic Comparison of Self-esteem in Portuguese-, Mexican-, and Anglo-American Pupils” by the authors George Calhoun, Jr., Sherraine R. Sheldon, Rodolfo Serrano, and David Cooke. The sample for this study was rather limited but it held surprising results. The study explored the levels of self-esteem of… more
“Portuguese Bilingualism among Azoreans in California” by Frederick G. Williams
| June 20, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1980, Article, California, Frederick G. Williams, Hispania, Most recent, Portuguese-Americans, Uncategorized |
Frederick G. Williams published in Hispania in 1980 the article “Portuguese Bilingualism among Azoreans in California” and in it he defends that the contributions of the Portuguese-Americans to California are not well-known in state, or the US, except for the San Francisco Bay area, San Diego and the San Joaquin Valley, where their presence in… more
“Portuguese Immigrant Experience in America in Autobiography” by Francisco Cota Fagundes
| June 14, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 2005, Article, Francisco Cota Fagundes, Hispania, Most recent, Portuguese-Americans |
In 2005, Francisco Cota Fagundes published in Hispania the article “Portuguese Immigrant Experience in America in Autobiography,” where he discusses eleven published Portuguese-American autobiographies. They were: The Autobiography of Charles Peters (1915); Higino Faria’s Retalhos de uma vida incrível (1963; Scrapbook of an incredible life); João J. Vieira Jr.’s Eu falo por mim mesmo (1963;… more
“Who’s Hispanic?” by Gregg Sangillo
| June 12, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 2002, Article, Gregg Sangilla, Most recent, National Journal, Portuguese-Americans |
During the presidency of George W. Bush, Hispanic organizations pushed the president to appoint the first Hispanic justice and the media widely reported that he could do just that. Gregg Sangillo published in 2002 the article “Who’s Hispanic?“ in the National Journal, that discussed if the Portuguese-American Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was, or not, the first… more
“Making the Invisible Visible: Teaching Portuguese Language Theater in the 21st Century” by Margo Milleret
| June 8, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1998, Article, Language teaching, Luso-Brazilian Review, Margo Milleret, Most recent |
In “Making the Invisible Visible: Teaching Portuguese Language Theater in the 21st Century”, published in 1998 in the Luso-Brazilian Review, Margo Milleret describes the main challenges to teaching Portuguese language theater in the US. The author presents a plan of action and a practical example of how to bring theater to the curriculum and engage… more
“‘Alcunhas’ among the Portuguese in Southern New England” by George Monteiro
| June 7, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1961, Article, George Monteiro, Most recent, Portuguese-Americans, Western Folklore |
George Monteiro wrote in 1961 the article “Alcunhas” among the Portuguese in Southern New England, published in Western Folklore, where he described the creation of personal and family nicknames among the Portuguese in Southern New England. The author relies on material collected in an ethnographic study in the Blackstone Valley area of Rhode Island. Monteiro… more
“The Portuguese Population in the United States” by Frederic L. Hoffman
| June 6, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1899, Article, Frederic L. Hoffman, Most recent, Portuguese-Americans, Publications of the American Statistical Association |
Anthropological narratives of the nineteen century are not easy to read. The deeply prejudicial discourse, strongly rooted on scientific racism, that characterized anthropological research, is genuinely disturbing to the present day reader. The article The Portuguese Population in the United States by Frederic L. Hoffman, published in 1899 by the Publications of the American Statistical… more
“The Importance of the Study of Portuguese in the United States” by A. R. Lopes
| May 30, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1941, A. R. Lopes, Article, Hispania, Language teaching, Most recent |
Professor A. R. Lopes from the University of Arizona wrote in 1941 a short article entitled “The Importance of the Study of Portuguese in the United States,” where he wrote some impressions about the new interest in studying Portuguese. He describes why it is urgent to study Portuguese and leaves some advises for the new… more
