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Book Portuguese in California

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  • Author : Nelson Ponta-garca
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-10-07
  • ISBN : 9781636494746
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Portuguese in California written by Nelson Ponta-garca and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book inspired by the acclaimed bilingual documentary "Portuguese in California" showcases the Portuguese-American community living in California; offering the reader a comprehensive historical overview of this unique and vibrant, but often invisible ethnic group. The "Portuguese In" Saga is likely to become both a historical record and a reference for generations to come.?In the early 16th century when first Europeans set foot in the golden state, among the first were the Portuguese. Three centuries later, immigrants from Azores, Madeira and mainland Portugal continued to brave the oceans for months in search of a better life in this new world. Masters of the sea, Portuguese whalers, fisherman and farmers became one of the most entrepreneurial successful ethnic groups in California. This book goes beyond the Portuguese in California documentary and provides insight into the history and every-day lives of these courageous immigrants, as well as their descendants that now account for more than one million spread throughout the state, from San Diego, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley to the state Capitol. Their inspirational stories captured between the covers of this book are nothing short of a tribute to their legacy to California, their families and communities, and to their motherland, be it the Azores, Madeira, continental Portugal or any of the former Portuguese colonies from where they hailed.

Book The Portuguese Californians

Download or read book The Portuguese Californians written by Alvin Ray Graves and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Portuguese in California as a integral part of the history of the state. Focuses on the extent, the evolution, and the significance of the involvement of the Portuguese in California agriculture over the past 150 years.

Book The Portuguese Americans

Download or read book The Portuguese Americans written by Leo Pap and published by Boston : Twayne Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Portuguese in California

Download or read book The Portuguese in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Portuguese of California

Download or read book The Portuguese of California written by Tim Stirling Hallinan and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stories Grandma Never Told

Download or read book Stories Grandma Never Told written by Sue Fagalde Lick and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With touching honesty, compassion, thoughtfulness, and humor, more than sixty women provide an intimate and unforgettable view of what it means to be Portuguese American. A tribute to women of Portuguese descent, Stories Grandma Never Told also expands our sense of California, its history, and its real culture.

Book Portuguese in California

Download or read book Portuguese in California written by Walton John Brown and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Portuguese in California

Download or read book The Portuguese in California written by Vicky Borba and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Portuguese in San Leandro

Download or read book The Portuguese in San Leandro written by Meg Rogers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gold Rush drew the Portuguese from the Azores, sweeping them across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America's Cape Horn to the California shore. When gold failed to pan out, many Portuguese moved to the hamlet of San Leandro on the San Francisco Bay where land was reasonable and the ground fertile. Gradually the post-Gold Rush settlers joined with former Portuguese shore whalers to farm the fields of San Leandro. San Leandro became a principal landing place for newly arrived Portuguese immigrants putting down roots on small farms. A steady stream of relatives from the Azores and Hawaii poured into San Leandro's fertile foothills, and by 1911 the Portuguese comprised over two-thirds of the city's population. The early days were rough--Portuguese immigrants banded together in fraternal societies to overcome a lack of resources and to help one another navigate a strange world whose language they did not speak. Today the Portuguese Immigrant monument in Root Park's plaza commemorates the journey of Portuguese settlers who left everything behind to start a new life in the new world.

Book The Portuguese in San Jose

Download or read book The Portuguese in San Jose written by Meg Rogers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years, Portuguese explorers have swept across the globe, many of them landing in California in the 1840s as whalers, ship jumpers, and Gold Rush immigrants. Gold was the lure, but land was the anchor. San Jose became home to Portuguese immigrants who overcame prejudice to contribute to the area politically, socially, and economically. They worked hard, transplanting farming, family, and festa traditions while working in orchards and dairies. Many came from the Azores Islands, 800 miles out to sea from mainland Portugal. For over 160 years, the Portuguese have enriched San Jose with colorful figures, including radio star Joaquim Esteves; jeweler and filmmaker Antonio Furtado; the charismatic and controversial Fr. Lionel Noia; educator Goretti Silveira; and community leaders Vicki and Joe Machado.

Book The Holy Ghost Festas

Download or read book The Holy Ghost Festas written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Portuguese in California

Download or read book The Portuguese in California written by August Mark Vaz and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book California and the Portuguese

Download or read book California and the Portuguese written by Celestino Soares and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Portuguese in California

Download or read book The Portuguese in California written by Margaret M. Hannigan and published by . This book was released on 1967* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Portuguese Americans

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Book A Historical Study of the Portuguese in California

Download or read book A Historical Study of the Portuguese in California written by W. S. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1972-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: