TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Message from Editors Letter from Congressman Devin Nunes Background and History
Portuguese American Community at a Glance
Portugal at a Glance
Portugal – US, The Economic Bilateral Relationship
The Congressional Portuguese American Caucus Background Members Photos and Bios
Tomorrow’s Leaders The Young Portuguese Leadership Summit (YPALS) YPALS Participant Bios
Advocacy in Action Portugal-US Economic Forum US-Portugal Chamber of Commerce Portuguese American Citizenship Project Survey of Luso-Descendants in the Americas
Community Resources Portuguese American Elected Officials Consulates University Programs Organizations Media
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Message from the Portuguese American Yearbook Sponsor and Editor
Dear Reader:
The National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA) is proud to present the 2012 Edition of the Portuguese American Yearbook and to debut it during the week our community celebrates Dia de Portugal (Portugal Day) which commemorates national literary icon Luís Vaz de Camões.
The Portuguese American Yearbook will be an annual national directory/resource with articles and features for and about the Portuguese American community. Similar to Camões' works celebrating Portuguese History and achievements, the purpose of this publication is to:
Bridge the Portuguese American community living throughout the United States together with a single comprehensive source of information.
Serve as a resource of information about the Portuguese American community to those wishing to learn more about its culture, businesses, organizations, and people.
Promote the Portuguese American community's richness, talents, and contributions to society.
The Portuguese American Yearbook is a free resource for the community and will be sent to consulates and community clubs/organizations. It is NOPA‘s hope that, as future editions are printed, the Yearbook will be widely available across the United States in any community where there are people of Portuguese descent and for those interested in our communities.
After much work and two years of many challenges, NOPA is pleased to finally share this wonderful resource, which contains our Portuguese American community‘s most expansive lists of organizations, media outlets, political contacts and scholarship resources to date. As we look to the future, NOPA hopes that this publication will help bring our community throughout the United States a little closer together and raise awareness about who we are as proud descendants of the Portuguese Diaspora.
Sincerely,
José João Morais Francisco Semião
José João Morais Francisco Semião Chairman, Board of Directors Founding Director
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Background and History
The National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA) wishes to recognize the Honorable Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and His Excellency Ambassador João de Vallera (Pictured Left and Right Respectively) for making the Portuguese American Yearbook a reality. The Yearbook was the brainchild of Congressman Nunes who desired for many years to have a national resource that served as a directory and venue to highlight the achievements of Portuguese Americans and bridge their communities with a sharing of information. Ambassador Vallera also had a similar vision and gave his endorsement along with his valuable guidance to NOPA when it offered to take on the project of developing the Yearbook.
João de Vallera served as ambassador of Portugal to the United States from January 19, 2007 to December 28, 2010. He was born on June 1, 1950, in Malange in Angola. He graduated with an Economics degree from the University of Lisbon. On January 1, 1974, he joined the Diplomatic Service. Since then, he has served at the Portuguese Embassy in Bonn, at the Permanent Mission to the European Communities in Brussels as the Director-General of European Affairs, and as a delegate to the Convention of the Future of Europe. He then served as the Ambassador to Ireland and Germany, before taking up his post in the United States. On June 24, 2010, he was also credentialed as the Ambassador to the Bahamas and started his tour as Ambassador in London on 17th January, 2011. He has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit; Knight of the Military Order of Christ; Officer of the Order of Infante D. Henriques; and Cross of Merit 1st class, of the Federal Republic of Germany. De Vallera is married with one son.
Devin Nunes was born October 1, 1973 and is the U.S. Representative for California's 21st congressional district, serving since 2003. The 21st district, located in the San Joaquin Valley, includes all of Tulare County, as well as much of eastern Fresno County. He is also the author of the book Restoring the Republic which was published in September 2010. Time magazine named Nunes one of the rising stars of American politics in their list of the top forty civic leaders under 40 years of age. Nunes is a member of two of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives, Ways and Means and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He is also a member of the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus. Nunes was born in Tulare, California. His family has operated a farm in Tulare County for three generations. The Nunes family is of Portuguese descent, immigrating from the Azores to California. Nunes graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he received a bachelor‘s degree in agricultural business and a master‘s degree in agriculture. He and his wife have three daughters.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook
PORTUGUESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT A GLANCE
Source: Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved January 15, 2012, from http://www.wikipedia.org
People
Portuguese Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the southwest European nation of Portugal, including the offshore island groups of the Azores and Madeira.
Colloquially, the term is also incorrectly applied to people whose ancestry stems from Portuguese-speaking countries. Such use of the term "Portuguese American" is employed as a synonym to Luso American. Accurately, a Portuguese American denotes any person born in the United States whose family came to the USA from Portugal. Americans and others who are not native Europeans from Portugal but originate from countries that were former colonies of Portugal are not Portuguese American, rather, they are codified as Lusitanic, or simply referred to by their present-day nationalities (Cape Verdean, Brazilian, etc.) although many citizens of former Portuguese colonies are also ethnically Portuguese. Famous Portuguese Americans include Tom Hanks, Katy Perry, Meredith Viera, James Franco and Joe Perry.
History
Portuguese people have had a very long history in the United States (from 1634), which may even be pre-Columbian, although there is lack of solid historical evidence. Navigators, like the Miguel Corte-Real family, may have visited the North American shores in first time at the beginning of the 16th century.[2] There is a monumental landmark, the Dighton Rock, in southeastern Massachusetts, that testifies their presence in the area. And João Rodrigues Cabrilho who explored the California coast for the first time.
During the Colonial period, there was limited Portuguese emigration to the present day U.S., especially on the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
In the late 19th century, many Portuguese, mainly Azorean and Madeiran, emigrated to the eastern U.S., establishing communities in various New England coastal cities, primarily but not limited to:
Providence, Bristol and Pawtucket in Rhode Island, and New Bedford, Taunton and Fall River in Southeastern Massachusetts. On the West Coast in California there are Portuguese communities in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Santa Cruz, the Central Valley, and San Diego, in connection to Portuguese fishermen and settlers emigrating to California from the Azores. There are also connections with Portuguese communities in the Pacific Northwest in Astoria, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada as well.
Many Portuguese relocated to the Kingdom of Hawaii, prior to its overthrow by the United States in the late 19th century.
In the mid-late 20th century, there was another surge of Portuguese immigration in America, mainly in the Northeast (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts). There are various Portuguese Clubs, principally in the larger cities of these states, which operate with the intention of promoting sociocultural preservation as venues for community events, athletics, etc. Many Portuguese Americans may include descendants of Portuguese settlers born in Africa (Angola, Cape Verde, and
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Mozambique) and Asia (mostly Macau) as well Oceania (Timor-Leste). There were approximately around 1.5 million Portuguese Americans in the United States by the year 2008. [1]
Some Portuguese surnames have been changed to align with more American sounding names, for example Rodrigues to Rogers, Oliveira to Oliver, Martins to Martin, Silva to Silver, and Pereira to Perry.
A general contribution the Portuguese people have made to American music is the ukulele, which originated in Madeira and was initially popularized in the Kingdom of Hawaii.[3] John Phillip Sousa was a famous Portuguese American composer most known for his patriotic compositions.
A large amount of mingling took place between Chinese and Portuguese in Hawaii.[4] There were very few marriages between European and Chinese people with the majority being between Portuguese and Chinese people.[5][6][7] These unions between Chinese men and Portuguese women resulted in children of mixed Chinese Portuguese parentage, called Chinese-Portuguese. For two years to June 30, 1933, 38 of these children were born, they were classified as pure Chinese because their fathers were Chinese.[8]
Demography
Portuguese-Americans are the fourth largest ethnic group in the State of Hawaii, fifth largest group in Rhode Island and the eighth largest group in Massachusetts.[9]
The three largest Portuguese-American communities in the US (2000 Census):
1. Metro Boston area: 192,017 (3.3% of Metro population)[10] 2. Greater New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area: 129,865 (0.6% of total Metro population)[10] 3. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area: 121,757 (1.7% of total Metro population)[10]
Other large areas of Portuguese are Santa Cruz, California; San Jose, California; Fresno, California; Bakersfield, California; New Orleans, Louisiana and Newark, New Jersey.
The states with the largest Portuguese populations:
California: 330,974 Massachusetts: 279,722 Rhode Island: 99,445 New Jersey: 78,196 Florida: 48,974 Hawaii: 48,527
Sources:
1. 2008 Community Survey. US Census Bureau. 2. "Associação Dr. Manuel Luciano da Silva" Acervo Documental". Retrieved December 17, 2006. 3. "Ukulele origins from Madeira Portugal". Retrieved 2007-02-12. 4. United States Bureau of Education (1921). Bulletin, Issues 13-18. U.S. G.P.O.. p. 27. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 5. Romanzo Adams (2005). Interracial Marriage in Hawaii. Kessinger. p. 154. ISBN 1-4179-9268-9. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 6. Margaret M. Schwertfeger (1982). Interethnic Marriage and Divorce in Hawaii A Panel Study of 1968 First Marriages. Kessinger. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 7. Romanzo Adams (2005). Interracial Marriage in Hawaii. Kessinger. p.15. ISBN 1-4179-9268-9. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 8. "Portuguese American Population Numbers". Retrieved 2007-02-12. 9. a b c "Census 2000- Population of European-American and other ethnic groups in major American metropolitan areas". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook PORTUGAL AT A GLANCE
Source: AICEP Portugal Global
Background
Mainland Portugal is geographically located in Europe's West Coast, on the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered by Spa in to the North and East and by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South, making it a privileged geo strategic location between Europe, America and Africa.
In addition to the mainland, Portugal's territory also includes the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira, two archipelagos located in the Atlantic Ocean.
Portuguese borders have remained unchanged since the XIII Century, making Portugal one of the oldest countries in the world, with nearly 900 years of history that clearly demonstrates its strong identity and internal cohesion.
Geography
On mainland Portugal, the Tagus River, Portugal's largest river, divides the high mountainous lands and plateaus of the North, from the low lying plains of the Summary South. Also the flat coastal area contrasts with that of the inland. The highest peaks are found in a mountainous range in the centre of the country, of which Serra da Estrela is the highest with 1,991 m. On the archipelagos, Pico (2,351 m) is the highest peak in the Azores, while Pico Ruivo (1,862 m) is the highest peak in Madeira.
The coast of mainland Portugal is mostly unbroken, except for two major estuaries (Tagus and Sado). There are also small bays (Peniche, Sines and Lagos) and lagoons (Vouga-Aveiro, 6bidos and Faro). Headlands are few in number, small in size but of great beauty: these include the Capes of Mondego, Carvoeiro, Roca, Esplchel, Sines, S. Vicente and Santa Maria .
Portugal's agreeable climate offers mild winters and pleasant summers. The wettest months are November and December, whilst the driest are from April to September.
Population and Language
Portugal's population is estimated at 10.6 million people, of which more than half are economically active. The demographic concentration is higher near the coastal areas, with Lisbon (the capital city) and Porto showing the highest population density. The Portuguese language is spoken by more than 200 million people spread over all continents: Europe, Africa,
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook America and Asia. This diversity greatly contributes to the strong historical and cultural ties that Portugal has with the world.
Politics
The Republic of Portugal is a Parliamentary democracy, based on the respect and the effective guarantees for fundamental rights and freedoms and the separation and interdependence of powers. Under the Portuguese Constitution, sovereign powers are vested in the President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Republic, the Government and the Courts.
The President of the Republic is the Head of State, elected by direct universal suffrage for a five year term, with a maximum of two terms. The current President of the Republic is Anibal Cavaco Silva who was re-elected on January 23, 2011.
Legislative power lies with the Parliament (Assembly of the Republic) represented by 230 members which are elected by popular vote to serve a four year term. Executive power lies with the Government headed by the Prime Minister, the Ministers and the Secretaries of State. Pedro Passos Coelho, Portugal's Prime Minister and the leader of the Social Democratic Party won the legislative elections in June 2011.
The Portuguese judicial system consists of several categories of Court, independent of each other, with their own structure and rules. Two of these categories are composed only by one Court (the Constitutional Court and the Court of Auditors). The Judicial, Administrative and Fiscal Courts are numerous, hierarchically structured and respond to a Supreme Court. In addition, there are Maritime Courts, Courts of Arbitration and Justices of the Peace.
Infrastructures
Road Infrastructures: Portugal has one of the most developed road networks in Europe, comprising of motorways (AE), main roads (IP), secondary roads (IC), national roads (EN) and municipal routes. In 2010, the mainland road network reached 13,123 km, of which 2,737 km was motorway, more than 1/5 of the total road network.
Rail Network: The rail network comprises 2,843 km (2,794 km with rail traffic) providing North-South connection down the coastline and East-West across the country. Railway network density tends to be more significant in regions with a higher population concentration.
Airports: There are 15 airports. On the mainland the three major international airports are located in the coastal cities of Lisbon, Porto and Faro. A new airport is to be built in the Lisbon region. Due to the isolation of the Autonomous Regions there are a larger number of airports. The Azores have nine and Madeira has two. Most international airlines serve the country's main airports. The Portuguese airline is TAP Portugal.
Maritime Routes: Mainland Portugal has nine major ports: Viana do Castelo and Leix6es, in the North; Aveiro and Figueira da Foz, in the Centre; Lisbon and Setubal in the Lisbon region; Sines in the Alentejo; Faro and Portimao in the Algarve. The Autonomous Region of the Azores has eight ports and the Autonomous Region of Madeira has three. Only Lisbon and Leix6es on the mainland offer passenger services, though the number of passengers embarking and disembarking at Leix6es port is insignificant. The port infrastructure is thus primarily geared to handling goods. This is particularly so at Sines (38.6% of total in 2011), Leix6es (24.4%) and Lisbon (18.5%).
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Economy
Economic structure
Following the trend of its European partners, over the last decades one of the most important characteristics of the structure of the Portuguese economy is the increase in the services sector. In 2011, agriculture, forestry and fishing generated only 2.1 % of GVA (compared with 24% in 1960), and 9.9% of employment, while industry, construction, energy and water represented 23.3% of GVA and 27.3% of employment. The services sector generated 74.5% of GVA and represented 62.8% of the labor force.
Apart from a greater focus on services, there has also been significant change in manufacturing, which has undergone a modernization process. Traditional manufacturing has been gradually replaced by new activity sectors that offer a larger incorporation of technology and that have contributed to the growth of the Portuguese economy, namely motor vehicles and parts thereof, electronics, energy, pharmaceutical and the new technologies.
Portugal's geographic position also impacts on the growth of the services sector. The mild Mediterranean climate regulated by the influence of the Atlantic, together with its extensive coastline, are significant factors driving the growth of the tourism industry.
Current economic situation and outlook
The gradual improvement of demand on a global scale and of the economy of our main trade partners, which started at the end of 2009, allowed Portugal to retake a growth trajectory in 2010 (GDP rose 1.4% during the same period). The main reason for that recovery was the performance of our exports.
However, the spread of the sovereign -debt crisis in the Euro Zone during 2010 and the beginning of 2011 has contributed to the deterioration of the conditions of access to international financial markets. For the Portuguese economy, characterized by a high level of external debt and a tendency for low economic growth, combined with an
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook excessive public deficit, these events have put in jeopardy the sustainability of public finances, making inevitable the request for the financial assistance to European Union and IMF in April 2011,
The main strategic guidelines of the Adjustment Programme, valid until 2013, were designed to maintain a balanced and sustainable economic development at a medium-long term; to eliminate the restrictions to economic growth, promote competiveness and employment, and to ensure a sustainable path for public finances.
Its impact on the Portuguese economy will be, notwithstanding, very significant. The economic activity recorded a contraction in 2011 (-1.6%) and is expected to decline further this year (-3.3%). In 2013, a slow recovery should take hold (+0.3%), mainly supported by exports, which will continue to make a significant contribution to economic growth, although not enough to offset the impact of restrictive measures on the economy, causing a decrease in consumption and investment.
International trade
After the loss verified in 2009, in 2010 there was a significant increase in Portuguese exports. Portugal benefited from an increase in international demand and from the economic recovery of our main trade partners, which started at the end of 2009, and was consolidated during 2010.
In 2011, sales of goods' registered an equally positive growth (an increase of 15.4%), however exports of services increased only 9%, in relation to the same period in 2010.
2 With regards to the main exports markets , in the same period, Spain leads the clients ranking with a quota of 25% and an increase of 7.9% over the same period in 2010. Germany with a quota of 13.6% (2nd place) registered an increase of about 20% and was the client that has mostly contributed to the
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook global exports boost in 2011. France, in 3rd position, received 12% of Portuguese exports in 2011 and registered an increase of 17.2% over the same period. Angola follows with a quota of 5.5%, United Kingdom (5.1 %), Netherlands (3.9%), Italy (3.6%), USA (3.5%), Belgium (3.2%) and Brazil (1.4%).
3 The machinery and tools, continues to lead the Portuguese exports in 2011, with a 14.5% quota and an increase of 11.7% over the same period in 2010. Next were vehicles and other transport material (with a quota of 13.3% and an increase of 23.7%) and in 3rd place, base metals with an 8.1 % quota and an increase of 17.2%. Chemicals, with a 5.6% quota, that is, 0.6 pp. more than in 2010 registered the largest increase compared to the previous year (29.7%).
The imports of goods slowed down in 2011 (1.2% rise over the same period), meanwhile the imports of services increased 5%. Oil products, machinery and tools and vehicles and other transport material, lead the ranking, together representing 43.5% of total Portuguese imports, in 2011. Spain, Germany, France and Italy are the main suppliers with more than 56% of total imports.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Portugal – US: The Economic Bilateral Relationship
By: Rui Boavista Marques Trade and Investment Commissioner Director, Aicep Portugal Global, North America
First of all I would like to congratulate NOPA – National Organization of Portuguese Americans for the outstanding idea of printing a very first Luso-American Yearbook. I believe it can contribute to a clear mapping of the new realities evolving Portuguese and Luso-American communities in the United States.
Allow me to introduce some of the aspects why Portugal is a country worth of the trust of many foreign investors and why it is making inroads with a new marketing campaign in the US: ―Portugal, Innovate with us‖.
Portugal competitiveness for investment
. Today, Portugal represents an opportunity for multinationals to diversify their investments. The investments from Luso-American entrepreneurs are also extremely welcome.
. We are a country with a logistical ability capable of sending products manufactured nationally, to any place in the world, quickly and effectively.
. We are a country with a skilled and competitive labor force: a workforce that has the lowest wage growth rate in the European Union. An educated workforce, with fast capacity to adapt to new concepts and technologies and, at the same time, committed to work.
. We have competitive operational costs, from energy to construction and real state. The Government, through the Simplex program, made a major effort to reduce bureaucracy in Portugal, making our country an internationally recognized example of e-Government.
. There is an increasing focus in the development of conditions for Research and Development initiatives, in partnerships between companies, universities and R&D Centers. The State increasingly supports this business network, by granting incentives to companies and applying an increasing amount of the state budget to higher education centers.
. Portugal offers the opportunity for investors to approach the triangle Portugal-Brazil-Africa. From a base in Portugal, companies can access more easily in new markets that are expanding, either alone or in partnerships with Portuguese companies. AICEP is available to support foreign investors to establish their operations in Portugal and to expand their activities in this important triangle.
Portugal – a shift toward technology and innovation
. Many global solutions used today in state of the art fields like telecommunications, defense, biotechnology, microelectronics and renewable energies, are made in Portugal. Examples are: the first pre-paid mobile phone card in the world, the technology for the new European Electronic Passport, the first GPS navigation system in the world with aerial photographs, the world‘s most resistant and environmental friendly anticorrosive paints. . NASA and the European Space Agency apply to Portuguese technology especially for computer systems.
. In terms of renewable energy, Portugal houses the world largest solar power plant and has installed several manufacturing companies producing components and equipments for wind and photovoltaic energy. 45% of our electricity comes from renewable energy sources.
. The Alqueva Dam in the south of Portugal is the biggest artificial lake in Europe and represents a big opportunity for the agro-food industry, tourism and energy.
. In 2010, R&D achieved 1.7% of GDP, a 10% increase in relation to 2009. A growing number of R&D institutions are developing research in Portugal and the most recent examples are: INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, the first fully international research organization in Europe in the field of nanoscience
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook and nanotechnology, and Champalimaud foundation, a private biomedical research center which aims to supports researchers working at the cutting-edge of medical science.
. Harvard Medical School, MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Texas in Austin and the Fraunhofer Institute also chose Portugal to locate their research activities as well as cutting-edge higher education programs.
Prominent Activities in Portugal
. Bio-technology, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical: 40% of the Portuguese biotechnology companies have partnerships with other R&D companies and 86% with Universities. Portugal has a strong network of SME‘s with long experience in supplying this type of industry.
. Information & Communication Technologies: Enhancing Portugal modernization on ICT, the Portuguese Government has launched ―Connecting Portugal‖, in the scope of the Technological Plan aiming to strengthening the competitiveness in the sector, to promote the use of ICT infrastructures and to stimulate the scientific and technological growth supported by international cooperation. Portugal is becoming one the European countries with more Living Labs creating an excellent environment for innovative investment projects.
. Aeronautical: It represents a Sector with a huge growth potential, mainly because Portugal is involved with several institutions and programmes focused on R&D for the Aeronautics sector. In 2008, Embraer chose Portugal as the location for its new manufacturing plants. These two plants - 100 M€ investment - will build the wings and the vertical and horizontal stabilizer for the new G450 and G500 Legacy planes. Also, OGMA is now one of the leading maintenance stations in Europe, not only for Embraer but also for Lockheed and Airbus models. With the development of a national suppliers industry, capable of manufacturing aircraft parts, we believe that in the near future Portugal will have a core of companies as suppliers of the major aviation manufacturers and supporting the Embraer project in Portugal.
. Renewable energies: The promotion of renewable energies has been an important aspect of Portugal‘s energy policy. Renewable energies have become a major growth industry in Portugal: 45% of gross electricity generated from renewable sources, the Portuguese company EDP Renewables is the 4th largest world player in wind energy, and we have the largest wind farm in operation in Europe and the largest PV solar plant in the Europe.
. Electric Mobility: Developing the concept of electric mobility has been a strong focus of the Portuguese Government in recent years. Portugal bets on new energy models for mobility, to improve the quality of life in cities. Portugal will be one of the countries defining the standard for recharging electric vehicles thus giving a unique opportunity for companies to be the first to act on this market. The network MOBI.E primarily uses energy from renewable sources in the supply of electric vehicles. The electrical mobility is an important business opportunity and an important contribution to the future society. EFACEC a leading engineering company won the world largest contract for fast electrical chargers, 950 fast chargers to be installed in the US until 2014, for 350 Green a California company.
. Shared Services Centers: The country has a diversity of qualified, multilingual workforce and a cost competitive modern telecoms network, combined with cut-rate office space readily available. These have made companies such as IBM BTO, Siemens, Alcatel, Microsoft, HP, Xerox and Cisco to locate their SSC in Portugal and by doing so, saving up to 58% of costs in these divisions. As infrastructure and skills standardize over Europe, countries like Portugal, with lower cost and strong labor skills, become increasingly more attractive. Indeed, Portugal already represents over 3% of Europe‘s SSCs.
Recent FDI Track Record
. Recently, the German group Enercon has recently chose Portugal to establish industrial factories for wind turbines equipment. The project is part of the wind energy cluster in Viana do Castelo.
. The Swedish group Swedwood, part of IKEA group, has chose Portugal to install 3 facilities to produce wood furniture for the Ikea stores (129 M€ investment).
. Dow Chemical also expanded its chemical complex in Portugal. The 46 M€ project is the construction of a new unit for the production of PMDI and EPS for different usages.
. Cisco: Opening of the new Centre for Cisco Portugal operations in Lagoas Park-Lisbon. This facility also houses the ―European Hercules Center‖. This Centre provides qualified support to the European operations. It replaces
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook and expands the services that were previously secured by the Dutch offices. It further reinforced its presence with the creation of 150 new positions for highly technological qualified people.
. Microsoft acquired the Portuguese company Mobicomp, market leader in mobile solutions. Windows mobile users around the world (that sold more than 20 million licenses) will benefit from a technology made in Portugal.
Portugal – US Bilateral Relationship
Portugal has a trade surplus with the US since 1997. In particular during the current crisis years, Portuguese exports continue its rising trend: 32% in 2010, 13% in 2011, 51% during the first quarter of 2012, and the gains were broad enough to involve all exports sectors.
The most striking achievements by Portuguese companies in the US markets have been carried out by direct investments. As a matter of fact, Portugal is no longer only an export country to the US but has been investing heavily in manufacturing and new services.
Just to name a few examples: the acquisition of Horizon in Texas by EDP-Renewables, the greenfield investment in a state-of-the art electric transformers manufacturing plant by EFACEC in Georgia, the MARTIFER activities in California and Texas, the SOVENA case - a market leader in olive oil bottling, the SODECIA acquisition of AZ Automotives – a Detroit company with 8 manufacturing plants of auto components, the EIP recent acquisition of J.F.Edwards Construction Co., BRISA, SOARES DA COSTA, CIFIAL, ADIRA, LOGOPLASTE, and HOVIONE investments. In May 2012 Wedo technologies acquired the Washington DC based Connectiv Technologies, to expand their world leadership in insurance revenue and telecommunication applications.
But if the above mentioned firms have invested in manufacturing and R&D units, more and more Portuguese companies are opening offices in the USA, to support their clients, and detect more opportunities. Just to name a few in the high tech sector: YDREAMS, WEDO, WIT Technologies, OUTSystems, GATEWIT, and CRITICAL Links. Also worth mentioning are the companies in the life sciences fields: GCD Genetics, ALFAMA, BIOTECNOL, BLUEPHARMA, CRIOESTAMINAL and ALERT.
Within the Luso-American community there are many successful cases that have been proudly carrying the name of Portugal. All this companies ad-value to the branding of Portugal in general. They are our champions and serve as benchmark examples for the new generations of Luso-American entrepreneurs.
. In order to further increase the positioning of Portugal in the US markets, AICEP launched since 2011 a Campaign under the motto ―Portugal, Innovate with us‖ that focus in Foreign Direct Investment promotion activities besides bringing to the US trade missions in the following sectors: Life Sciences (Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, and Health applications), Logistics and Infra-structures, Information and Communication Technologies and Renewable Energy.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook THE CONGRESSIONAL PORTUGUESE AMERICAN CAUCUS
History & Renaissance
The Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus was established in 1995 by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (RI-D) and co-chaired with Congressman Richard Pombo (CA-R). The caucus over the years grew to a membership of 38 congressmen and was actively supporting key initiatives of interest to the Portuguese American community such as the Dual Taxation Agreement (1996), the Visa Waiver Program (1999), sanctions against Indonesia regarding the violence in East Timor (1999).
In 2010, NOPA found out, unbeknownst to the community, that the last time a Congressional Caucus for the Portuguese American community existed on record was the 107th Congress (2001-2002). All Congressional Member Organizations' registrations are overseen by the Committee for House Administration; however there had not been any action to reinstate the Portuguese American Caucus in any of the previous four Congresses, spanning eight years: 111th Congress (2009-2010), 110th Congress (2007-2008), 109th Congress (2005- 2006), and 108th Congress (2003-2004).
NOPA recognized that the Portuguese American community:
Continued to expand each year and needed Members of Congress that it could turn to first to have its opinions heard and priorities addressed.
Needed a group of federal policymakers who were proud to represent the Portuguese American community its contributions to American society in an officially registered caucus.
Needed to re-establish this important congressional member organization dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Portuguese Americans.
In 2011, NOPA lead the effort to contact the Committee for House Administration and the staff of the Portuguese American Congressional elected officials urging them to take quick action towards reinstating the Portuguese American Caucus for the 112th Congress (2011-2012). During the reinstatement process, NOPA worked closely with Congressional staff from the selection and coordination of the caucus co–chairs, to crafting the caucus mission and application that was submitted by the Congressmen to the House Committee on Administration, which keeps the official information on Congressional caucuses. NOPA also launched an effort to educate the Portuguese American community about how congressional caucuses belong to the community and that the caucus was accessible to all individuals and organizations in the Portuguese American community by providing direct contact information to the congressional staff directors who managed the caucus.
NOPA, as publisher of the Portuguese American Yearbook, plans to dedicate a section of its editions to the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus and its members in gratitude for their service to the community they serve. This section will also serve a source of information for readers in case they need to know which congress members are on the caucus and how to contact them.
Contact Information for the Portuguese American Caucus:
Caucus Staff Director for Caucus Staff Director for Co-Chair Dennis Cardoza: Co-Chair Jim Costa: Ben Goldeen Andy Flick Phone: 202-225-6131 Phone: 202-225-3341 Email: [email protected] / Email: [email protected] /
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook THE CONGRESSIONAL PORTUGUESE AMERICAN CAUCUS
112th Congress Membership
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, Co-Chair (D CA-18)
Contact: 2437 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6131
Now in his fifth term in Congress, Dennis Cardoza has established a reputation as an effective, fiscally-responsible legislator who delivers results for the Central Valley. Cardoza represents California 's 18th Congressional District, which includes Merced County and portions of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Madera, and Fresno Counties.
In the 110th and 111th Congresses, Cardoza served as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, which had a leading role in the formation of the 2007 Farm Bill. The subcommittee was critical to Central Valley farmers because it had jurisdiction over the crops that constitute the lion's share of Central Valley agricultural production. In the 112th Congress, Cardoza is serving as the Ranking Member of the Agriculture Committee‘s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry where he is a leader in tackling and solving the crisis that has plagued dairy producers and the industry in recent years.
Cardoza's centrist philosophy is highlighted in his role as a leading member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 26 moderate to conservative House Democrats who are committed to fiscal responsibility and accountability for taxpayer dollars. The fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition has led the charge to ensure Congress adheres to fiscal discipline by reining in reckless federal spending. Cardoza believes we still must get back on the road to fiscal responsibility before we pass the nation's keys – and our debt – onto our children and grandchildren, and that quite simply it's high time our country starts paying for what it buys.
Since taking office in 2003, Cardoza has demonstrated a commitment to reaching across the partisan divide to find common ground between Democrats and Republicans. He has a strong record on fiscal responsibility, national security, supporting our veterans, and defending Social Security. Cardoza has worked tirelessly to support legislation that helps Central Valley farmers and has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for vital projects throughout the 18th District.
Cardoza has been a strong and consistent advocate for reducing our nation's dangerous dependence on foreign oil. He strongly supports investing in alternative and renewable energy sources. Cardoza, who has installed solar panels on his family residence in Atwater, introduced a bill that would extend and increase tax credits for solar installation on residential and commercial properties. In 2006, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) named him ―Solar Champion of the Year.‖
Cardoza, who has two adopted children, has been a strong voice on behalf of adoption and foster children and has received numerous awards in recognition of his tireless efforts. In 2007, he introduced
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook legislation that ensured children who age out of the foster care system receive necessary healthcare until the age of 21. The bill was incorporated into a larger piece of larger legislation and became law. In 2005, he introduced the ―Military Adoption Act,‖ which makes it easier for military service members to adopt children by allowing them to take paid leave. The bill was also signed into law. Prior to serving in Congress, Cardoza spent six years in the California State Assembly, where he chaired the powerful Rules Committee and helped forge the Moderate Democratic Caucus. A broad group of organizations honored Cardoza as Legislator of the Year for his efforts to cut taxes, help family farms, and promote education and children's safety.
Cardoza's interest in public service began in college when he interned on Capitol Hill during the summer of 1979. The first in his family to graduate from college, Cardoza went on to run a successful small business. His belief that government should do more to help small businesses and foster economic growth inspired him to serve a term on the Atwater City Council beginning in 1984.
In 1994, Cardoza was appointed to the Merced City Council. His council-related duties on the Merced County Regional Solid Waste Board, the Merced County Association of Governments, and the Atwater Redevelopment Agency provided invaluable experience on dealing with a wide range of important local and county issues.
Cardoza has been relentless in his efforts to establish a University of California campus in the Central Valley. UC Merced, once a dream of Valley educators, students, and parents opened its campus doors in the fall of 2005, and is currently on track to establish its own medical school. Cardoza, a graduate of the University of Maryland, currently sits on the University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Board of Visitors. He also is a recipient of the UC Merced Chancellor‘s Medal.
The Congressman has never forgotten his agricultural roots. His grandparents emigrated from Portugal in the early 20th century to farm the rich Merced County soil. The Cardoza family raised dairy cattle and grew sweet potatoes, almonds, watermelons, wheat, oats, and alfalfa.
Representative Cardoza is married Dr. Kathleen McLoughlin. They have three children, Joey, Brittany, and Elaina.
Rep. Jim Costa, Co-Chair (D CA-20)
Contact: 1314 Longworth Hob Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3341
Jim Costa was sworn in as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California‘s 20th Congressional District in January, 2005. Raised on a dairy farm in Fresno‘s Kearney Park area, Congressman Costa is a third- generation family farmer. As a Member of Congress, Costa has applied his farming background to fighting for Valley water, agriculture, and the economy.
A lifelong resident of the Valley, Costa‘s committee assignments allow him to effectively advocate for the district. Costa uses his position on the Natural Resources Committee to fight for the Valley‘s fair share of water. This includes securing funding for dams, working to overturn unfair federal water regulations, and increasing Valley water allocations. On the Agriculture Committee, Costa has worked to increase federal support for Valley agriculture through the Farm Bill and other programs. When a milk price crisis devastated the region‘s dairy industry, Costa introduced legislation to protect Valley dairy families and local jobs. In addition to his committee assignments, Costa is a member of the fiscally-conservative Blue Dog Coalition and has worked with his colleagues to support more responsible budgeting practices.
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Costa‘s work to improve the Valley stretches across the district. During his first term in office, Costa put together a broad-based bipartisan coalition aimed at developing a Regional Water Plan for Central California. He also led the negotiations between the City of Fresno and the State of California that secured the final funding necessary to complete the new Amtrak station in Fresno. During the 109th Congress, Costa played a leading role in the bipartisan effort to secure Highway 99 funding in the infrastructure bonds approved by California voters in 2006. Costa was also a principal in the successful effort to secure Congressional approval of plans to keep Fresno's 144th Air National Guard Fighter Wing viable well into the future. As the primary author of state legislation to create the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, Costa continues to work with local and state officials to clean up the Valley's air.
Costa‘s efforts to strengthen Valley agriculture and the economy have been recognized by organizations like The American Farm Bureau Federation who named him a recipient of its "Friend of the Farm Bureau" award. Costa has also received the "Spirit of Enterprise" award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Costa‘s work to crack down on violent crime and advocate for victims‘ rights was recognized by the National Organization for Victim Assistance, which named him recipient of the Donald E. Santarelli Public Policy Award for demonstrating outstanding public policy leadership.
A product of Fresno County schools, Costa is a graduate of San Joaquin Memorial High School and has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from California State University, Fresno. Before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Costa served for 24 years in the California State Legislature.
Rep. Joe Baca (D CA-43)
Contact: 2366 Rayburn House Office Bldg Washington, D.C. 20515-0542 Phone: (202)225-6161
Rep. Joe Baca has represented California‘s Inland Empire in the House of Representatives since winning a special election in 1999. He serves on the House Agriculture Committee, and is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture. He also serves on the House Financial Services Committee.
Rep. Baca served as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) during the 110th Congress (2007-2008). During this time, he successfully blocked harmful English-only and anti-immigrant amendments offered in the House. He also guided the CHC in its efforts to ensure the contributions of Latino and Native America veterans were recognized in the PBS documentary ―The War.‖ In addition, Rep. Baca used his leadership position to pass record breaking funding levels for food stamps and nutrition programs to feed over 44 million hungry Americans; and helped secure new funding for minority serving institutions, including over $200 million in new grant funding. He currently chairs the CHC Corporate America Task Force.
Rep. Baca continues to advocate in Congress on issues that impact the poor and underserved, including nutrition, housing, health, veterans‘ affairs, and issues affecting the Hispanic and Native American communities. He has used his experience in Congress to help secure over $154 million in federal appropriations assistance for education, public safety, transportation, and water projects. Congressman Baca is also the primary sponsor of the PROUD Act, legislation that puts responsible immigrant high school graduates on an expedited path to U.S. Citizenship.
Joe was born in Belen, New Mexico, the youngest of 15 children in a house where little English was spoken. Joe worked shining shoes at age 10 and later worked as a laborer for the Santa Fe Railroad. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper with both the 101st and the 82nd Airborne Divisions from 1966- 68. Following military service, Joe earned his associates degree from Barstow Community College and his bachelor‘s degree in sociology from California State University, Los Angeles. In 1979, he became the
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook first Latino elected to the Board of Trustees for the San Bernardino Valley College District. He was elected to the State Assembly in 1992, where he became the first Latino Speaker pro Tempore, and was elected to the State Senate in 1998.
Joe and his wife, Barbara, began their own business, Interstate World Travel, in 1989. They have four children – Rialto City Councilman Joe Baca Jr., Jeremy, Natalie and Jennifer.
Rep. Baca has received many honors for his public service. Recent awards include the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute Edward R. Roybal/Henry B. Gonzalez award for Public Service, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President‘s Achievement Award, the National Farmers Union Presidential Award for Leadership, the Walter Kaitz Foundation Diversity Advocate Award, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Coalition of Minority Employees Award of Excellence. He has been listed as one of the top 100 most influential Hispanic leaders in America by Latino Leaders Magazine. He also has two local parks named after him: the Joe Baca Senior Field at the Empire Center in Fontana and the Joe Baca Field at the Rialto Boys and Girls Club. In addition, the ―Joe Baca Middle School‖ at 1640 S. Lilac Avenue in Rialto, California, is expected to open its doors in 2013.
Rep. Leonard Boswell (D IA-3)
Contact: 1026 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3806
Congressman Leonard Boswell was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. In his tenure as a Member of Congress, Boswell has supported meaningful tax relief to working families, secured support and services for military families and veterans, and has been instrumental in crafting aviation security legislation. He continues to fight to keep small businesses and rural communities vital, focusing on real priorities of Iowa‘s families and restoring fiscal accountability to government. During the 112th Congress, Boswell is committed to work with his colleagues and the Administration to move our country forward by fighting for legislation that invests in producing American goods with American hands, grows Iowa‘s industries and small businesses, and stops the outsourcing of U.S. jobs. As a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Boswell will continue to build upon the successes and job creation opportunities that he has brought to the 3rd District in order to provide the jobs and economic growth that our nation needs.
Boswell is serving as the Ranking Member of the powerful Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. In his position as Ranking Member, he will play an integral role in guaranteeing that producers have risk management tools that truly work, while ensuring that consumers have a safe and affordable food supply, as they work toward the 2012 Farm Bill. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure named Boswell to serve on two subcommittees: the Subcommittee Aviation and the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, which will position Boswell to play an integral role in writing the next highway bill.
Boswell‘s legislative career began in 1985 in the Iowa State Senate. He was instrumental in passing significant spending reform legislation that put Iowa‘s finances back on track, ensuring a government that was both fiscally responsible and responsive to the needs of Iowans. In 1992, he was elected as Senate President, and once again in 1994 by the unanimous vote of his colleagues. He also served as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Prior to his legislative career, Boswell spent twenty years in the Army. He was drafted in the Army in 1956 as a private. He later graduated from Artillery Officers Candidate School, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his long and distinguished military career (earning him two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Soldier‘s Medal, two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with V device, and numerous other awards and decorations) Boswell saw the world. He served two one-year tours of duty
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook as an assault helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He also served two NATO tours of duty in Europe, first for four years in Germany, and later three years in Portugal. Boswell, who was a student and instructor at the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was recently inducted in to its Hall of Fame.
Leonard Boswell was born January 10, 1934, and raised in Ringgold and Decatur counties. He attended public school where he learned the tremendous value of Iowa‘s exceptional teachers and education system and graduated from Lamoni High School. He later received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Graceland College, where he met his future wife Dody. This dedication to a quality education continues today as he diligently works to see to it that the quality of Iowa schools, teachers, and students continue to improve upon their nationally recognized high level. He supported increasing Pell Grants to the level they are today, more than double the level they were when he was first elected to Congress, providing students with the means they need to continue their education and strive for a better future.
Boswell still maintains an interest in agriculture through his operation of the family farm. He has three children and four grandchildren with Dody.
Rep. Dan Burton (R IN-5)
Contact: 2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-0001 Phone: (202) 225-2276
Dan Burton is currently serving his fifteenth term as a United States Representative from Indiana's Fifth Congressional District. His first term in Congress began in January of 1983. The Fifth District lies in the heart of central Indiana and includes all of Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock Counties, as well as parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson Counties.
When Congressman Burton assumed the Chairmanship of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform in the 105th Congress, he became the first Hoosier Republican to Chair a full House Committee in more than sixty years. The last was Congressman William Robert Wood, who chaired the Committee on Appropriations during the 71st Congress (1929-1931). Congressman Burton currently serves as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia. Also, he is a Senior Member on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Dan Burton was born on June 21, 1938, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1957, and attended Indiana University and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Congressman Burton received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities from Capitol University of Integrative Medicine on December 17, 2000. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Political Science from the Graduate School of Dongguk University in the Republic of Korea (2009). He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Indiana Wesleyan University (2005). As a proud veteran of our Armed Forces, Dan served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves (1957-1962). Before his election to Congress, Mr. Burton held office in the Indiana State Senate (1969-70 and 1981-82), as well as in the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-68 and 1977-80). The Burton family resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Rep. David Cicilline (D RI-1)
Contact: 128 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-4911
David N. Cicilline was born on the South Side of Providence, Rhode Island and is one of five children of Jack and Sabra Cicilline. After his family moved to Narragansett, David became interested in public service for the first time – regularly asking his parents to drop him off to attend school board and Town Council meetings. As a teenager, he organized a successful petition drive demanding that his school add Italian language classes to its curriculum. After graduating from Narragansett High School, David attended Brown University as an undergraduate and later earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Following law school, David worked as a public defender in the District of Columbia before returning to Rhode Island to practice law. In 1994, he was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, where he soon earned a reputation as a fierce champion of political reform and gun safety, and his dedication to ethics won him Common Cause‘s top ranking.
David was first elected mayor of the City of Providence in 2002, and re-elected for a second term in office four years later in 2006. David‘s eight years in office were characterized by the implementation of a formal city ethics code, the influx of $3 billion in new investment, the lowest crime rates in more than four decades, and the implementation of a nationally recognized after-school program.
In 2010, after Representative Patrick J. Kennedy announced his decision to retire from the House, David decided to run for Congress by focusing on putting Rhode Islanders back to work and protecting important social service programs for seniors and families. After winning the general election, David was sworn in on January 5, 2011, and immediately began fighting for common-sense policies to help get small businesses, manufacturers, families, and seniors through these challenging economic times.
Helping to create good-paying jobs in Rhode Island is David‘s top priority. In Congress, David has introduced legislation to create a Make it in America Block Grant to help small manufacturers retool their factories and retrain workers with the skills they need to compete in a global economy. He‘s also introduced and co-sponsored a series of bills designed to revitalize Rhode Island and American manufacturing – including legislation to develop a comprehensive six-point national manufacturing strategy. David has also stood up to protect Rhode Island jobs by supporting legislation to hold countries like China responsible for cheating in trade matters by manipulating their currency.
David has also been a strong advocate for the more than 95,000 small businesses that form the backbone of Rhode Island‘s economy. As a member of the House Committee on Small Business, he was an early supporter of bipartisan legislation, which was signed into law, to repeal the onerous 1099 reporting requirements for small businesses, which had required that small businesses complete 1099 forms each year for any purchase over $600 in value. In addition, he has worked to free up access to capital for small business, and fought to maintain funding for Small Business Development Centers and programs that provide small businesses and entrepreneurs with the targeted assistance they need to start, sustain, and grow their companies.
As an outspoken proponent for Rhode Island‘s seniors, David is working hard to make sure Congress lives up to the promise we made more than 75 years ago to provide our seniors with the financial security they have earned for their retirement years. That‘s why David has opposed any effort to privatize Social Security and has co-sponsored legislation that would change the way Cost of Living Adjustments are calculated so they more accurately reflect the spending habits of seniors.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook In addition, David has fought proposals that would weaken Medicare. He opposed the Republican budget plan, H.CON.RES. 34, which would have ended Medicare as we know it by changing it from a publicly- run health insurance plan to a voucher program for purchasing private health insurance. During negotiations on raising the debt ceiling, David joined more than 70 of his House colleagues in urging Minority Leader Pelosi to avoid cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security as part of any deal. As a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, David has also been a strong voice for bringing our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan as safely and expeditiously as we can. David believes that the United States cannot continue to spend $8 billion a month in Afghanistan while so many urgent needs go unaddressed in Rhode Island and America. Rather than continuing to spend those funds building schools, bridges, and roads halfway around the world, we should be investing that money in our own country. He has cosponsored legislation to create a National Infrastructure Bank, which would allow the Federal government to leverage public and private funds to put people back to work rebuilding our roads, schools, water systems, and more – right here at home. In 2011, David urged President Obama to remove all American troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D TX-25)
Contact: 201 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-4865
U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett serves on the House Budget Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over all tax and trade measures, as well as Social Security and Medicare. He is ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Human Resources, which has jurisdiction over issues that relate to child care, child and family services, child support, foster care, adoption, and unemployment compensation. He was re-elected to serve a second two-year term as Chairman of the Texas Democratic delegation.
Rep. Doggett has been a vocal advocate for tax code reform and has sought to close tax loopholes that favor large corporate interests to the detriment of small businesses and individual taxpayers. In March, he was featured in a CBS News 60 Minutes segment by Lesley Stahl and on MSNBC‘s Morning Joe regarding his longstanding efforts to address multinational corporate tax abuse. He has also been a leading advocate of budget scrutiny of ―tax expenditures‖ made available through preferential treatment in the Tax Code.
Rep. Doggett has opposed efforts to privatize Social Security, promoted affordable prescription drug coverage for seniors, and worked to boost federal support for education maintaining that America‘s competitiveness begins with an opportunity for students to achieve all of the education for which they are willing to work. President Obama has called for a permanent extension of the tax cut that Rep. Doggett authored, which provides an annual $2,500 tax credit for students seeking more education after high school.
In April, he received the American Bar Association‘s Justice Award for his work on legislation that assists with funding for legal services to the disadvantaged. He has also worked to ensure our local vets have better access to healthcare facilities and the educational benefits they earned.
Congressman Doggett has been honored with the national AARP 2008 Legislative Achievement Award for his leadership on Medicare. For his work ensuring families have access to health care, he received awards from the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Texas Association of Community Health Centers. For his work protecting the environment, Doggett was honored in 2006 by the Texas League of Conservation Voters with its inaugural Environmental Champion Award.
Austin Chronicle readers named Lloyd Doggett as the "Best Elected Official for 2011," saying that during his career in Congress he has always risen "to defend the values of Austin, Travis County, and his entire
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook district, no matter how hard the Republicans have tried to take him out of the game." Austin Chronicle readers also named him as the "Best Elected Official for 2010," calling him "a constant presence at community events." 2011 was the sixth time that he has been so honored in a publication that noted in 2008 he serves ―with distinction, courage, and forthrightness."
His strong defense of consumer rights earned Doggett a "Public Interest Champion" award in 2003 from the Public Interest Research Group. For his efforts on behalf of small business and economic development in Central Texas, the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce honored Doggett as the 2006 Business Advocate of the Year in government. As both a product of and active proponent for public education, Doggett was one of eight alumni honored in a Hall of Fame, commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Austin Independent School District. This commitment to public service is a tradition for Congressman Doggett. At the University of Texas in Austin, Doggett was elected Student Body President in 1967 and graduated first in his class from the College of Business Administration. Later, he graduated from the UT School of Law with honors, while serving as an associate editor of the Texas Law Review. Elected to the Texas Senate, he became known for his untiring work ethic. He authored 124 state laws, including the creation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights to prohibit discrimination and the Texas Sunset Act, which continues to seek greater efficiency and accountability by requiring periodic review of government agencies.
Elected in 1988 to serve as Justice to the Texas Supreme Court, he wrote opinions supporting the right to a trial by jury and authored an important rule bolstering the public's access to information. Lloyd Doggett served as Chair of the Supreme Court Task Force on Judicial Ethics and was recognized as an "Outstanding Judge in Texas" by the Mexican-American Bar of Texas, awarded the James Madison Award from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, and received the First Amendment Award from the National Society of Professional Journalists.
Doggett‘s wife, Libby, serves as Director of an initiative at the Pew Charitable Trusts to promote smart state policies and investments in quality, home-based programs for new and expectant families. They have two daughters. Lisa, an Austin physician, directs a clinic that focuses on treating the uninsured. Cathy, a former schoolteacher, now trains teachers how to be more effective in the classroom. The Doggetts have three granddaughters, Ella, Clara, and Zayla.
Rep. Barney Frank (D MA-4)
Contact: 2252 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5931
Barney Frank represents the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts, and he is also the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee. In 2009 and 2010, he helped pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a new law that the Washington Post has called ―the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory system since the Great Depression.‖ Frank began his career in the Massachusetts State House, where he served for eight years before winning a seat in the U.S. Congress in 1980.
Although he is widely recognized for his work on national issues, Frank has also fought to help New Bedford fishermen, to bring commuter rail to the Southcoast, to provide affordable rental housing, and to support many local organizations and businesses.
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Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D OH-11)
Contact: 1019 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-7032
Representative Marcia L. Fudge is a committed public servant who brings a hard- working, problem-solving spirit to Congress and to the task of creating jobs, attacking predatory lending, and improving health care, small business, and education. These characteristics were honed while serving as Warrensville Heights‘ first African American female Mayor. As the city‘s top executive, Representative Fudge led Warrensville Heights in building 200 new homes and shoring up a sagging retail base. The Honorable Louis Stokes, who represented the 11th District until his retirement says, "Congresswoman Fudge continues to build upon a quickly-earned reputation among her colleagues of being a hard worker and a knowledgeable legislator with leadership qualities."
Representative Fudge put her strong work ethic into practice in her appointments on House Committees and Caucus seats. On the Agriculture Committee, she continues her commitment to ending childhood obesity in a generation, stamping out hunger and monitoring the safety of our food supply. On the Education and the Workforce Committee, the Congresswoman is a strong advocate for policies to strengthen our education system and promote job creation. Additionally, she was an early, and continues to be a strong, voice for voter protection.
Congresswoman Fudge is past National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Professionally, she earned a bachelor‘s degree in business administration from The Ohio State University and a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University.
Congresswoman Fudge is now serving her third term. She was elected in a special election in November 2008, re-elected in the general election that was held that same month and again in 2010. She is highly respected by her congressional colleagues for her insight, wisdom, and honesty. Because she is a visionary, she voted for President Obama‘s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a welcome ―initial lifeline‖. As a dedicated public servant, she begins each morning with a firm promise ―to do the people‘s work‖. That simple philosophy defines this Congresswoman of substance and character who always keeps her promise.
Rep. Mike Grimm (R NY-13)
Contact: 512 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3371
Michael Grimm's service to our nation began at the age of nineteen, when he left college after his freshman year and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After serving in the Persian Gulf War and being awarded a Combat Meritorious Promotion Michael returned reserve status and continued his education.
While attending college full time during the day Michael went to work as a clerk for the FBI on the midnight shift. Michael was chosen to attend the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center where he completed the Federal Police Officer Training Program. Upon returning from training, Michael was deputized as a U.S. Marshal and entrusted with full arrest authority as a Uniformed Police Officer for the FBI.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook With a desire to diversify his background, Michael left the FBI for a Research Analyst position on Wall Street attaining several securities industry licenses. During this period, Michael attended Bernard M. Baruch College at night to further his education. Upon graduating with his BBA in Accountancy with a concentration in Finance, Grimm felt the pull of public service and returned to the FBI where he was appointed a Special Agent and assigned to the New York Office. Although he was assigned to investigate the Gambino Crime Family in the prestigious Organized Crime Branch, Michael found his niche fighting corruption on Wall Street as a member of the Financial Fraud Squad.
During his service in the FBI, Michael attended New York Law School at night. Special Agent Grimm was then admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut.
It was during his tenure with the Fraud Squad that Michael started his undercover career becoming the first FBI Agent to successfully infiltrate Wall Street. Posing as a hedge fund manager during Operation Wooden Nickel, arguably one of the most successful White Collar undercover investigations in the history of the FBI, Michael obtained evidence against more than 50 individuals committing frauds spanning the spectrum from stock manipulation and currency scams to money laundering. After establishing a reputation as a reliable, "go-to" undercover agent, Michael was enlisted to investigate corrupt politicians in New Jersey, corrupt police officers in Florida, and various other cases. Michael has relentlessly fought corruption and served our country proudly. After approximately 11 years as a Special Agent and more than 5 years serving as a deep Undercover Agent, Michael decided to leave the FBI to further expand his experience and became an entrepreneur. Michael founded a small health food restaurant in Manhattan and was a principal in a bio-fuel company.
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D HI-1)
Contact: 238 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2726
Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa proudly represents Hawaii's 1st Congressional District. She brings to Washington a passionate, hardworking and fearless approach to advocacy, honed by more than three decades spent fighting for the rights of her clients in the halls of justice and her constituents on the floor of the Hawaii State Legislature. Congresswoman Hanabusa, a yonsei, fourth generation American of Japanese ancestry, whose grandparents were interned during World War II, has dedicated her life to service and is committed to providing for the people of Hawaii while preserving the unique values and traditions that define the Aloha spirit.
Congresswoman Hanabusa‘s maternal great-grandparents were among the 200,000 Japanese who emigrated from Japan between 1885 and 1924 to work on the Hawai‗i sugar plantations. Her grandparents set the family roots in Waianae, on the Leeward Coast of Oahu, when they were born on and worked for the Waianae Plantation. Her maternal grandfather worked as a carpenter on the plantation and built and maintained the water flumes which carried water through the sugarcane fields from Makaha and Waianae Valley to Lualualei.
Her paternal great-grandparents were well known around the plantation. They made a living by making and selling tofu to the workers. And her paternal grandfather, known as Sampan Joe, was a fisherman who sold his catch to the plantation store every day.
Following Japan‘s attack on Pearl Harbor, both of her grandfathers were placed in internment camps. Grandpa Hanabusa was sent to the mainland and Grandpa Muroda went to Honouliuli on Oahu, because of their work as founders of the Waianae Hongwanji Mission.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Congresswoman Hanabusa was raised by Grandma Muroda while her hardworking parents, Isao and June, ran their popular gas station in their hometown of Waianae. Her father worked for Gaspro, Inc. and served as a director for the successor entity, Lenakona, Inc. until the day he died. In November 1998, Congresswoman Hanabusa was elected to serve the people of the Twenty-First District as their State Senator. She was victorious in her first ever run for public office and immediately people recognized her talents and desire to improve the lives of Hawaii's working families.
Congresswoman Hanabusa is married to Honolulu businessman John Souza. They have a 7 year-old Border Collie named Little, who enjoys a farm fresh egg every morning for breakfast, specially prepared by John.
Rep. Mike Honda (D CA-15)
Contact: 1713 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2631
U.S. Congressman Michael Honda has represented the 15th Congressional District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives for a decade. In Congress, Rep Honda is a member of the powerful House Appropriations and Budget Committees, Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Co-chair of the Democratic Caucus‘ New Media Working Group, House Democratic Senior Whip and the original author of the Equity and Excellence Commission now housed in the US Department of Education.
Mike‘s district includes Silicon Valley, the birthplace of technology innovation and now the country‘s leading developer of green technology. Mike has dedicated his life to public service and is lauded for his work on education, civil rights, national service, immigration, transportation, the environment, and high- tech issues.
Serving as a California State Assemblymember, Santa Clara County Board Supervisor, San Jose Planning Commissioner, San Jose Unified School Board Member, Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador, and with over 30 years in education as a teacher, principal and school board member, Mike‘s commitment to serving the people of California‘s 15th district is unwavering and unparalleled.
Mike was born in California, but spent his early childhood with family in an internment camp in Colorado during World War II. Mike‘s father served in the Military Intelligence Service, while his mother, who is still living, served as a fulltime homemaker. His family returned to California in 1953, becoming strawberry sharecroppers in San José's Blossom Valley.
In 1965, Mike answered President John F. Kennedy's call for volunteer service, enrolled in the Peace Corps for two years in El Salvador and returned fluent in Spanish and with a passion for teaching.
Mike earned Bachelor's degrees in Biological Sciences and Spanish and a Master's degree in Education from San José State University. In his career as an educator, Mike was a science teacher, served as a principal at two public schools, and conducted educational research at Stanford University.
In 1971, Mike was appointed by then-Mayor Norm Mineta to San Jose's Planning Commission. In 1981, Mike won his first election, gaining a seat on the San José Unified School Board. In 1990, Mike was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, where he led efforts to acquire and preserve open space in the county.
Mike served in the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2000. In 2000, Mike was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the Appropriations Committee, with postings on Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Legislative Branch Subcommittees. As an Appropriator, Mike focuses on
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook directing funding towards affordable healthcare, educational programs, worker training, port and border security, law enforcement and the safety of our neighborhoods, health care for our veterans and recovery from natural disasters.
Mike is currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) after spending seven years as Chairman. He continues his past work of coordinating with his colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucuses to champion the causes of under-represented communities by promoting social justice, racial tolerance, civil rights and voting rights. Additionally, as Co-Chair of the House LGBT Caucus, Mike authored immigration legislation to reunite all families, regardless of orientation.
In the 112th Congress, Mike was reappointed to House Democratic Senior Whip by then House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD). Senior Whips are a select group of Members and Democratic Caucus opinion leaders tasked with strategic planning on how issues impact targeted Members and developing strategies to ensure legislative success, one of which was to co-found and co-chair the Democratic Caucus New Media Working Group.
Mike is widowed and has two grown children. His wife, Jeanne, was a teacher at Baldwin Elementary School in San José before her passing in 2004. His son, Mark, is an aerospace engineer and Michelle, his daughter, is a public health educator in San Jose with three young boys.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D TX-18)
Contact: 2160 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3816
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is an influential and forceful voice in Washington. She is serving her ninth term (18 years) as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, which is the energy capital of the world. Considered by many as the ―Voice of Reason‖, she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people.
During Congresswoman Jackson Lee‘s tenure in Congress she has served on various Committees including the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and Judiciary. In the 110th and 111th Congress, Congresswoman Jackson Lee served as Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. As Chairwoman, Congresswoman Jackson Lee was a leader in support of enhanced technology, better intelligence, increased airplane cargo inspections, increased security for railroads, and implementation of the 9/11 Commission report.
She currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Congresswoman Jackson Lee is also a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee where she is a leader on Bullying Prevention. She was the lead sponsor of the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 and is leading the fight once again with her current bill HR 5770 with support from producers Harvey Weinstein and Lee Hirsch - producers of the film ‗Bully‘. She also led the fight for passage of the Fair Sentencing Act and this year garnered unanimous support to amend the 2012 Defense Authorization Bill that creates a day of honor for the return of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She has authored several immigration bills, such as H.R. 750, the "Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act", which sets forth a comprehensive and humane solution to the immigration problem, introduced legislation to enhance federal enforcement of hate crimes with H.R. 254, the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act, played a significant role in the renewal and reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, and contributed an amendment to the NASA reauthorization bill that will ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students to NASA‘s education programs. In
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook addition, Congresswoman Jackson Lee launched the Dr. Mae C. Jemison Grant Program to work with institutions serving minorities to bring more women of color in the field of space and aeronautics.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee has received numerous honors during her career in public service, including the US Dream Academy Legacy Award, the National Bankers Association Foundation Excellence Award, the Martin Luther King National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Champion of Courage Award, the Livingstone College Doctor of Humane Letters, the National Association of Negro Business Sojourner Truth Meritorious Service Award, the Award for Policy at the 16th Annual Phillip Burton Immigration & Civil Rights Awards, the Drum Major Award for Public Service by the Revelation Urban Development Institute, the National Minority Quality Forum Lifetime Achievement Award and the Houston Community College Joyce M. Reynolds award just to name a few. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to Science, the National Technical Association (NTA) of Scientists and Engineers honored the Congresswoman with its Top Women in the Sciences Award. She was also awarded the "Legislator of the Year" by the National Mental Health Association for her outstanding work on mental health legislation.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is a frequent guest on network and cable news including Face the Nation and MSNBC. She is a founder, member, and co-chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus and has served several years as a member of the Democratic Caucus Health Care Task Force. Additionally, she serves on numerous Caucuses including the Azerbaijan Caucus, the Pakistan Caucus, and the Afghan Caucus. She has been hailed by Ebony magazine as one of the "100 Most Fascinating Black Women." "Congressional Quarterly" named her as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and "U.S. News and World Report" named her as one of the 10 most influential legislators in the House of Representatives. Her hometown newspaper, the "Houston Chronicle" named her as one of the most influential and prolific legislators on Capitol Hill. Most recently, she was named the Member of Congress with the largest and most impressive vocabulary based on the words that may be found on the SAT. Congresswoman Jackson Lee has served in a number of positions in the Congressional Black Caucus including 1st Vice Chair, Chair of the Energy Task Force, and Co-Chair of the Redistricting Task Force for the 112th Congress. She also represents the Congressional Black Caucus on immigration reform issues.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University with honors, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. She is married to Dr. Elwyn Lee who is an Administrator at the University of Houston. She has two children: Jason Lee, a graduate of Harvard University, and Erica Lee a graduate of Duke University who is currently in a runoff for a district position on the Harris County School Board in Houston, Texas.
Rep. Bill Keating (D MA-10)
Contact: 315 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3111
Congressman William R. (Bill) Keating was elected to the United States House of Representatives on November 2, 2010, one of only nine new Democratic Members to be elected to the 112th Congress. He represents Massachusetts‘ 10th Congressional District, which encompasses the state‘s South Shore, Cape Cod, Martha‘s Vineyard and Nantucket.
Bill hit the ground running in Congress. Despite only being in his first term, he has already established himself as a hardworking civil servant and passionate advocate for the people of Massachusetts – a reputation he has had since his days in the State‘s legislature. Bill‘s legislative priorities reflect a keen understanding of the issues facing his constituents and a commitment to addressing them: working to create jobs by supporting our small businesses and increasing educational opportunities; strengthening our middle class families; improving our domestic security; providing our senior population with the
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook resources they need; ensuring our veterans receive the benefits they deserve; and protecting our unique ecosystem.
He was asked to serve on three House Committees, a rare honor for a freshmen Member, and has already been assigned a ranking position on one of them, indicating the Democratic leadership‘s confidence in him. On the Homeland Security Committee, Bill serves as the Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Management Subcommittee and also sits on the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Subcommittee. On the Committee on Small Business, he sits on the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade. On the Committee on Foreign Affairs, he sits on the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee.
His Congressional achievements include the repeal of the 1099 provision from last year‘s health care legislation, which would have been extremely onerous for small business owners, and renewing the national focus on perimeter security in our nation‘s airports, an issue on which he is the leading voice. Notably, he also led the charge in calling for an end to subsidies for Big Oil companies.
Bill‘s main priorities, however, are focused at home. As a long-time resident of the district, he intimately understands that environmental protections are not just about preserving our planet, but also preserving our local economy. Nowhere is that more true than the South Shore, Cape and Islands where tourism is the main economic engine. With a healthy environment, the 10th district will have a more vibrant economy, which translates into benefits for local business owners and jobs for residents. He has also set his sights on redeveloping the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station into Southfield, a residential and commercial hub, as well as fighting for federal funds to support the Quincy Downtown Development Project – two initiatives that will bring thousands of new jobs to the 10th district.
Prior to being elected to the United States House of Representatives, Bill had already exemplified a life of public service and a commitment to the state of Massachusetts. Born in Norwood, he is the proud grandson of Irish immigrants and was instilled with the work ethic and principles inspired by them and his father, who was a police officer and then veterans' service agent. Bill attended Boston College where he received his B.A. and Masters in Business Administration. To put himself through college and his graduate program, he worked as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service.
In 1977, at the age of 23, Bill was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. While serving in the State House, he entered Suffolk University Law School and became a member of the state bar in 1985. The same year, he began serving in the Massachusetts State Senate, where he served as Senate Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, the Joint Committee on Public Safety, and the Joint Committee on Taxation, respectively. He also served as the Senate Chairman of the standing Committee on Steering and Policy.
Bill was then elected to be Norfolk District Attorney, a position he held from 1999 until his election to Congress. As a District Attorney, he pursued some of Massachusetts‘ toughest cases. He was instrumental in programs targeted to increase community-based crime prevention, prevent senior abuse, reduce incidents of domestic violence, provide post-traumatic stress disorder services for veterans, stop bullying in our schools and keep drugs off our streets.
Under his leadership, the Norfolk District Attorney‘s office became the first in Massachusetts to win a murder conviction in a case that lacked a victim‘s body. During this time, Bill also became one of the founding members of the Norfolk Advocates for Children, a public-private partnership whose mission is to aid abused children.
Bill and his wife, Tevis, have two children, Kristen and Patrick, and reside in Bourne.
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Rep. Jim Langevin (D RI-2)
Contact: 109 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2735
Throughout his career, Congressman Jim Langevin has made Rhode Island's priorities his own and fought to open the doors of government to its rightful owners - the people of this great nation. Recognized as a national and party leader on national security, health care and stem cell research, Congressman Jim Langevin has dedicated his many years of public service at the federal and state levels to the hard-working citizens of Rhode Island.
Langevin serves on the House Armed Services Committee, where he is the Ranking Member of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, and serves on the subcommittees on Seapower and Projection Forces, and Strategic Forces.
At the request of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, he is serving his third term on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and he is a member of the Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence. Langevin strongly believes that good intelligence is the nation's first line of defense against terrorism and other national security threats.
As part of the Democratic Leadership team, Langevin serves as both a Democratic Regional Whip for New England and a member of House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer's Senior Whip Team. In these roles, he is responsible for educating other Democratic members on key issues and helping to craft the party's strategy and legislative agenda.
Securing our nation's technology infrastructure against cyber attack is a top priority for Langevin, both within and beyond his committee work. As the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the bipartisan House Cybersecurity Caucus, he has taken on a leadership role in raising awareness of cybersecurity issues in Congress and fostering dialogue and debate on the critical questions surrounding this topic. In addition, he is working to implement the recommendations of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency, which Langevin co-chaired. He is encouraged that the President understands these modern security challenges, and is working closely with the Administration to ensure that the Commission's recommendations are considered as a national security agenda is developed.
Advancing the science of stem cell research continues to be another of Langevin's top priorities. He is recognized as a national leader who works tirelessly to educate and encourage his colleagues to embrace this promising medical research in all of its forms. Langevin championed the passage of H.R. 3, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, and its predecessor H.R. 810, which call for expansion of the federal policy on embryonic stem cell research. He proudly joined President Obama in early 2009 as he signed an Executive Order lifting the Bush Administration‘s restrictions on embryonic stem cell funding and he will continue to work with his colleagues in Congress to give the President's order the force of law. Langevin has been an outspoken proponent of universal health care. He has put forward his own proposals and has worked hard to help pass the Affordable Care Act into law to extend coverage to all Americans. In 2004, Langevin introduced the American Health Benefits Program (AHBP)(PDF 27KB), which was based on the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program and would offer affordable health care to all.
Langevin first ran for office in 1986, when he was elected a Delegate to Rhode Island's Constitutional Convention and served as its secretary. Two years later, he won election to the Rhode Island House of
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Representatives, where he established a reputation as a hard-working reformer committed to good government.
In 1994, Langevin defeated a Republican incumbent to become the nation's youngest Secretary of State. He transformed the office into ―the people's partner in government‖ and took on the challenge of reforming Rhode Island's outdated election system. Langevin also established the state's Public Information Center and, with Brown University, published ―Access Denied,‖ which examined the General Assembly's compliance with the Open Meetings Law and documented routine and widespread violations. In 1998, Langevin easily won re-election to his second term as Secretary of State, achieving the largest plurality of any general officer in this century, and in 2000, he made a successful run for the U.S. House of Representatives, where he has served the Second Congressional District ever since.
Born April 22, 1964, Langevin is the first quadriplegic to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. At the age of 16, Langevin was injured while working with the Warwick Police Department in the Boy Scout Explorer program. A gun accidentally discharged and a bullet struck Langevin, leaving him paralyzed. The tremendous outpouring of support from his community inspired Langevin to give something back and enter public service.
Langevin resides in Warwick, Rhode Island, and serves on a number of boards, including PARI Independent Living, Tech Access, The Rhode Island Shelter, the Hope Alzheimer's Center and the Big Brothers of RI. Langevin is also a member of the Knights of Columbus, Lions Club and Save the Bay. He graduated from Rhode Island College and earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D CA-16)
Contact: 1401 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3072
Zoe Lofgren (born December 21, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district, serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose. A lifelong Bay Area resident, Lofgren attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, earned her B.A. at Stanford University and a J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law. She left the San Jose area for a few years after graduation from Stanford, to serve as a staff assistant to Congressman Don Edwards, in whose office she worked on, among other projects, the attempted impeachment of Richard Nixon. She was also instrumental in the creation of a Bay Area wilderness area that now bears the name of Edwards.
Returning to San Jose, Lofgren worked in Edwards' district office, while at the same time earning her law degree. After two years as partner at an immigration law firm in San Jose, she was elected first to a community college board, then to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, where she served for 13 years. Lofgren also spent three years teaching classes on immigration law at her former law school at Santa Clara University.
In 1994, Edwards decided to retire after 32 years in Congress. Lofgren entered the Democratic primary— the real contest in this heavily Democratic district—as a decided underdog, but managed to defeat the favorite, former San Jose mayor Tom McEnery. Lofgren's victory virtually assured her of becoming only the second person to represent the district since its creation in 1963 (it was numbered as the 9th District from 1963 to 1975, as the 10th from 1975 to 1993 and has been the 16th since 1993). She has been reelected eight times with no substantive opposition.
Lofgren is currently the chair of the 34-member California Democratic Congressional Delegation. She serves on the Judiciary Committee and is the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration,
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. In April 2011, she became the first member of Congress to call for federal investigation into the Secure Communities deportation program.
During the 110th Congress, Lofgren worked for the development of fusion energy. She initiated a bill that would accelerate its uses as an alternative energy solution. Another piece of legislation that she recently authored has the goal of providing lower Internet access rates to schools, libraries, and other public institutions.
She is a leader on intellectual property law issues, and has fought against what she views as the unnecessary expansion of copyright law.
Beginning in 2009, Lofgren served as chair of the House Ethics Committee. In doing so, she presided over a rare sanction of censure, against long-time member Charles B. Rangel.
On December 15, 2011, she was declared "a Hero of the Internet"[by whom?] for her role in the Stop Online Piracy Act House Judiciary Committee hearings, in which she defended the current state of the internet in opposition of the bill. She has also opposed the data retention requirements in the H.R. 1981 (the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011).
Rep. Jim McGovern (D MA-3)
Contact: 438 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6101
Since his election in 1996, Congressman Jim McGovern has been widely recognized as a tenacious advocate for his district, a tireless crusader for change, and an unrivaled supporter for social justice and fundamental human rights.
Currently serving his eighth term in Congress, McGovern serves as a Senior Minority Whip; the second ranking Democrat on the powerful House Rules Committee, which sets the terms for debate and amendments on most legislation; and a member of the House Agriculture Committee. In those roles, McGovern has secured millions of dollars in federal assistance for Central and Southeastern Massachusetts. McGovern is also co-chair of both the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the House Hunger Caucus.
Over the past 14 years, McGovern has consistently delivered millions of dollars for jobs, vital local and regional projects, small businesses, public safety, regional and mass transportation projects, and affordable housing around the district. Under McGovern‘s leadership over the past two years, individual project successes have included federal funding for innovative, high-tech small businesses; police jobs saved in Worcester and Fall River; $2.8 million delivered to regional transit authorities in Greater Attleboro and Southeastern Massachusetts for infrastructure repairs and new buses; and $1 million to Medway and Ashland for long-overdue traffic improvements.
McGovern has authored important legislation to increase Pell Grant funding to allow more students access to higher education; to provide funds to preserve open space in urban and suburban communities; and to give tax credits to employers who pay the salaries of their employees who are called up to active duty in the Guard and Reserves.
A strong proponent of healthcare reform, his legislative efforts included reducing the cost of home health care, giving patients the dignity to be cared for in their own homes with the help of medical professionals.
McGovern voted against the initial authorization of force in Iraq in 2002, and has been among the most prominent Congressional voices on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. McGovern introduced a bipartisan,
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook bicameral bill calling for a flexible timetable for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan as a matter of national security and fiscal responsibility.
McGovern has also taken a leadership role in the fight against hunger at home and abroad, successfully expanding the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, which helps alleviate child hunger and poverty by providing nutritious meals to children in schools in the world‘s poorest countries.
Before his election to Congress, the 50 year-old McGovern spent fourteen years working as a senior aide for the late U.S. Representative John Joseph Moakley (D-South Boston), former dean of the Massachusetts delegation and Chairman of the House Rules Committee. In 1989, McGovern was the lead investigator on the Moakley Commission Congressional Investigation into the murders of 6 Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in 1989. The investigation ultimately led to a seminal change in U.S. foreign policy towards El Salvador when determined that the Salvadoran military was implicated in the murders. That landmark determination led to future military aid from the U.S. being conditioned on an improved human rights record.
Jim McGovern was born on November 20, 1959, in Worcester, the son of two successful small business owners. His two sisters are elementary school teachers in Worcester‘s public school system.
McGovern earned his Bachelor of Arts (‗81) and Masters of Public Administration (‗84) degrees from The American University, working his way through college by serving as an aide in the office of U.S. Senator George McGovern (D-SD). He went on to manage Senator McGovern‘s 1984 Presidential campaign in Massachusetts, and delivered his nomination speech during the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
Jim is married to Lisa Murray McGovern. The McGoverns have a son, Patrick and a daughter, Molly.
Rep. Richard E. Neal (D MA-2)
Contact: 2208 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5601
Richard E. Neal was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 14, 1949 and was raised and educated in the City of Springfield. He is a 1972 graduate of American International College, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and was a member of the National Honor Society. He received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Barney School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Hartford in 1976.
Richard E. Neal was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1988. He represents the Second District of Massachusetts, which includes cities and towns in western and central Massachusetts. He is a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. Congressman Neal has been a lead sponsor of legislation to prevent American companies from moving offshore to avoid paying U.S. taxes. He continues to lead the effort to repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), a tax that penalizes many middle class Americans. He has sponsored legislation that would increase the national savings rate by encouraging the use of individual retirement accounts, and has worked to make health care and tuition expenses tax deductible for middle class people. He is also a member of the Trade Subcommittee.
Congressman Neal is an At-Large Whip for the House Democrats. He is a co-chairman of the New England Congressional Caucus, where he continues to advocate for the unique regional interests of the six New England States.
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Congressman Neal serves as the Democratic Leader of the Friends of Ireland and has been recognized repeatedly by Irish America Magazine as one of the Top 100 Irish Americans. He has been honored by the Holyoke, Massachusetts Saint Patrick's Day Committee with both the John F. Kennedy Award and the Ambassador's Award, the Committee's two highest honors. In 2002, Congressman Neal received the International Leadership Award by the American Ireland Fund for his work over two decades to bring peace and reconciliation to the island of Ireland.
Congressman Neal has been honored by the governments of Ireland, Israel and Italy. He has been recognized for his leadership and innovation by many civic, charitable, educational and labor organizations. He is a Trustee of Mount Holyoke College and has received honorary degrees from Springfield College, Western New England College, Elms College and Suffolk University.
Mr. Neal began his public service career in 1973 as an Assistant to Springfield Mayor William C. Sullivan. In 1978, he was elected to the Springfield City Council and served as President of the Council in 1979. As Mayor of the City of Springfield from 1984 until 1989, Richard Neal was a dynamic and determined leader who combined creativity and pragmatism in developing economic, cultural and public works projects across the community. During his tenure as Mayor, new economic development and private investment exceeded $400 million, including the $110 million 28-story Monarch Place complex and a host of other downtown rehabilitation and neighborhood revitalization projects. Recognized nationally for his accomplishments as Mayor, Boston Magazine called him a "Face to Watch" in 1986. Newsweek magazine highlighted his many accomplishments as Mayor in a 1987 feature.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R CA-21)
Contact: 1013 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2523
Devin Nunes (born October 1, 1973) is the U.S. Representative for California's 21st congressional district, serving since 2003. He and his wife have three daughters.
The 21st district, located in the San Joaquin Valley, includes all of Tulare County, as well as much of eastern Fresno County. He is also the author of the book Restoring the Republic which was published in September 2010. Time magazine named Nunes one of the rising stars of American politics, in their list of "40 under 40"; that is, the top forty civic leaders under 40 years of age. Nunes is a member of two of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives, Ways and Means and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Nunes was born in Tulare, California. His family has operated a farm in Tulare County for three generations. The Nunes family is of Portuguese descent, immigrating from the Azores to California.
Nunes graduated from Tulare Union High School. He is the second Member of Congress to attend Tulare Union, following Olympic gold medalist Bob Mathias three-decades later, who served in House of Representatives from 1967-1975. After associate's work at College of the Sequoias, Nunes graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he received a bachelor‘s degree in agricultural business and a master‘s degree in agriculture.
Nunes was first elected to public office as one of California‘s youngest community college trustees in state history at the age of 23. As a member of the College of the Sequoias Board from 1996-2002, he was an advocate for distance learning as well as the expansion of programs available to high school students. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as California State Director for the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development section. He left this post to run for the 21st congressional district.
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During the 108th Congress, Nunes' first term in the House of Representatives, he served on the House Resources Committee, where he was chairman of its National Parks Subcommittee. He was also a member of the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs committees. In the 109th Congress, Nunes was named to the House Ways and Means Committee. He has served on the committee since then, where he is 6th in seniority, and a member of the Subcommittees on Trade and Health. He was also a member of the House Budget Committee during the 111th Congress. At the beginning of the 112th Congress, Nunes was named to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Rep. John Olver (D-MA-1)
Contact: 1111 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5335
Congressman John W. Olver has represented the 1st Congressional District – spanning Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester and Middlesex Counties – since June 1991. Congressman Olver is currently the only member from the Massachusetts delegation serving on the House Appropriations Committee.
In 2011, his colleagues named him the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies. This panel has jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak. The Subcommittee also is responsible for the annual budgets of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
In 2007, John Olver was named to the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee. This panel has jurisdiction over the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, among other agencies.
In 2011, Olver was named to the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee. This panel has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Border Patrol, Immigration Service, Coast Guard and FEMA.
Olver's top policy priorities include providing new transportation options and maintaining our transportation infrastructure, keeping affordable and energy efficient housing available, protecting the environment, increasing worker rights and benefits, expanding access to affordable health care and improving education and job training.
Olver's public service career began in 1969 in the Massachusetts State House representing a section of Hampshire County. Beginning in 1973, he served 18 years in the Massachusetts State Senate representing portions of Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire Counties. On June 25, 1991, Olver was sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives to complete the term of the late Rep. Silvio O. Conte.
Prior to his tenure in the Massachusetts State House, Olver was a chemistry professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Olver earned his B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his M.A. from Tufts University, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Olver was born on September 3, 1936, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, where he grew up on a farm with his brother and sister. Olver and his wife Rose, a psychology and women's and gender studies professor at Amherst College, have lived in Amherst since 1963. They have one daughter, Martha.
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D CA-39)
Contact: 2423 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-6676
Recognized by her colleagues and the national media as a leading voice for working families, judiciary, and trade matters, Linda Sánchez has represented California‘s 39th Congressional district since 2003. The 39th district includes the communities of Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, La Mirada, Whittier, Florence, Long Beach, Lynwood, Paramount, South Gate, Watts, and Willowbrook.
Congresswoman Sánchez has broken many barriers in Congress, including becoming the first Latina to serve on the House Judiciary Committee. She was also the first Latina in history to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Currently, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez is the ranking member on the House Ethics Committee, where she helps Members of Congress and their staffs maintain the standards of conduct outlined in the rules of the House of Representatives. Her role on this Committee helps guarantee that the American people can have faith and confidence in their elected leaders.
Congresswoman Sánchez also serves on the Veterans‘ Affairs where she is committed to strengthening our current veterans‘ programs including health care, job training, education, and disability compensation. America‘s veterans have put their lives in danger for our safety and Congresswoman Sánchez is dedicated to providing the resources and support that these brave men and women deserve.
Sánchez serves on the Judiciary Committee where her work to bring oversight and transparency back to Congress has received national recognition. In her previous service as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), Sánchez helped lead the Congressional investigation into the Bush Administration‘s firing of nine United States Attorneys in 2006.
Sánchez‘ role as a leader in the investigation of the politicization of the Department of Justice was highlighted in 2008 when she recommended that Karl Rove be held in contempt of Congress after failing to abide by a congressional subpoena and appear in front of the CAL subcommittee. Sánchez has also brought greater scrutiny to the misuse of arbitration and has worked to address the mortgage crisis through existing bankruptcy law that would help keep families in their homes.
A co-founder of the Labor and Working Families Caucus, Sánchez has worked tirelessly to ensure that workers are safe on the job, from industrial accidents as well as from employer intimidation and retaliation. Keeping children safe online has also been a priority for Sánchez, who has introduced legislation to criminalize cyber-bullying and to reduce bullying, harassment, and gang activity in our schools. While in Congress, Sánchez has helped to expand Head Start and modernize the Higher Education Act.
Sánchez is a strong advocate for California‘s families. She is committed to reducing crime, making schools safe, providing quality education and affordable health care, improving our economy by creating new opportunities, and cleaning up the air and water in Southern California. Her life-long commitment to progressive issues is reflected in her record to protect a woman's right to choose, to protect and expand civil rights and voting rights, to promote clean energy and green jobs, and to reform the country's broken immigration laws.
