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Portuguese, Azoreans Celebrate 80th Angels Feast, Fairhaven, Mass., Sept. 4-6

Posted September 3rd, 2010 by Mary
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Source: 
O Jormal
Writer: 
Melissa Costa
Portuguese and Azoreans will celebrate the 80th Our Lady of the Angels Feast in Fairhaven, Mass., starting with festivities on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, and ending with a procession on Monday. (photo: OJornal.com)

 

The following is from OJornal.com, August 27, 2010.

Our Lady of Angels Feast prepares to celebrate for the 80th time

CAPE VERDEAN IMMIGRANT is Revere (Mass.) High School's new principal

Posted August 28th, 2010 by Mary
in

A Cape Verdean immigrant who grew up in Angola and studied in Ukraine is Revere (Mass.) H.S.'s new principal.

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The following is from the Boston Globe, Sunday, August 29, 2010:

Principal brings world to Revere

By John Laidlow

Pres. Obama to Visit Portugal in November 2010

Posted August 23rd, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
O Jornal
Writer: 
Lurdes C. Da Silva
President Barack Obama (photo: whitehouse.gov)

The following is from OJornal.com, Friday, August 20, 2010.

WASHINGTON — It’s official.    

President Barack Obama will visit Portugal this fall, the White House announced Tuesday.    

Portuguese Civic Group Holds Forum for RI Political Candidates

Posted August 20th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
O Jornal
Writer: 
Maria José
(image from the Facebook page of the Portuguese American Citizens Committee)

The following excerpt is from OJornal.com, August 20, 2010.

Portuguese, Brazilians, Cape Verdeans in Mass. become US Citizens

Posted August 15th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
O Jornal
Writer: 
Melissa Costa
At a naturalization ceremony in Fall River, Mass., for 48 persons from 22 countries, Portuguese-speaking new US citizens -- from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde -- formed the biggest linguistic group, reports O Jornal. (image: fedworld.gov)

The following is from OJornal.com, August 13, 2010.

Proud New Americans

Fall River, Mass. — For many immigrants, taking the Oath of Allegiance is the climax of their American Dream and their final step to becoming a United States citizen. 

Mass. Workers Join State Reps at Immigrants Day Event

Posted April 9th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
A Noticea
Writer: 
Heloisa Galvao
Brazilian immigrant Isaira Braga and Mass. state Rep. Tim Toomey of Cambridge (photo: A Noticea)

Mass. Workers Join State Reps at Immigrants Day Event

Portuguese-speaking Immigrants in Mass. Respond to Census

Posted April 2nd, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Renan Leahy (left) of MAPs helped explain the Census questionnaire to Palmira Martina da Silva. (photo: maps-inc.org)

April 1 was Census Day, and federal authorities are already celebrating the high rates of response to the national headcount decennial.

March for Immigrant Rights / Protesto para Reivindicar Direitos dos Imigrantes

Posted March 20th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
O Jornal (www.OJornal.com)
Writer: 
Ric Oliveira
A protestor holds up a sign denouncing raids against immigrants. (photo: www.OJornal.com)

The following English- and Portuguese-language excerpts are from www.OJornal.com, Friday, 19 March 2010.

Marching For Immigrant Rights

Brazilians in Mass. Turn Out for Father in Urgent Need of Heart Transplant

Posted January 9th, 2010 by
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira

(Saturday, 9 January 2010) – The family of Marcelo Alves, a 35-year-old migrant from Brazil who now lives in Massachusetts, is somewhat accustomed to seeing the effects of persistent illness.  Marcelo, a father of two, has a heart condition th

Portuguese-speaking Church Takes Control of H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention

Posted December 10th, 2009 by
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Sara Cordeiro wahes her hands during a Saturday Portuguese-language service of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Framingham, Mass. (pic: EdO, EthnicNEWZ.org)

Massachusetts has run its first clinics for the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine.  But for months, one church has been taking matters into its own hands.

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