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The sixth of seven children, Sánchez was born in the City of Orange to immigrant parents from Mexico. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature with an emphasis in Bilingual Education. After working her way through school as a bilingual aide and ESL instructor, she earned her law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
After law school, she worked in a private practice before going to work for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Prior to coming to Congress, Sánchez served as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer for the Orange County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Congresswoman Sánchez is still an active and card-carrying member of IBEW Local 441.
Sánchez‘ service in the U.S. House of Representatives is historic as she proudly works with her sister Loretta, Congresswoman from the 47th District of California. They are the first sisters and the first women of any relation to ever serve in Congress. Congresswoman Sánchez continued to make history in 2009 when she became the eighth member of Congress to give birth while serving in office. She and her husband, James Sullivan, are the proud parents of Joaquín Sánchez Sullivan, who joins his new Sullivan brothers: Brendan, Jack, and Seamus.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D CA-47)
Contact; 1114 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2965
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is proud to represent California's 47th Congressional District, which includes the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Fullerton in Orange County. She began her congressional career in January 1997 and is currently serving her eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A recognized leader on military issues and national security issues, Rep. Sanchez is the third highest ranking Democrat and the most senior female member on the Armed Services Committee. She currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, where her top priority is preparing our Armed Forces for a new generation of security challenges. On the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, the Congresswoman oversees our nation's strategic weapons, ballistic missile defense, space programs, and Department of Energy national security programs. Rep. Sanchez is also a senior member of the Subcommittees on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Women in the Military. Rep. Sanchez was recently appointed to the prestigious Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy by Leader Pelosi.
Rep. Sanchez is the second ranked and most senior female member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, where she has served since the committee's institution and has emerged as an expert on intelligence and counterterrorism issues.
As a member of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Rep. Sanchez provides strict oversight on important security issues, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card program and the Visa Waiver Program. In overseeing the TWIC program, which screens and provides credentials for workers with access secure areas at ports, Rep. Sanchez has fought to ensure port workers can continue working during their application process. She also guided key maritime security provisions through Congress in the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE PORT ACT) in 2006. She is also a member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
In Congress, Rep. Sanchez has been a leader in securing America's border with Mexico. A strong advocate for southwest border security, she frequently appears on MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, FOX News,
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook and other national media outlets to discuss the importance of economic development and trade along the U.S.-Mexico border and ports of entry. She frequently meets with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other national security officials to provide guidance on critical issues, including combating human, weapons, and drug trafficking and ensuring interagency cooperation on national security issues.
Rep. Sanchez is Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition, and the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. She is also Co- Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea. She was appointed by Leader Pelosi to serve on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), a bipartisan, bicameral committee that continually monitors matters relating to the US economy, including unemployment, foreclosures, and interest rates. Congresswoman Sanchez strongly supports small businesses and is founder and co-chair of the Small Business Information Technology (IT) Caucus.
House Minority Whip Hoyer has named Rep. Sanchez to the Democratic National Security Working Group. She is a board member of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and the U.S. Air Force Board of Visitors. The Blue Dog Coalition appointed Rep. Sanchez to the Task Force on Oversight and Regulatory Review and she is also a member of the New Democratic Coalition's Task Forces on Innovation, Competitiveness and Tax Reform and Education. Leader Nancy Pelosi recently appointed Rep. Sanchez to serve on the Vietnam Education Board. Congresswoman Sanchez has also been appointed by Leader Pelosi and Ranking Member Howard Berman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to serve as co-chair of the prestigious Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue.
A product of public schools and Head Start, Sanchez is a graduate of Chapman University and American University's MBA program. Prior to serving in Congress, she was a financial manager at the Orange County Transportation Authority, an assistant vice president at Fieldman, Rollap and Associates, and an associate at Booz, Allen, and Hamilton.
Rep. Pete Stark (D CA-13)
Contact: 239 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5065
Congressman Pete Stark has served in Congress since 1973. A senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, he is currently the Ranking Minority Member of its Health Subcommittee. Stark previously served as the subcommittee's Chairman from 2007 to 2010 and 1985 to 1994, and previously as Ranking Minority Member from 1995 to 2006.
Before being elected to Congress in 1972, Stark was a successful businessman and banker. Upon entering Congress, he served on the House Banking and Currency Committee. After completing his first term, Stark was named to the Ways and Means Committee, whose scope includes taxes, Medicare, Social Security, trade and public assistance.
From 1981 to 1984, Stark served as Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. As Chairman, Stark became known as one of the nation's foremost advocates of tax reform. He later served a critical role in shaping the historic tax reform act of 1986. In the years since, he has been a vocal voice for tax fairness and opposed the addition of corporate loopholes to our nation's income tax laws.
In January of 1985, Stark became the Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. As Chairman, he presided over major reforms to the Medicare system. While cutting billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse, Stark expanded benefits for tens of millions of Medicare beneficiaries, provided COBRA health continuation benefits to workers, and made numerous improvements in the quality of our nation's health care.
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As Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee from 2007 to 2010, Stark helped write the health reform law that is bringing quality, affordable health care to millions of Americans.
Stark champions universal health care, and speaks out for peace, freedom of choice, and protecting our environment. He is a tireless advocate for children, families, senior citizens, and people with disabilities, as well as the residents of the 13th Congressional District.
A diverse area stretching along the east side of the San Francisco Bay, the 13th Congressional District runs from Alameda to Fremont. Stark is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a degree in engineering and the University of California, Berkeley with a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA).
In 1963, he founded Security National Bank in Walnut Creek. The bank grew from a small storefront operation to a $1 billion financial institution with branches in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Stark sold his interest in the bank after his election to Congress.
Before his business career, Stark served in the U.S. Air Force. His other civic activities have included: Director, Common Cause; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Starr King School of Ministry; Board Member, Housing Development Corporation; Board Member, Council for Civic Unity, and many others.
Stark has four daughters, three sons, and eight grandchildren. He is married to Deborah Roderick Stark of San Lorenzo.
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D MA-5)
Contact: 1607 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3411
Niki Tsongasis currently serving in her third term representing the Fifth Congressional District of Massachusetts as a member of the US House of Representatives. Prior to being elected, Tsongas raised a family, practiced law, and served as a Dean at Middlesex Community College, all in the Fifth District. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee where she has a long history working to ensure our servicemen and women have the equipment and protection they need. Tsongas is also a member of the Natural Resources Committee which formulates federal policy related to domestic energy production, National Parks, and the environment.
Knowing that small businesses are the key to economic development and job growth Tsongas works in a variety of ways both at home and in Washington to support the many diverse small businesses located in the Fifth District. She has been the chief advocate for tax credits that encourage businesses to locate and expand their workforce in older industrialized cities. Niki has championed legislation that provides innovative businesses in Massachusetts with tools to hire more workers while increasing our global competitiveness. She has also introduced bipartisan legislation to provide immediate tax relief to small business owners who were forced to make withdrawals from their 401(k)s and IRAs to keep their businesses going during the small business credit crunch.
Because of her deep roots in the Fifth District and extensive experience in leading economic development and community revitalization projects, Tsongas has made the health of our cities a top priority. She works to engage the federal government as a catalyst for state and local, public and private, non-profit and for- profit initiatives and partnerships.
But Niki sees her most important duty as staying in close contact and remaining easily accessible to her constituents. Congresswoman Tsongas has three offices in Lowell, Lawrence and in Acton, as well as
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook staff holding office hours in Haverhill to serve her constituents. She regularly holds Congress On Your Corner at supermarkets and other public venues across the 5th District to make it as easy as possible for residents to connect with her about any issue of concern to them or to get assistance with problems they may have when dealing with federal agencies.
Elected in a Special Election in 2007, Niki is first woman to serve in Congress from Massachusetts in 25 years. She holds the same seat that was held three decades earlier by her late husband, former Congressman, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Paul Tsongas.
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D CA-30)
Contact: 2204 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3976
Representative Henry A. Waxman represents California's 30th Congressional District, which includes the cities of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Westlake Village and West Hollywood, as well as such areas of Los Angeles as Beverly-Fairfax, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Beverlywood, Topanga, Agoura, Chatsworth, West Hills, Canoga Park, and Westwood.
In January 2011, Rep. Waxman became the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. From 2009 – 2010, he was the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. From 1979 to 1994, he chaired the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, and served as the Subcommittee's Ranking Member in 1995 and 1996.
A leader on health and environmental issues, Rep. Waxman has fought for universal health insurance, comprehensive Medicare and Medicaid coverage, tobacco regulation, AIDS research and treatment, air and water quality standards, pesticide regulations, nursing home quality standards, women's health research and reproductive rights, affordable prescription drugs, and community rights to know about pollution levels.
Rep. Waxman has sponsored a long list of health bills that have been enacted into law. These measures include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (comprehensive health care reform), the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the Ryan White CARE Act, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act, the Safe Medical Devices Act, the Patent Term Restoration and Drug Competition Act (also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act), the Orphan Drug Act, and the Children‘s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.
Rep. Waxman has also authored laws that improved quality of nursing homes, home health services and that set policy for childhood immunization programs, vaccine compensation, tobacco education programs, communicable disease research, community and migrant health centers, maternal and child health care, family planning centers, health maintenance organizations, and drug regulation and reform. Throughout the 1980s, Rep. Waxman championed national health care reform and improvements in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. He successfully led the fight for improved prenatal and infant care for low-income families, for protection against impoverishment for the spouses of persons in nursing homes, and for more services in the community for people needing long-term care. He has also been an advocate for prescription drug coverage in Medicare for people with high drug expenses.
Rep. Waxman is a leader in efforts to assist the elderly by providing them with opportunities for better health care through such programs as improved long-term nursing care and better housing and nutrition. A strong defender of the Social Security System, he fought moves to reduce benefits and to increase the retirement age. He was a co-author of legislation that abolished mandatory retirement for Federal employees and raised the retirement age in the private sector from 65 to 70.
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Rep. Waxman has been a leading supporter of family planning programs and the right of women to freedom of choice with respect to safe and legal abortions, including the full extension of this right to lower-income women who depend on the Medicaid program. He has led efforts to stop any limitations on this right and strongly opposes the prohibition of federally funded clinics from offering abortion information and counseling.
A longtime champion of environmental and public health protection, Rep. Waxman introduced the first bill in Congress to stabilize the climate in 1992. Since then, he has continued his work to advance legislation to avoid dangerous, irreversible global warming, most recently with the passage by the House of Representatives of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (also known as Waxman- Markey). Rep. Waxman was one of the primary authors of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments, which comprehensively addressed the problems of urban smog, toxic air pollution, acid rain, and the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. Rep. Waxman also sponsored the 1986 and 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, the 1996 Food Quality Act (which regulates pesticides), the Radon Abatement Act, and the Lead Contamination Control Act.
From 2007-2009, Rep. Waxman served as Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the principal investigative committee in the House of Representatives. From 1997 to 2006, he served as Ranking Member of the Committee. As Chairman and Ranking Member, he conducted investigations into a wide range of topics from the high cost of prescription drugs to waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracting and formed a Special Investigations Division that prepared hundreds of investigative reports on local and national topics for Members of Congress.
From 2001 to 2008, Rep. Waxman worked to oppose efforts by the Bush Administration to block congressional oversight and roll back health and environmental laws. He launched investigations of White House ties to Enron, contract abuses in Iraq, and the politicization of science. He also fought for disclosure of the names of the energy industry lobbyists who shaped the White House energy plan and filed suit to force the Administration to released "adjusted" data from the 2000 Census that corrects for the undercount of minorities. In addition, Rep. Waxman repeatedly fought efforts by EPA to relax important air pollution and drinking water protections and by FDA to weaken enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Since coming to Congress, Rep. Waxman has earned the reputation as an expert on Middle East policy and an effective proponent of American aid to guarantee Israel's security and survival. He serves as a Congressional appointee to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council and helped found the Congressional Democratic Israel Working Group and the Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rep. Waxman served three terms in the California State Assembly, where he was Chairman of the Health Committee, the Committee on Elections and Reapportionment, and the Select Committee on Medical Malpractice. He was the author of such major legislation as the Fair Campaign Practices Act, the Fair Credit for Women Law, and the legislation establishing standards for Health Maintenance Organizations in California.
Henry Waxman was born September 12, 1939, in Los Angeles, and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA and a J.D. from the UCLA Law School. He and his wife, the former Janet Kessler, have a daughter, a son, and five grandchildren.
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D RI)
Contact: Hart Senate Office Bldg. Room 717 Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2921
Rhode Islanders know they can count on Sheldon Whitehouse as a tireless advocate, fighting on the issues that touch our lives every day – from jobs and economic development, to health care, the environment and the future for their children. Sheldon Whitehouse makes a difference for the people of Rhode Island.
In the Senate, and before that as Rhode Island‘s Attorney General and U.S. Attorney, Sheldon has focused on the well-being of families, children, and seniors; protecting consumers; helping small businesses grow and create jobs; and assisting the unemployed and all those hit by the recession, a changing economy and hard times.
Job creation is Sheldon‘s immediate top priority. He launched a ―Making it in Rhode Island‖ initiative, listening to Rhode Island small businesses and manufacturers, the backbone of our state‘s economy, and offering a plan to boost local manufacturing. Sheldon‘s plan will make Rhode Island businesses more competitive, provide continued access to capital, and eliminate the tax incentives encouraging companies to move jobs overseas. Sheldon knows how imperative it is we keep good jobs here at home.
Tough economic times make it tougher for families to make ends meet. Sheldon understands that the loss of a job can mean the loss of a home and is continuing to work to expand efforts to help people avoid foreclosure. He has also been working to lower taxes for the middle class and protect Social Security from cuts.
We live in one of the most beautiful states in the nation, and Sheldon understands that the quality of our lives is tied directly to the quality of our environment. As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sheldon has championed efforts to protect our environment, including our oceans and marine ecosystems, which are so important to our tourism and fishing industries. He is also a forceful advocate for urgent action to address the threat of climate change, especially its impact on our coastal communities.
And Sheldon understands the impact of high health care costs on everyone in Rhode Island – from families and seniors who need care to all those who provide it. He is a leader in the effort to expand the use of information technology in health care, to lower costs, and to improve the quality of care, helping Rhode Island become a national leader in the development and implementation of this technology.
A graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Sheldon served as a policy advisor and counsel to the Governor of Rhode Island and as the state‘s Director of Business Regulation before being nominated by President Bill Clinton to be Rhode Island's United States Attorney in 1994. He was elected State Attorney General in 1998, a position in which he served from 1999-2003. On November 7, 2006, Rhode Islanders elected Sheldon to the United States Senate, where he is a member of the Budget Committee; the Environment and Public Works Committee; the Judiciary Committee; the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and the Special Committee on Aging. He chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism and the EPW Subcommittee on Oversight.
He lives in Newport with his wife, Sandra, a marine biologist and environmental advocate, and they have two children.
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On June 10th, Dia de Portugal, The National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA) initiated the first ever Young Portuguese American Leaders Summit (YPALS), or Jovens Líderes Luso-Americanos, in Washington, DC.
Mr. Jose Morais, NOPA Chairman, expressed that is was his and NOPA Founder Francisco Semião's goal to increase awareness of Portugal's emerging issues among young and influential professionals of Portuguese descent living in the United States.
YPALS Participants from L to R: Elizabeth Perry, Miguel Palmeiro, Glenn DaLuz, Mark Lopes, Michael Borges, and Filipe Domingues
The summit focused on Portuguese politics, economics and culture and the state of relations between Portugal and the United States. Likewise, there were presentations on the "Portuguese- American agenda" that is of interest to the Portuguese immigrant community in this country which included proud history and achievements of the Portuguese people, economic opportunities and importance of civic engagement in the US and Portugal. YPALS Participants with guests at Portuguese Ambassador Nuno Brito's Residence
The group was greeted by Ambassador Nuno Brito at his residence the afternoon before the summit and gave participants a tour of the mansion. The next day during the program, Congressman Nunes' staff greeted participants and gave a tour of the Capitol facilities.
Panel Topics and Presenters Included:
Panel 1: "Identity and Image of the Portuguese American Community in the US and Participation in the US Society" and "Historical and Cultural Legacy in the US and Valuation of Portuguese Heritage/Roots." Speakers: Dr. George Perry and Mr. James McGlinchey
Panel 2: "Current State of Business Exchanges Between the US and Portugal - Opportunities and Future Prospects." Speakers: Dr. Jorge A. Vasconcellos e Sá, Dr. Miguel Frasquilho, Dr. Bruno Freitas
Panel 3: "The Portuguese Political System" and "Perception of Portugal by Portuguese American Communities and Plans for a Closer Relationship in the Present Political, Economy and Cultural Climate." Presenters: Dr. Graça Castanho, Mr. Nuno Pinto, Mr. Antonio Carneiro Jacinto
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Young Portuguese American Leaders Summit - 2011 Participants
Beth Santos Dr. Jorge Pinto Ferreira Chicago, IL Raleigh, NC Program Director President NOPA, Inc. Portuguese Association of North Carolina
Daniel Rocha José Cabral Aniceto San Francisco, CA New Bedford, MA Client Services Manager Senior Assistant Director of Finance iProspect Renaissance Boston Waterfront
Elizabeth Perry - Student Delegate Mark Grilo San Antonio, TX Newark, NJ Student Executive Board University of Texas at San Antonio Union of Luso-American Clubs of New Jersey Filipe Domingues College Park, MD Mark Lopes Principal Washington, DC FPD Consulting Deputy Assistant Administrator Latin America and Caribbean Bureau Glenn Daluz U.S. Agency for International Phoenix, AZ Development Financial Professional/Underwriter Wells Fargo Mortgage Michael Borges Tulare, CA Joana Godinho Attorney/Political Advisor Washington, DC News Assistant Miguel Palmeiro CNN Rockville, MD Attorney Palmeiro Group
Young Portuguese American Leaders Summit - 2011 Featured Speakers
Antonio Carneiro Jacinto Mr. James McGlinchey Counselor for Press, Public Diplomacy and Founding Coordinator Trade Portuguese American Citizenship Project Embassy of Portugal Dr. Jorge A. Vasconcellos e Sá Bruno Freitas President President Portuguese Institute for Economic Portos da Região Autónoma da Madeira Freedom
Dr. George Perry Miguel Frasquilho Dean, College of Sciences Director University of Texas at San Antonio Economic Research Banco Espirito Santo
Dr. Graça Castanho Nuno Pinto Regional Director for Communities Executive Director Azorean Government World Bank
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The Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the United States
In October 2011, The National Organization sponsored an economic forum with the Luso- American Friendship Association (AAPEUA) on the topic “The Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the United States.” The Portuguese delegation included distinguished leaders such as António Neto Da Silva, AAPEUA President; Nuno Manalvo, AAPEUA,Vice-President; Aníbal Santos, Administrator of REN (National Energy Network); António José De Barros, President; AEP (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and CIP (Confederation of Portuguese Industry); Brian Henderson, Senior Advisor of Espirito Santo Bank in the US; and Gabriel Alonso, CEO of EDP Renewables North America.
L to R: Rep. Ed Royce, Rep. Devin Nunes, Dr. José António Barros, Brian Henderson, António Villas- Boas, Nuno Manalvo, Ambassador Nuno Brito, Speaker John Boehner, Dr. Antonio Neto da Silva, Gabriel Alonso, Francisco Semião, Rep. Spencer Bachus, and Dr. José Antonio Galaz
NOPA and the delegation were hosted by Congressman Devin Nunes (Member of the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus) and met with Congressman John Boehner (Speaker of the House of Representatives), Congressman Spencer Bachus (Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee), Congressman Ed Royce (Majority Whip of the House), and Mr. Gary Litman (VP for Europe Policy and Initiatives at the US Chamber of Commerce). We left the meetings with action items that were of interest to the attendees of your November 12th meeting. One of the main initiatives we took away from these events was to focus more on informing and educating Members of Congress, and the American public, on the steps Portugal has taken to deal with its financial crisis. Month after month, we continue to hear Portugal mentioned on the floors of the House and Senate as an example of economic failure, but Portugal has taken major steps to correct the issues and are no longer in the situation that faces other European countries like Greece and Italy. We have to step up education efforts on how Portugal has taken this crisis on and are a shining example of a country that made the difficult choices to fix their long-term fiscal issues. We must do more to educate those outside of the Portuguese-American community about the major steps and accomplishments Portugal has taken to tackle this difficult issue.
The following is a statement from Dr. Antonio Neto da Silva, President of the Luso-American Friendship Association to the US Congress and American media.
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2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Portugal US-Chamber of Commerce Portugal-US Relations continue to be an ongoing dialogue. Isn’t it about time you joined the conversation?
Since 1979, the Portugal-US Chamber of Commerce has fostered economic development, trade and investment, and cultural exchange between the United States and Portugal. As a member of the Association of Portuguese-American Chambers of Commerce (APACC), we work closely with our counterparts in Portugal, Canada, and across the United States to promote shared interests in Portugal and expose the vast economic opportunities in Portugal.
The Chamber has served as a forum where individuals can network and hear the latest information on the Portuguese economy, commerce and marketplace. Events offer incredible insight into the nature of today’s Portugal, an ever-changing dynamic. Whether it’s illustrious dinner galas and meetings with foreign dignitaries or informal luncheons and cocktail hours, you don’t want to miss it.
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By: António L. Borba, Ed.D
Dr. Borba is currently the Portuguese American Citizenship Project Coordinator. He is also a faculty member at CSU, Stanislaus in the Department of Advanced Studies in Education. He spent 33 years in K-12 education as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, director of instructional services and professional development, and superintendent.
What Is the Project?
On February 1, 1999, as part of its continuing commitment to strengthening the Portuguese American community, the Luso-American Foundation initiated the Portuguese American Citizenship Project. The purpose of the Project was and continues to be to encourage Portuguese Americans to participate fully in civic activities of their communities, become U.S. citizens, register to vote, and vote.
The Portuguese American Citizenship Project is non-partisan. The Project is based on the assumption that the communities themselves are best able to determine the strategy to encourage greater civic participation. These communities understand their specific problems and can best judge how to overcome these obstacles. The Portuguese American Citizenship project has no political agenda. Rather, it serves as an informal forum through which not-for-profit organizations can share ideas and receive support on promoting citizenship and civic participation.
During its first 10 years, the Portuguese American Citizenship Project was funded exclusively by the Luso-American Foundation. In 2009, recognizing the value of the Project to the Portuguese communities of the United States, the Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores offered a three-year grant for the Project to continue its work.
Portuguese American communities have a long history of programs to foster citizenship and civic participation. These efforts to promote responsible citizenship are marked by extraordinary personal commitment of concerned volunteers to improve the community. Nonetheless, the separate projects promoting civic participation are notable by the absence of shared strategies. Interaction among interested individuals and organizations within the local community has been limited. Cooperation between communities within a state has been rare. Inter-state cooperation among Portuguese American communities in neighboring states has not taken place. Therefore, the Project works diligently to foster collaboration among various individuals and organizations in different communities and states.
During its 11 years of existence, the Project has worked with 52 cultural, fraternal and religious organizations in 21 communities located in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The Project works with and supports participating organizations by:
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook promoting voter registration efforts; working with non-profit organizations to prepare and mail voter reminder cards to the organizations‘ members; supporting organizations interested in holding Candidates‘ Nights; and measuring the effectiveness of ―get-out-the-vote‖ campaigns.
Your Organization Can Make a Difference
A political leader in Massachusetts stated the obvious when he said, "decisions are made by those who show up." In a democratic system of government, there are no prizes for apathy or weakness. The advantages to any organization and its members of participating in the political process are obvious. The costs of not participating are equally obvious. If the organization has any preferences on the rules governing our society, if its members pay taxes, if its senior members depend on government programs, if its members' children attend school, then active participation in the political process is not just desirable, it is critical.
If an organization wants the interests of its members represented, it must get involved. Still, there are many leaders of not-for-profit organizations who hesitate to get involved in matters related to voting because not-for-profit organizations, such as religious organizations and social clubs, are prohibited from engaging in any partisan political campaign by virtue of their tax status and often by their own by-laws. This ban broadly includes activity on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. These organizations can, however, conduct non-partisan voter education activities.
How the Portuguese American Citizenship Project Can Assist Your Organization
The Portuguese American Citizenship Project‘s goal is the non-partisan promotion of civic involvement. The methodology is straightforward. First, an analysis defines the political strengths and weaknesses of the organization‘s membership by linking the list of its members with the voter registration data provided by the local government. Surveys can also be conducted to determine the citizen/non-citizen ratio among non-registered members. The next step is for the organization‘s leaders to plan campaign strategies to promote citizenship, register new voters, and conduct get-out-the-vote promotions. Citizenship drives, posters, media exposure and voter reminders are some of the options.
Finally, the Project measures the impact of any campaign by analyzing before and after counts of the organization‘s registered voters and voter turnout in every election. The Project also promotes civic awareness in these elections by providing a template for candidates‘ nights and follow up actions to be performed by the participating organizations. These remind elected officials of the large presence of the Portuguese American community and ensure that a dialogue continues so that promises made to the community are not forgotten.
Linking Organizations to Voter Registration
One of the services provided by the Portuguese American Citizenship Project is the linking of an organization's membership list with official voter registration and voter participation lists. It lets an organization identify which of its members are registered to vote and which are not. It also allows one to identify who, among the organization's registered voters, has actually voted (but never for whom they voted).
These critical facts give the organization the information needed to... to assess the membership's current level of civic participation; to concentrate the organization's human and financial resources where they are needed most; and
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Voter Reminder Cards
One of the most successful tools developed by the Portuguese American Citizenship Project and utilized by participating organizations is the preparation and mailing of Voter Reminder Cards. Once an organization’s voting members have been identified, voter reminder cards are prepared by the Project and sent out by the participating organizations, reminding registered voters of an upcoming election. In addition to reminding voters of an upcoming election, the cards can be constructed to inform the registered members of their polling location as well as upcoming candidates’ nights. These voter reminder cards have a significant effect on voter turnout, especially in local elections and primary elections where there is little media interest.
Looking at the Future
The Portuguese American Citizenship Project has had 11 very successful years of promoting civic participation among Portuguese communities in the United States. Still, there is much more to be done and accomplished.
Portuguese is the 7th most spoken language in the world (some sources list is as the 6th while other sources list it as the 8th). Yet, a recent report listed Portuguese as 13th among the most studied languages on college campuses in the fall of 2009. Clearly, there is a discrepancy between the number of Portuguese speakers and the importance given to the study of the Portuguese Language in the United States.
During its meeting in November of 2010, the Board of Directors of the Portuguese American Citizenship Project established the teaching of Portuguese in U.S. public schools as one of its top priorities for 2011. Therefore, the Project is currently developing a plan of action to accomplish this important goal.
Unfortunately, the activities of the Project cannot continue without funding. From 1999 to 2008, the Portuguese American Citizenship Project was exclusively funded by the Luso American Foundation. The Foundation not only directly supported the Project’s activities, but it also provided over 25 matching grants to community organizations and communities that were engaged in citizenship, voter registration and non-partisan get-out-the vote campaigns. In 2009, the Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores began co-sponsoring the Project. However, the total funding of the Project has been significantly reduced.
Therefore, it is time for our community to shoulder a greater share of the financial burden. In order to continue to provide support to local organizations, the Project needs to raise funds from U.S. foundations, from government grants and from the Portuguese American community. The Project is currently involved in a fundraising campaign to match the contributions made by the Luso American Foundation and the Autonomous Government of the Azores.
The Portuguese American Citizenship Project has played an important role in supporting local organizations in promoting civic participation of their members. With your support, the Project will continue to play a vital role in making sure that your organization’s voice is heard in our democratic society.
The Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are tax deductible. Information on how to support the Project is available at its website at portugueseamerican.org.
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The Portuguese American Citizenship Project‘s purpose is to encourage Portuguese Americans to participate fully in civic activities of their communities, become U.S. citizens, register to vote, and vote.
The Project has worked with cultural, fraternal and religious organizations in communities located in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
The Project works with and supports participating organizations by: promoting voter registration efforts; working with non-profit organizations to prepare and mail voter reminder cards to the organizations‘ members; supporting organizations interested in holding Candidates‘ Nights; and measuring the effectiveness of ―get-out-the-vote‖ campaigns.
If you are a member of a Portuguese American organization and would like more information about increasing the civic involvement of your members, contact the Portuguese American Citizenship Project directly at
www.portugueseamerican.org
SURVEY OF LUSO-DESCENDENTS IN THE AMERICAS
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Dulce Maria Scott, a professor at Anderson University and affiliated researcher at the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at RI College, has been conducting an online survey of Luso-descendents in the United States and Canada. She has supplemented the data collected through the survey with in-depth interviews conducted in the summer of 2010 in California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She hopes to be able to conduct additional interviews in other areas of Portuguese American concentration, including New Jersey.
The survey aims to study the integration of the descendents of Portuguese immigrants in the United States and Canada in terms of their educational, income and occupational achievement as well as political participation and spatial integration. It also aims to study how that integration was influenced by varying conditions they experienced as they grew up in these countries, such as interaction with their parents, the ethnic communities, and the wider society, as well as the type of schools and neighborhoods in which they grew up. Finally, the survey aims to study the extent to which Luso-descendents remain connected to and identified with the Luso-American and Luso-Canadian communities, with a Portuguese and/or ethnic identity, the Portuguese language and culture, and Portugal
To date, after eliminating the answers of those who did not complete at least two thirds of the survey questions and of those who due to age limits were ineligible to take the survey, Dr. Scott has collected viable data from a total of 1545 respondents, of which 1204 are from the United States and 341 are from Canada, 1003 are females (783 from the United States and 220 from Canada), 533 are males (416 from the United States and 117 from Canada), and 9 people did not indicate their gender. In terms of age, the most prevalent age group (for both the United States and Canada) was the 31-40 year old group, constituting 31 percent of the total number of respondents.
A preliminary analysis of the data shows that the descendants of Portuguese immigrants, who participated in this study, overall have achieved a high level of integration into American and Canadian societies, while remaining committed to their ethnic identity and culture, the Luso- American communities, and Portugal. Nevertheless, despite high levels of commitment to their ethnicity, Luso-descendants, like the descendents of other immigrant groups in America and Canada, have experienced a rapid loss in fluency and the use of the ancestral language.
The differences between the educational achievement of the children and the parents‘ generation are striking. Given historical and political circumstances in Portugal, the level of education of Portuguese immigrants generally has been quite low and this is reflected in the survey data. Whereas only 2.7 of the respondents had not complete high school, 55.6 percent of their mothers and 61.5 percent of their fathers had not completed high school.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook In terms of their level of income, over 62 percent of the respondents indicated that their income was higher or much higher than that of their parents. In terms of occupation, the principal occupations of the parents were factory worker, construction worker, homemaker, cleaning services, and farming or dairying. For the children the main occupations are in the ranks of the middle class in professional occupations and office work.
Overall, the data showed that the Luso-descendents surveyed are following a path of integration into American society characterized by socioeconomic upward mobility into the ranks of the middle and upper middle classes.
The data also show that, for the most part, those who took the survey are also engaging in “selective acculturation,” that is, they identify with both American and Portuguese culture. They do not see it as being a contradiction that they are both American or Canadian and Portuguese at the same time.
Dr. Scott has not yet analyzed the data concerning the conditions faced by Luso-descendents while they were growing up in the United States and Canada, but some of the preliminary findings related to the above mentioned and other aspects of the survey have been published by Dr. Scott and can be accessed through either of these links: http://www.scribd.com/doc/45973169/Structural-Integration-and-Selective-Acculturation-Luso- Descendants-in-America http://www.christiancollegefaculty.com/anderson/DulceScottSurveyResultsDecember2010.pdf
To take the survey visit one of the following links (must be a person of Portuguese descent born in the United States or Canada or who arrived in these countries before the age of 14 years):
United States: http://questionpro.com/t/ADIuIZGQ3q
Canada: http://questionpro.com/t/ADIuIZGVfP
Dulce Maria Soares Scott was born in São Miguel, Azores and immigrated to the United States at the age of 18. She attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, graduating at the top of her class with a double major in sociology and political science. Subsequently she studied at Brown University in Rhode Island, attaining a Master´s degree in political science and a Ph.D. in sociology. Since then she has taught at different universities in the United States and is now a full professor at Anderson University and an affiliated researcher with the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at RI College. One of her areas of academic specialization is immigration, ethnicity and race in American society. She has published several papers related to this area of study and has made numerous presentations at various conferences and colloquia in the United States and Portugal.
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ARIZONA CALIFORNIA STATE JUSTICE ASSEMBLY ARIZONA STATE ASSEMBLY Maria Araújo Kahn Jim Silva Justice, Fairfield District Phil Lopes 67th District Superior Court 27th District State Capitol, Room 2170 157 Church Street 1700 West Washington, Suite H, Sacramento, CA 95814 New Haven, CT 06510 Room 330 Phone: 916-319-2067 Phone: 203-821-3797 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Email (Scheduling): Phone: 602-926-3278 [email protected] HAWAII Email: [email protected] LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE CALIFORNIA Al Pinheiro Charmaine Tavares US REPRESENTATIVES Mayor of Gilroy Mayor, Maui 190 1st Street 200 S. High Street Dennis Cardoza Gilroy, CA 95020 Kalana O Maui Bldg 9th Floor 18th District Phone: 408-842-0200 Wailuku, HI 96793 1224 Longworth House Office Email: Phone: 808-270-7855 Building [email protected] Email: Washington, DC 20515 [email protected] Phone: 202-225-6131 Anthony Santos Email: Mayor of San Leandro MASSACHUSETTS [email protected] 835 E 14th Street v San Leandro, CA 94577 STATE SENATORS Phone: 510-577-3355 Jim Costa Email: [email protected] Marc R. Pacheco 20th District leandro.ca.us State House, Room 312-B 1314 Longworth House Office Boston, MA 02133-1054 Building CONNECTICUT Phone: 617-722-1551 Washington, DC 20515 Email: Phone: 202-225-3341 GENERAL ASSEMBLY [email protected] Email: (Scheduling): [email protected] Rosa Rebimbas Michael J. Rodrigues State Capitol Boston State House Devin Nunes LLB House Republicans Room 213-B 21st District Hartford, CT 06106 Boston, MA 02133 1013 Longworth House Office Phone: 860-240-8700 Phone: 617-722-1114 Building Email (Assistant): E-mail: Washington, DC 20515 [email protected] [email protected]. Phone: 202-225-2523 us Email (scheduling): Assistant: [email protected] [email protected]
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook STATE REPRESENTATIVES Debora Coelho Jason Barroso Councilor at Large, New Bedford Kevin Aguiar Selectman, Ludlow New Bedford City Hall State House, Room 23 Ludlow Town Hall 133 William Street - Room 215 Boston, MA 02133 488 Chapin Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Phone: 617-722-2140 Ludlow, MA 01056 Phone: 508-971-0123 E-mail: Phone: 413-583-5600 Email: [email protected] [email protected]
António Cabral John da Cruz David Alves State House, Room 466 Selectman, Ludlow Councilor at Large, New Bedford Boston, MA 02133-1054 Ludlow Town Hall New Bedford City Hall Phone: 617-722-2017 488 Chapin Street 133 William Street – Room 215 Email: Ludlow, MA 01056 New Bedford, MA 02740 [email protected] Phone: 413-583-5600 Phone: 508-998-1688 Email: John Fernandes Rico E. Mello [email protected] State House, Room 136 96 Ward Councilor, Peabody Boston, MA 02133 Peabody City Hall Phone: 617-722-23 24 Lowell Street Jane L. Gonsalves E-mail: Peabody, MA 01960 Ward Councilor, New Bedford [email protected] Phone: 978-532-3000 New Bedford City Hall 133 William Street - Room 215 David T. Vieira Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr. New Bedford, MA 02740 State House, Room 167 Councilor-at-Large, Peabody Phone: 508-979-1455 Boston, MA 02133 Peabody City Hall Email: Phone: 617-722-2810 24 Lowell Street Jane.Gonsalves@newbedford- Email: Peabody, MA 01960 ma.gov [email protected] Phone: 978-532-3000 Steven Martins John F. Quinn William A. White, Jr. Ward Councilor, New Bedford State House, Room 527A Alderman at Large, Somerville New Bedford City Hall Boston, MA 02133 93 Highland Avenue 133 William Street - Room 215 Phone: 617-722-2020 Somerville, MA 02143 New Bedford, MA 02740 Email (Assistant): Phone: 617- 625-9110 Phone: 508-995-2749 [email protected] Email: Email: WILLIAM.A.WHITE@VERIZON. Steve.Martins@newbedford- LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES NET ma.gov
Robert Correia Joseph D. Camara Joseph P. Lopes Mayor, Fall River City Councilor, President, Fall Ward Councilor, New Bedford 1 Government Center River New Bedford City Hall Fall River, MA 02721 One Government Center 133 William Street - Room 215 Phone: 508-324-2000 Fall River, MA 02722 New Bedford, MA 02740 Email: [email protected] Phone: 508- 324-2000 Phone: 508-990-7136 Email: Joseph M. Mendonça Linda M. Pereira joseph.lopes@newbedford- City Councilor, Lowell City Councilor, Fall River ma.gov 41 Veritas Avenue One Government Center Lowell, MA 01854-1231 Fall River, MA 02722 Andrew J. Marshall Phone: 978-937-5982 Phone: 508-324-2000 City Councilor, Taunton Email: [email protected] Taunton City Hall William A. Flanagan 141 Oak Street António E. dos Santos Mayor, Fall River Taunton, MA 02780 Selectman, Ludlow One Government Center Phone: 508-821-1035 Ludlow Town Hall Fall River, MA 02722 Email: [email protected] 488 Chapin Street Phone: 508-324-2000 Ludlow, MA 01056 Phone: 413-583-5600
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Sherry Costa-Hanlon Albino Cardoso Anna P. Pereira President, Taunton Councilman, Kearny City's Acting Corporation Taunton City Hall Town of Kearny Counsel 141 Oak Street 402 Kearny Avenue Newark Municipal Court Taunton, MA 02780 Kearny, NJ 07032 920 Broad Street Phone: 508-821-1035 Phone: 201-955-7400 Newark, NJ 07102 Email: councilor- Phone: 973-733-6400 [email protected] Francisco Nascimento Councilman, Harrison NEW YORK JUSTICE Harrison Township Municipal Building STATE SENATE Phillip Rapoza 114 Bridgeton Pike Chief Justice, Massachusetts Mullica Hill NJ 08062 Jack Martins Appeals Court Phone: 856-478-4111 New York State Senate John Adams Courthouse Legislative Office Building, One Pemberton Square, Suite Augusto Amador Room 946 1200 Councilman, Newark Albany, NY 12247 Boston, MA 02108 920 Broad Street Phone: 518-455-3265 Phone: 617-725-8106 Newark, NJ 07102 Email: [email protected] Email: Phone: 973-733-3665 [email protected]. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES us José Silva Councilman at Large, Paulo Pereira NEW JERSEY East Newark Councilman and Vice-Mayor, Borough of East Newark Mineola NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY 34 Sherman Avenue 155 Washington Ave East Newark, NJ 07029 Mineola, NY 11501 Alberto Coutinho Phone: 973-481-2902 Phone: 516-746-0750 29th District 73 Ferry Street Manny Grova, Jr. PENNSYLVANIA Newark, NJ 07105 Councilman, Elizabeth Phone: 973-589-0713 City of Elizabeth US SENATE E-mail: [email protected] 50 Winfield Scott Plaza Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Patrick Toomey LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES Phone: 908-353-5599 Senator Email: [email protected] 502 Hart Senate Office Building Kearny - Mayor Alberto Santos Washington, DC 20510 Kearny Town Hall Miguel Figueiredo Phone: 202-224-4254 402 Kearny Avenue Councilman, Union Kearny, NJ 07032 Township of Union STATE SENATE Phone: 201-955-7979 1976 Morris Avenue E-mail: [email protected] Union NJ 07083 Lisa M. Boscola Phone: 908-688-2800 District 18 Sea Bright - Mayor Maria Senate Box 203018 Fernandes Suzette Cavadas Harrisburg, PA 17120 1167 Ocean Avenue Councilwoman, Union Phone: 717-787-4236 Sea Bright, NJ 07760 Township of Union Assistant: Phone: 732-842-0099 1976 Morris Avenue [email protected] E-mail: Union NJ 07083 [email protected] Phone: 908-688-2800 RHODE ISLAND Alberto Santos JUSTICE Mayor, Kearny STATE SENATORS Town of Kearny Armando Fontoura 402 Kearny Avenue Essex County Sheriff Bethany L. Moura Kearny, NJ 07032 Essex County Government 4 Rhode Island Avenue Phone: 201-955-7400 Complex Cumberland, RI 02864 50 West Market Street Phone: 401-222-2708 Newark, NJ 07102 Email: sen- Phone: 973-324-9750 [email protected]
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook M. Teresa Paiva-Weed Edwin Pacheco Diane C. Mederos 48 Admiral Kalbsus Road 12 Camp Dixie Road Town Administrator, Bristol Newport, RI 02840 Pascoag, RI 02859 Bristol Town Hall Phone: 401-846-0120 Phone: 401-567-0382 10 Court Street Email: sen- Email: rep- Bristol, RI 02809 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 401-253-7000 Email: [email protected] Daniel da Ponte Agostinho Silva 116 Ivy Street 82 Ledge Street, 1st Floor 92 Manuel N. DaCosta East Providence, RI 02914 Central Falls, RI 02863 Councilman, Cumberland Phone: 401-434-1433 Phone: 401-578-80 Town of Cumberland Email: sen- Email: [email protected] 31 Forest Avenue [email protected] Phone: 401-726-3258 Roberto da Silva Email: EX-STATE SENATORS 82 Dover Avenue [email protected] East Providence, RI 02914 John Correia Phone: 401-569-3593 JUSTICE 35 Burrough Street Email: rep- East Providence, RI 01914 [email protected] Luis Matos Phone: 401-474-5182 Justice, Providence District Michael Rice Superior Court William A. Castro 201 Old Post Road Frank Licht Judicial Complex 88 Byron Avenue Wakefield, RI 02879 250 Benefit Street Runford, RI 02916 Phone: 401-783-9602 Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401-434-2998 Email: [email protected] Phone: 401-222-3215
Paul Tavares Deborah A. Fellela 940 Veterans Memorial Parkway 3 Diaz Street US Consulates East Providence, RI 02914 Johnson, RI 02919 Phone: 401-434-7645 Phone: 401-231-2014 CONSULAR SECTION OF THE Email: [email protected] EMBASSY IN STATE REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, D.C. Jared R. Nunes Charlene Lima 32 Whitford Street 2012 Massachusetts Avenue 455 Laurel Hill Avenue Coventry, RI 02816 NW Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: 401-573-9698 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 401-222-6597 Email: rep- Phone: 202-332-3007 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Gordon D. Fox LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES Head of Consular Section: State House, Room 323 Luís L. da Silva Providence, RI 02903 Antonio Teixeira Chancellor: Rita Cardoso Pinto Phone: 401-222-2447 Councilman, Bristol Email: [email protected] Bristol Town Hall Office Hours: Mon -Thur 10 Court Street 8:30 a.m. / 3:00 p.m. William San Bento, Jr. Bristol, RI 02809 Friday 9:00 a.m. / 1:00 p.m. 25 Nathanael Avenue Phone: 401-253-7000 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Email: AREAS OF JURISDICTION Phone: 401-723-7210 [email protected] States of: Alabama, Arkansas, Email: rep- Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, [email protected] David Barboza Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Councilman, Bristol Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Hélio Melo Bristol Town Hall Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, 1187 South Broadway 10 Court Street North Carolina, North Dakota, East Providence, RI 02914 Bristol, RI 02809 Oklahoma, South Carolina, Phone: 401-573-7737 Phone: 401-253-7000 South Dakota, Tennessee, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, District of Columbia.
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook BOSTON AREAS OF JURISDICTION Office Hours: Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri States of: Connecticut, Michigan 9:30 am - 1:30 pm One Exeter Plaza, 7th floor and New York Wed 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Territories of: American Virgin Phone: 617-536-8740 Islands, Bahamas, Cayman AREAS OF JURISDICTION Islands, Bermudas and Puerto State of: Rhode Island Consul General: Rico Paulo Cunha Alves HONORARY CONSULS Email: [email protected] NEWARK Chancellor: Ivona Moreira NAUGATUCK Email: The Legal Center at [email protected] One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 40 Abílio Lopes Gouveia Newark, New Jersey 07102 3 Union Street Office Hours: 9.00AM - 2.00PM Phone: 973-643-4200 Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770 Wednesday: 9.30AM - 5.30PM Email: [email protected] Phone: 203-632-5815 Email: AREAS OF JURISDICTION Consul General: Maria Amelia portugueseconsulate@comcast. States of: Maine, Massachusetts Paiva net (except the area covered by Chancellor: João Gouveia New Bedford), New Hampshire Email: PUERTO RICO and Vermont [email protected] José Cândido Duarte da Silveira NEW BEDFORD Office Hours: 9:00AM – 2:30 PM 416 San Leandro, Wednesday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM Urbanización Sagrado Corazón 628 Pleasant Street, Room 204 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00626 New Bedford, Massachusetts AREAS OF JURISDICTION Phone: 787-755-8556 02740 States of: Delaware, New Jersey Email: [email protected] Phone: 508-993-5741 and Pennsylvania Email: [email protected] DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAN FRANCISCO Consul: Graça Araujo Fonseca Salvador da Cunha Email: 3298 Washington Street Calle Palacio de los Deportes, [email protected] San Francisco, California 94115 Condo. Daniel Maurício I, Chancellor: Teresa Borges Phone: 415-346-3400 Edif. C, 2º Piso, Las Praderas Email: Santo Domingo, Republica Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - [email protected] Dominicana 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ccp.pt Phone: 809-227-8790 E-mail: AREAS OF JURISDICTION Consul General: Nuno Mathias [email protected] Counties of: Barnstable, Bristol, Email: o Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth [email protected] Cities of: Acushnet, Dartmouth, NASSAU New Bedford and Fall River Office Hours: 9:00AM – 2:00PM Robert Arnold NEW YORK AREAS OF JURISDICTION P O Box SS-19407 States of: Alaska, Arizona, Nassau, Bahamas Chancery: 590 Fifth Avenue, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Phone: 242-324-6150 3rd floor Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New New York, New York 10036 Mexico, Oregon, Utah, LOS ANGELES Phone: 212 221 3165 Washington and Wyoming Email: [email protected] Edmundo Macedo PROVIDENCE 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Chancellor: António Pinheiro Suite 400 Email: Chancery: 56 Pine Street, Los Angeles, California 90067 [email protected]. Hanley Building, 6th floor Phone: 310-277-1491 pt Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Executive Assistant: Phone: 401-272-2003 TULARE Ana Maria Cruz Email: [email protected] Phone: 212-221-3461 Helter S. Martins Vice-Consul: Leonel Teixeira P.O. Box 1344 Office Hours: Email: Tulare, California 93275-1344 10:00 am - 2:00 pm [email protected] Phone: 559-688-7511
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook HAWAII NEWARK Portuguese Studies John Henry Félix in the US Lecturer: Mónica Pereira P.O. Box 3470 The State University of New Honolulu, Hawaii 96744 Coordinator of the Portuguese Jersey-Rutgers Phone: 808-523-4580 Language Faculty of Arts and Sciences Program and Education Affairs Classical and Modern CHICAGO Fernanda Costa Languages and Literatures 2012 Massachusetts Avenue, 409 Conklin Hall Nelson de Castro NW 175 University Avenue 10 S. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Newark, New Jersey 07102 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 202-350-5400 Phone: 973-353-5409 Phone: 312-345-1149 Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] Consul@PortugalConsulateChic du and mpereira@instituto- ago.com camoes.pt Portuguese HOUSTON Language NEW YORK
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Teacher: Leonor Simas-Almeida Contact: Mónica Pereira Escola D. Dinis Clube Português Brown University The State University of New de North Newark Department of Portuguese and Jersey-Rutgers 623 North 6th Street Brazilian Studies Faculty of Arts and Sciences Newark, NJ 07107 Box O Classical and Modern Providence, RI 02912 Languages KEARNY Phone: 401-863-3042 409 Conklin Hall Email: leonor_goncalves_simas- 175 University Avenue Newark Escola de Língua e [email protected] Newark, New Jersey 07102 Cultura Portuguesas de Kearny Phone: 973-353-5409 P.O. Box 373, SANTA BARBARA Email: 408 Schuyler Avenue [email protected] Kearny NJ 07032 Teacher: Joana Pimentel or [email protected] University of California, Santa CLARK Barbara Department of Spanish and Community Escola Portuguesa de Clark Portuguese Portuguese PO Box 811 4206 Phelps Hall Clark, NJ 07066 Santa Barbara, CA 93106 - 4150 Language Schools Phone: 805-893-3162 S UNION Email: joana.pimentel@instituto- NEWARK camoes.pt Escola Portuguesa de Union Escola de Luis Camões - Sport Caldwell Avenue WASHINGTON DC Clube Português PO Box 6154 55 Prospect Street Union, NJ 07083 Lecturer: Patrícia Ferreira Newark, NJ 07105 Georgetown University ELIZABETH Department of Spanish and Escola Portuguesa de Saint Portuguese James – Escola Amadeu Correia – Box 571039 Saint James Church Portuguese Instructive Washington, DC 20057-1039 143 Madison Street Social Club Phone: 202-687-6134 Newark, NJ 07105 Route 1-98 Email: patricia.ferreira@instituto- Portugal Grove Street camoes.pt Escola Portuguesa Alice Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Friendly 14 Napoleon Street Escola Gil Vicente Associação Center for Newar,k NJ 07105 de Desportos Portuguese Studies 262 Second Street Escola St. Benedict Academy of Elizabeth, NJ 07201 / Institute Camões St. Benedict 124 Niagara Street (CLP/IC) SOUTH RIVER Newark, NJ 07105
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Escola Portuguesa de Riverside YONKERS Escola São João de Deus Riverside High School P.O. Box 139 Washington Street Escola João de Deus – Spring Valley, NY 10977-4001 Riverside, NJ 08075 Portuguese-American Community Center TARRYTOWN LODY 316 Palisade Avenue Yonkers, NY 10703 Escola Fernão de Magalhães Escola Vasco da Gama Lody 145 Franklin Street Portuguese American Club BRENTOWOOD Tarrytown, NY 10591-3607 180 Hamilton Ave. MASSACHUSETT Lody NJ 07643 Escola S. Teotonio HUDSON PENSYLVÂ P.O. Box 273 PHILADELPHIA Brentwood, NY 11717-0270 Escola Portuguesa de Hudson – Hudson Portuguese Club Escola Portuguesa Secção Luís BROOKLYN P.O. Box 246 de Camões Hudson, MA 01749 Irmandade de Nª Senhora do Escola Florbela Espanca Rosário de Fátima 619 Henry Street MILFORD Palethorp & Ashdale Streets Brooklyn, NY 11231-2615 P.O. Box 14571 Escola Portuguesa de Milford – Philadelphia, PA 19115 FARMINGVILLE Clube de Instrução e Recreio 119 Prospect Heights Escola Portuguesa Secção Sul Escola Autero de Figueiredo Milford, MA 01757 631 3rd Avenue P.O. Box 442 Deptford, NJ 08096 Farmingville, NY 11738-0442 LUDLOW
Escola Portuguesa – JAMAICA Escola Portuguesa de Ludlow – Seccão Marquês de Pombal Portuguese Community 228 West Mentor Street Escola Nuno Alvares Pereira Cultural Center Philadelphia, PA 19120 147-25 Liberty Avenue 33 Norwood Street CONNECTICU Jamaica, NY 01435-4727 Ludlow, MA 01056 DANBURY MINEOLA PEABODY Escola Manuel Cipriano 149 Deer Hill Avenue Escola Julio Dinis Escola Oficial Portuguesa de Danbury, CT 06810 306 Jericho Turnpike Peabody Mineola, NY 11501-1610 Welch School HARTFORD 50 Swampscott Avenue MOUNT VERNON Peabody, MA 01960 Escola Nossa Senhora de Fatima Escola Infante D. Henrique TAUTON Fatima Square-Madison Avenue 130 East Prospect Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Mt. Vernon, NY 10550-2205 Escola Oficial Portuguesa de Taunton BRIDEGPORT NEW ROCHELLE 33 Baker Road Taunton, MA 02780 Escola Portuguesa Vasco da Escola Francisco Sá Carneiro Gama 109 Fourth Street NEW BEDFORD 355 James Street New Rochelle, NY 10801-4826 Bridgeport, CT 06604 Escola Portuguesa – OSSINING Portuguese United for Education WATERBUTY 360 Coggeshall Street Escola Rainha Santa Isabel New Bedford, MA 02741 Escola Portuguesa do Sport 18 Waller Avenue Club Ossining, NY 10562-4711 Escola Oficial Portuguesa da 1966 Baldwin Street Casa da Saudade Waterbury, CT 06706 58 Crapo Street New Bedford, MA 02755
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Escola Oficial Portuguesa de Escola das Cinco Chagas Escola Portuguesa do Fall River 3322 Allen Way Cranston Portuguese Club 101 Fountain Street Santa Clara, CA 95051 20 Second Street Fall River, MA 02721 Cranston, RI 02910 CALIFORN Escola Portuguesa Corte Real – SAN JOSE SES Corporation PAWTUCKET 1375 Lafayette St. Escola Corte Real em Santa Clara CA 95050 Escola Portuguesa do Clube Santa Clara Social Português de Pawtucket 5719 Croydon Avenue TULARE 131 School Street San José, CA 95118 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Escola Vitorino Nemésio – Escola de Santo Eduardo Centro Português de BRISTOL 14785 Whipple Court Evangelização e Cultura San Jose, CA 95127 P.O. BOX 1678 Escola Portuguesa de Bristol Tulare, CA 93275 15 Hickory Circle Escola Portuguesa das Swansea, MA 02777 Cinco Chagas SAN LEANDRO Five Wounds School Escola Portuguesa 1390 Five Wounds Lane Escola Irmã Maria Amélia de St. Elizabeth's Parish San Jose, CA 95116 San Leandro 577 Wood Street 775 Arthur Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 SAN PABLO San Leandro, CA 94577 FLORI PALM BEACH Escola Nossa Senhora de Instituições Ligadas à Cultura: Fátima, em San Pablo Fundação para a Educação Escola Lusitana - Portuguese 1825 Church Lane Luso-Americana American Cultural Society of San Pablo, CA 94806 P.O. Box 2967 Palm Beach County Dublin, CA 94568 13265 Okeechobee Boulevard NEWARK Loxahatchee, FL 33470 Fundação Portuguesa Para a Phone: (561) 798-1270 Escola de Santo Eduardo Educação do Centro do 5788 Thornton Avenue Califórnia FORT LAUDERDELE Newark, CA 94560 P.O. Box 2839 Turlock, CA 95380RHODE IAND Escola Portuguesa de GILROY Fort Lauderdale EAST PROVIDENCE Florida Portuguese American Escola Portuguesa de Gilroy Club 7255 Orchard Drive Escola Portuguesa da Casa dos 325 SW 26th Street, Gilroy, CA 95020 Açores da Nova Inglaterra Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 160 Orchard Street Phone: 954-761-1565 TURLOCK East Providence, RI 02914 PALM COAST Escola Jorge de Escola Oficial Portuguesa de Sena em Turlock East Providence Escola de Português 2036 S. Walnut Avenue Escola Paroquial de Portuguese-American P.O. Box 2030 S. Francisco Xavier Palm Coast Club Turlock, CA 95380 81 North Carpenter Street 1200 Palm Harbor Parkway East Providence, RI 02914 Palm Coast, FL 33315 ANTIOCH CUMBERLAND ST. PETERSBURG Escola Nossa Senhora de Fatima em Antioch Escola Portuguesa do Escola de Português - 617 West 10th Street Clube Juventude Lusitana Portuguese-American Sun Coast Antioch, CA 94509 10 Chase Street Association Cumberland, RI 02864 7808 46th Avenue North St. Petersburg, FL 33709
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook WINTER GARDENS Brockton High School J. F. Kennedy Middle 470 Forest Avenue 201 Manning Street Escola de Português Brockton, MA 02301 Hudson, MA 01749 Portuguese-American Club of Orlando Cambridge Rindge and James Morton Middle School 12100 E. Colonial Drive; Latin High School 376 President Avenue Winter Gardens 459 Broadway Street Fall River, MA 02720 Orlando, FL 32826-4711 Cambridge, MA 02138 MARYLA John J. Doran RIVERDALE Coyle and Cassidy High School Elementary School 2 Hamilton Street 101 Fountain Street Escola de Língua Portuguesa Taunton, MA 02780 Fall River, MA 02721 Nossa Senhora Aparecida Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima Dartmouth High School Joseph Case High School 5700 St. Bernard's Drive 555 Bakerville Road 70 School Street Riverdale Park, MD 20737 Dartmouth, MA 02748 Swansea, MA 02777 VIRGINIA MANASSAS Dartmouth Middle School King Open School 366 Slocum Road 850 Cambridge Street Escola Portuguesa Marquês de North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Cambridge, MA 02141 Pombal – Clube Português de Manassas Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Lincoln Park Community School 9509 Lee Avenue High School 50 Thurston Street Manassas, VA 20110D.C. 2700 Regional Road Somerville, MA 02145 North Dighton, MA 02764 WASHINGTON, DC Lowell High School Durfee High School 50 Fr. Morrissette Boulevard Escola Portuguesa de 360 Elsbree Street Lowell, MA 01852-1050 Nossa Senhora de Fatima Fall River, MA 02720 Centro Católico Rainha das Ludlow High School Américas East Gate Christian Academy 500 Chapin Street 2200 California Street 397 Bay Street Ludlow, MA 01056-2597 Washington, DC 20008 Fall River, MA 02724 Martha’s Vineyard Regional Brazilian-American Edmond P. Talbot Middle High School Cultural Institute 124 Melrose Street Edgartown-Vineyard Haven 4719 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Fall River, 02723 Road Box 1385 Washington DC 20016-4609 Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 Espirito Santo School 143 Everett Street Matthew J. Kuss Middle School High Schools that Fall River, MA 02723 290 Rock Street Teach Portuguese Fall River, MA 02720 Falmouth High School as a Foreign 874 Gifford Street Medford High School Language Falmouth, MA 02540 489 Winthrop Street Medford, MA 02155
Framingham High School Antioch School - Fall River 115 A Street Milford High School Assabet Valley Vocational Framingham, MA 01701 31 West Fountain Street Regional High Milford, MA 01757-4098 Fitchburg Street Fuller Middle School Marlborough, MA 01752 31 Flag Drive New Bedford High School
Framingham, MA 01702 230 Hathaway Boulevard Bishop Connolly High School New Bedford, MA 02740-2899 373 Elsbree Street Henry Lord Middle School Fall River, MA 02720 151 Amity Street Otis School
Fall River, MA 02721-2201 218 Marion Street Bishop Stang High School East Boston, MA 02128 500 Slocum Road Hudson High School N. Darthmouth, MA 02747 69 Brigham Street
Hudson, MA 01749/2787
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Our Lady of Mount Carmel Los Banos High School Broadview Middle School School 11th Street 72 Hospital Avenue 130 Crapo Street Los Banos, CA 93635 Danbury, CT 06810 New Bedford, MA 2744 San Jose High Academy Danbury High School Peabody Veterans Memorial 850 North 2nd Street 43 Clapboard Ridge Road High School San Jose, CA 95112 Danbury, CT 06811 485 Lowell Street Peabody, MA 01960-1392 Peter Burnett Middle School Ada Merritt Elementary School 850 North 2nd Street 660 SW 3rd Street Potter Road Elementary School San Jose, CA 95112 Miami, FL 33130 492 Potter Road Framingham, MA 01701 Tulare Union High School Cypress Creek Senior 755 East Tulare Avenue High School Seekonk High School Tulare, CA 93274 1101 Bear Crossing Drive 261 Arcade Avenue Orlando, FL 32824 Seekonk, MA 02771-5099 Tulare Western High School 824 W. Maple Miami Beach Senior High School Somerset High School Tulare, CA 93274 2231 Prairie Avenue Grandview Avenue Ext. Miami Beach, FL 33139 Somerset, MA 02726 Sunny Hills High 1801 Walburton Way Southwest Miami Somerset Middle School Fullerton, CA 92833 Senior High School Brayton Avenue 8855 SW 50th Terrace Somerset, MA 02726 Turlock High School Miami, FL 33165 1660 E. Canal Drive Somerville High School Turlock, CA 95380 Abington Avenue School 81 Highland Avenue CONNECTICUT 209 Abington Avenue Somerville, MA 02143 Multicultural Magnet School Newark, 07107 700 Palisade Avenue St. James / St. John Bridgeport, CT 06610 Ann Street Middle School Elementary School 30 Ann Street 180 Orchard Street Columbus Elementary School Newark, NJ 07105-3108 New Bedford, MA 2740 600 University Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 East Side High School Taunton High School Phone: 203-275-2100 238 Van Buren Street 50 Williams Street Newark, NJ 07105-2512 Taunton, MA 02780-2710 Blackham Middle School Central High School Elizabeth High School Westport High School 1 Lincoln Boulevard 600 Pearl Street 19 Main Road Bridgeport, CT 06650 Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Westport, MA 02790 Park Avenue Elementary School First Avenue Elementary School Woodrow Wilson 82 Park Avenue 248 First Avenue Elementary School Danbury, CT 06810 Newark, NJ 07107 169 Leland Street Framingham, MA 01702 Roberts Avenue Hawkins Street School CALIFORNI Elementary School 8 Hawkins Street Elim Elementary School 11 Seventh Avenue Newark, NJ 07105 7677 N. Lander Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 Hilmar, CA 95324 Lafayette Street Middle School Shelter Rock Elementary School 206 Lafayette Street John H. Pitman High 2 Crow’s Nest Road Newark, NJ 07105-1843 2525 W. Christofferson Parkway Danbury, CT 06810 Turlock, CA 95382 Oliver St. Middle School Stadley Rough School 147 Oliver Street Hilmar High School 25 Karen Road Newark, NJ 07105 7807 Lander Avenue Danbury, CT 06811 Hilmar, CA 95324 Rogers Park Middle School 21 Memorial Drive Danbury, CT 06810
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Wilson Ave. Middle School Cambridge Portuguese Credit Early Childhood Center National Union of Hampshire 19 Wilson Avenue Organizations 251 Hampshire Street Newark, NJ 07105 Cambridge, MA 02139 NEW YOR Luso-American Life Phone: 617-547-3144 United Nations School Insurance Society The Institute for Learning the 7080 Donlon Way Cambridge Portuguese Credit Portuguese Language Dublin, CA 94568 Union of Somerville 44 Street NC2; Room 2111 Phone: 877-525-5876 Address: 493, Somerville New York, NY 10017 Web: www.luso-american.org Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Charles E. Shea High School National Organization of Phone: 617-547-3144 485 East Avenue Portuguese Americans Pawtucket, RI 02860 P.O. Box 2652 Chicopee Portuguese American Falls Church, VA 22042 Club Cumberland High School Phone: 703-389-3512 149, Exchange Street 2600 Mendon Road Email: [email protected] Chicopee, MA 01013 Cumberland, RI 02864 Web: www.nopa-us.org Clube Amor Ds Pátria Cumberland Hill and Portuguese American 47 Canal Street Community School Citizenship Project Holyoke, MA 01040 Manville Hill Road 2930 Geer Road, Suite 245 Cumberland, RI 02864 Turlock, CA 95382 Clube Benfica Da Nova Email: Inglaterra Davies Vocational High School coordinator@portugueseamerica 178 Elm Street 50 Jenckes Hill Road n.org Cambridge, MA 02139 Lincoln, RI 02865 Web: www.portugueseamerican.org Clube Luís Camões De East Providence High School Stoughton 2000 Pawtucket Avenue Portuguese American 76 Porter Street East Providence, RI 02914 Leadership Council of the Stoughton, MA 02072 United States Edward Martin 9255 Center Street, Suite 404 Clube Luis De Camões De Junior High School Manassas, VA 20110 Peabody 111 Brown Street Phone: 202-466-4664 10 Collins Street East Providence, RI 02914 Email: [email protected] Peabody, MA 01960 Web: www.palcus.org International Charter School Clube Português De Hudson 334 Pleasant Street Portuguese American 13 Port Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Post Graduate Society P.O. Box 246 Email: [email protected] Hudson, MA 01749 Mt. Hope High School Web: www.papsonline.org Phone: 978-568-0561 199 Chestnut Street Bristol, RI 02809 Portuguese US Chamber of Clube Português De Instrução e Commerce Recreio De Milford Our Lady of Fatima High School 590 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor 117/119 Prospect Heights 360 Market Street New York, NY 10036 Milford, MA 01757 Warren, RI 02885 Phone: 212-354-4627 Email: [email protected] Clube Recreativo Lusitânia De Portsmouth High School Web: www.portugal-us.com Cambridge 120 Educational Lane 44, Fifth Street Portsmouth, RI 02871 P.O. Box 410-183 Community Cambridge, MA 02141-0003 Riverside Junior High School Organizations Phone: 617-547-1190 179 Forbes Street
Riverside, RI 02915 Comunidade Portuguesa De BOSTON CONSULAR AREA Western Massachusetts
Tiverton High School 35 Barton Street Atlético Sports Club 100 North Brayton Rd Ludlow, MA 01056 5 Marshall Street Tiverton RI 02878 Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-623-9330
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Faialense Sport Club of Massachusetts Alliance Portuguese National Club of Cambridge Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) of Stoughton 1121 Cambridge Street Dorchester 21 Railroad Avenue Cambridg,e MA 02139 One Stoughton Street Stoughton, MA 02072 Dorchester, MA 02125 Filarmónica Santo António - Phone: 617-825-5897 Portuguese Recreation Club of Centro Cultural Framingham 575 Cambridge Street Massachusetts Alliance 6 South Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) of Framingham, MA 01001 Phone: 617-864-8514 Lowell 11 Mill Street Portuguese American Civic Grémio Lusitano de Ludlow Lowell, MA 01852 League of Massachusetts 385 Windsor Street Phone: 976-970-1250 30 1/2 Auburn Street Ludlow MA 01056 Woburn, MA 01801 Phone: 413-583-8398 Massachusetts Alliance Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) of Rancho Folclórico N. Sra. de Hudson Benfica Portuguese Somerville Fátima e Grupo Etnográfico Club 92 Union Square Portugal Pequeninos 2 Port Street Somerville, MA 02143 34 Mt. Vernon Street Hudson, MA 01749 Phone: 617-628-6065 Peabody, MA 01960 Phone: 978-568-0561 Phone: 508-531-2848 Norwood Portuguese Club Lowell United Soccer 1092 Washington Street Santo Cristo Center of 512 Central Street Norwood, MA 02062 Cambridge Lowell, MA 01852 1164 Cambridge Street Phone: 978-459-3041 Paróquia de Nossa Senhora de Cambridge, MA 02139 Fátima de Peabody Luso American Credit Union de 35 Newcastle Road Sociedade do Espírito Santo de Peabody Peabody, MA 01960 Gloucester 37 Tremont Street Phone: 978-532-0272 133 Prospect Street Peabody, MA 01960 Gloucester, MA 01930 Portuguese American Center of Luso American Society Inc. of Lowell Sociedade do Espírito Santo de Cambridge 59 Charles Street Lowell P.O. Box 416 Lowell, MA 01852 65 Village Street Cambridge MA 02141 Phone: 978-454-1725 P.O. Box 8546 Lowell, MA 01852 Luso-American Life Insurance Portuguese American Civic Society League of Lowell Sociedade Filarmónica São 7 Hartwell Avenue 512 Central Street João de Stoughton Lexington, MA 02420 Lowell, MA 01852 845 Washington Street Phone: 781-676-2002 Stoughton, MA 02072 Portuguese American Club of Massachusetts Alliance Lawrence Somerville Portuguese American Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) of 2 Saratoga Street Civic League Allston Lawrence, MA 01841 26 Springfield Street 569 Cambridge Street Somerville, MA 02143 Allston, MA 02134 Portuguese American Phone: 617-787-0557 Recreation Club Somerville Sports Club de Woburn 282 Macgrath Highway Massachusetts Alliance 81 Main Street Somerville, MA 02143 Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) of Woburn, MA 01801 Phone: 617-776-9164 Cambridge 1046 Cambridge Street Portuguese Americans for Tuna Popular Portuguesa de Cambridge, MA 02139 Higher Education - PAFHE Winter Hill Phone: 617-864-7600 37 Tremont Street 21 Kenneson Road - Apt. 1 Peabody, MA 01960 Winter Hill, MA 02145 Phone: 508 531-5767 Phone: 617-776-6162
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook União Portuguesa Continental Portuguese Heritage Day Banda Açoreana de Fall River em Boston Association of Bethlehem 224 Broadway 899 Boylston Street 312 East 4th Street Fall River, MA 02721 Boston, MA 02115 Bethlehem, PA18015 Phone: 617-679-3156 Phone: 617-536-2916 Real Associação da Pensilvania Banda de Nossa Senhora dos Universidade de Massachusetts 1026-A West Lancaster Avenue Anjos 416 Herter Hall Berwyn, PA19312 em New Bedford Amherst, MA 01003 4 Waldo Street Phone: 413-545-2887 União Portuguesa Continental New Bedford, MA 02746 em Bethlehem Phone: 508-998-3082 Valente Memorial Library for 917 Itaska Street Portuguese Culture of Bethlehem, PA 18015 Banda de Santo Antonio de Cambridge Fall River 449 Broadway Street União Portuguesa Continental 1040 Pine Street Cambridge, MA 02138 em Bethlehem Fall River, MA 02723 Phone: 617-498-9080 820 Barnsdale Road Phone: 508-674-6795 Bethlehem, PA 18015 PHILADELPHIA CONSULAR Banda Senhora da Conceição AREA União Portuguesa Continental Mosteirense de Fall River em Filadélfia 369, Hope Street Clube Português de Filadélfia 229-231 West Mentor Street Fall River, MA 02721 229-231 West Mentor Street Philadelphia, PA 19120 Phone: 508-675-5410 Philadelphia, PA 19120 Phone: 215-329-1925 NEW BEDFORD CONSULAR Casa da Saudade de AREA New Bedford Comissão do Dia de Portugal 58 Crapo Street em Filadelfia Associação Académica de New Bedford, MA 02744 7012 Castor Avenue Fall River Phone: 508-991-6218 Philadelphia, PA 19149 627 South Main Street Fall River, MA 02721 Centro de Assistencia aos Futebol Club do Porto em Imigrantes Delaware Valley Associação Benevolente de New Bedford 4926 North 5th Street Aliança Portuguesa em 58 Crapo Street Philadelphia, PA 19120 Fall River New Bedford, MA 02740 Phone: 215-457-7734 570 South Main Street Phone: 617-996-8113 Fall River, MA 02721 Grupo os Morcegos Centro Luso Americano 229 West Mentor Street Associação Cultural Lusitânia de New Bedford Philadelphia, PA 19120 Fall River 34 Beetle Street 151 South Main Street New Bedford, MA 02746 Irmandade Nossa Senhora do Fall River, MA 02721 Phone: 508-990-1694 Rosário de Fátima Phone: 508-672-5857 P.O. Box 14571 Club Sport Madeirense de Philadelphia, PA 19115 Associação Portuguesa de New Bedford Phone: 215-329-6892 Beneficência Nossa Senhora da 1626 Acushnet Avenue Luz de Fall River New Bedford, MA 02746 Portuguese American Club of 220 County Street Bethlehem Fall River, MA 02723 Club União Faialense de 337 Broadhead Avenue New Bedford Bethlehem, PA 18015 Ateneu Luso-Americano de 701 Orchard Street Phone: 215-691-9802 / 9288 Fall River New Bedford, MA 02740 120 Covel Street Phone: 508-992-8308 Portuguese American Fall River, MA 02723 Professional and Business Phone: 508-672-5141 Clube Madeirense do Association Santíssimo Sacramento 7012 Castor Avenue Azorean Maritime Society 50 Madeira Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19149 PO Box 40942 New Bedford, MA 02746 New Bedford, MA 02744-009 Phone: 508-997-3941
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Clube Recordacões de Portugal Luso American Soccer Saint John's Athletic Club of 253 Coggeshall Street Association - LASA Fall River New Bedford, MA 02746 199 South Main Street 1365 Rodman Street Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02720 Clube Social Micaelense De Phone: 508-324-1201 New Bedford Santo Cristo Clube de Fall River 101 Madeira Avenue Montepio Luso-Americano 387 Hope Street New Bedford, MA 02745 540 Orchard Street Fall River, MA 02720 Phone: 508-994-7693 New Bedford, MA 02744 Sociedade Cultural Açoreana de Clube Social Ponta Delgada New Bedford Sports Club Fall River 63 Madeira Avenue 1790 Acushnet Avenue 205 South Main Street New Bedford, MA 02746 New Bedford, MA 02746 Fall River, MA 02721 Phone: 508-997-1087 Phone: 508-995-3829 Phone: 508-672-9269
Commercial and Industrial Portuguese American Athletic Sociedade do Senhor da Pedra Soccer Association - C.I.S.A. Club of New Bedford 81 Tinkham Street 160 Alden Street 56 Holly Street New Bedford, MA 02744 P.O. Box 5011-0404 New Bedford, MA 02746 Phone: 508-992-8506 Fall River, MA 02723 Phone: 508-994-0716 Phone: 508-672-0141 Sociedade Príncipe Henrique de Portuguese American Bar Fall River Escola Oficial Portuguesa de Association P.O. Box 3563 Fall River 71 Main Street Fall River, MA 02722 65 Walker Street Taunton, MA 02780 Fall River, MA 02723 Sociedade Príncipe Henrique de Portuguese American Civic Club New Bedford Fall River Sports Club of Taunton P.O. Box 6726 233 Hope Street 175 School Street New Bedford, MA 02742 Fall River, MA 02721 Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: 508-672-5180 Sociedade Príncipe Henrique de Portuguese American United Taunton Grandes Festas do Divino 83 Florence Street 43 Taunton Green Espírito Santo P.O. Box 4066 Taunton, MA 02780 P.O. Box 4349 - Flint New Bedford, MA 02740 Fall River, MA 02723 Phone: 508-997-8295 Southeastern Massachusetts Phone: 508-674-4674 University Portuguese Cultural Society of 285 Old Westport Road Grupo Folclórico da Ilha do Pico Greater Fall River North Dartmouth, MA 02747- 116 Rivet Street Address: P.O. Box 2589 2300 New Bedford, MA 02740 Fall River, MA 02722 Phone: 508-999-9270 Phone: 508-984-7371 Phone: 508-679-9580 Taunton Eagles Soccer Club Grupo Folclórico Lusitano de Portuguese Sports Club of 29 Oak Street Fall River New Bedford P. O. Box 746 121 Cherry Street 56 Delano Street Taunton, MA 02780 Fall River, MA 02720 New Bedford, MA 02744 Phone: 508-822-6720 Phone: 508-676-9737 Phone: 508-997-5202 Taunton Sports Club Inc. Liberal Club of Fall River Portuguese Youth Cultural 33 Baker Road West 20 Star Street Association of Taunton, MA 02780 Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River (PYCO) Phone: 508-823-9516 339 Spring Street Liga Comercial de Futebol de Fall River, MA 02721 União Portuguesa Continental New Bedford Phone: 617-679-0962 em Attleboro P.O. Box 63118 10 Beagle Center New Bedford, MA 02746 Portuguese-American Business Attleboro, MA 02703 Association of Fall River P.O. Box 4064 Flint Station Fall River, MA 02723 Phone: 508-678-6666
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook União Portuguesa Continental Luso American Social Club Inc. Rochester Portuguese American em New Bedford of Brooklyn Association, Inc. 135 Hemlock Street 619 Henry Street P.O. Box 24848 New Bedford, MA 02740 Brooklyn, NY11231-2615 Rochester, NY 14624-0848 Phone: 508-993-7150 Phone: 718-875-4990 Phone: 716-381-3879
United Fishermen Club of Mineola Portuguese Center NEWARK CONSULAR AREA New Bedford 306 Jericho Turnpike 639 Orchard Street Mineola, NY 11501-1610 "Os Lusíadas" – New Bedford, MA 02744 Phone: 516-746-9681 The Portuguese Club at Rutgers Phone: 508-994-5883 Rutgers University Portuguese American Center of 149 University Avenue NEW YORK CONSULAR AREA Suffolk Newark, NJ 07102 P.O. Box 442 American Foundation for Farmingville, NY 11738-0442 Academia do Bacalhau de Charities of Portugal Inc. Phone: 516-736-1254 Newark 136 Jericho Turnpike 385 Walnut Street Mineola, NY 11501 Portuguese American Club of Newark, NJ 07105 Mount Vernon Phone: 973-690-5248 Associação Cívica Portuguesa 130 East Prospect Avenue do Estado de New York Mount Vernon, NY 10550-2205 Açores Social Sport Club of 316 Palisade Avenue Phone: 914- 664-8346 Newark P.O. Box 622 140-152 Wilson Avenue Yonkers, NY 10702-0622 Portuguese American Club of Newark NJ 07105 New Rochelle Phone: 973-344-6687 Associação Friends of Queen 109 Fourth Street Catherine New Rochelle, NY 10801-4826 American-Portuguese P.O. Box 600 Engineering and New York, NY 10024 Portuguese American Architecture Society Phone: 212-724-7441 Community Center 56 Congress Street P.O. Box 622 Newark, NJ 07105 Associação Portubuesa em Yonkers, NY 10702-0622 Phone: 973-465-8585 Porto Rico Phone: 914-969-8222 416 San Leandro Amigos Da Amadora - U.S.A. Urb. Sagrado Corazón Portuguese American 448 East Avenue 00926 San Juan - Puerto Rico Community Center of Sewaren, NJ 07077 Spring Valley Phone: 973-344-1903 Clube Recreativo Português de P.O. Box 439 Jamaica Spring Valley, NY 10977-4001 Associação Cultural e 147-25 Liberty Avenue Beneficente Tomarense Jamaica, NY 11435-4727 Portuguese American Cultural 121 Ferry Street Phone: 718-658-9256 Center of Tarrytown Newark, NJ 07105 145 Franklin Street Phone: 973-344-7963 Clube Social Recreativo Tarrytown NY 10591-3607 Português de Ossining Phone: 914-631-2233 Associação da Sagrada Família 18 Waller Street 258 Highland Avenue Ossining, NY 10562-4711 Portuguese American Kearny, NJ 07032 Phone: 914-941-1550 Cycle Club Phone: 201-991-5924 P.O. Box 321 Long Island Portuguese Tarrytown, NY 10591 Associação de Antigos American Club of Brentwood Phone: 914-762-6584 Marinheiros da P.O. Box 273 Armada Portuguesa Brentwood, NY 11717-0273 Portuguese American P.O. Box 5403 Progressive Club of New York Newark, NJ 07105 Long Island Portuguese Lions 46 Grand Street Club of Mineola New York NY 10113-1659 Associação de Comandos em P.O. Box 1629 Phone: 212-255-8049 Newark Mineola, N.Y. 11501 217 Chestnut Street P.O. Box 5842 Newark, NJ 07105 Phone: 973-344-3710
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Associação De Professores de Newark, NJ 07105 Fundação Bernardino Coutinho Português dos EUA e Canadá Phone: 973-578-8145 121 Ferry Street (APPEUC) Newark, NJ 07105 11 Shefield Drive Centro Cultural "Os Serranos" Phone: 973-344-0123 Peabody, MA 01960 37 Malvern Street Newark, NJ 07105 Grupo "Nova Mocidade" Associação de Tiro Luso- 1-9 Portugal Grove Street Americana - Atla Centro Romeu Cascaes P.O. Box 202 15 Delancy Street 308 William Street Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Newark, NJ 07105 Harrison, NJ 07029 Phone: 908-803-1269 Phone: 973-483-7583 Associação Freixiosense de Grupo "Os Chaves" Newark 534, Pennington Street Address: 200 Malvern Street Clube Futebol "Os Traquinas" Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Newark, NJ 07105 em Elizabeth Phone: 908-355-2553 Phone: 973- 589-1731 324 Second Avenue Elizabeth, NJ 07206 Grupo Folclórico "Roca-O-Norte" Associação Nossa Senhora de Phone: 908-289-0115 214 Walnut Street Fátima Em Riverside Newark, NJ 07105 125 Lafayette Street Clube Português de Hillside Phone: 973-589-7446 Riverside, NJ 08075 235 Hollywood Avenue Hillside, NJ 07025 Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Associação Recreativa Cultural Rosário de Fátima Gafanhense Inc. Clube Português do Norte de 188 Wayne Street P.O. Box 5179 Newark Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Newark, NJ 07105 623 North 6th Street Phone: 973-344-4084 Newark, NJ 07107 Ironbound Professional and Phone: 201-481-9474 Business Association Associação Regional Caldense 51-55 Prospect Street P.O. Box 5204 Confederação das Associações Newark NJ 07105 Newark, NJ 07105 Luso-Americanas de Phone: 973-589-7446 Phone: 732-750-4234 New Jersey P.O. Box 5658 Lar Dos Leões de New Jersey Bairradinos Soccer Club Newark, NJ 07105 18-20 Gotthart Street 38 Jefferson Street Phone: 973-690-5862 Newark, N.J. 07105 Newark NJ 07105 Phone: 201-589-7878 Phone: 973-578-8145 Confraria das Senhoras do Rosário Lodi Portuguese American Club Beneficência Algarvia 403 Spring Street 180, Hamilton Avenue P.O. Box 75 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Lodi, NJ 07644 Colonia, NJ 07067 Phone: 908-355-3810 Phone: 201-772-0903 Phone: 201-382-0146 Congress of Portuguese Luso International Sports Casa de Trás-Os-Montes e Alto American Educators (COPAE) Association – (LISA) Douro - U.S.A. P.O. Box 50132 Address: P.O. Box 5602 189 Malvern Street Newark, NJ 07105 Newark, NJ 07105 Newark, NJ 07105 Phone: 973-465 4890 Phone: 201-589-4973 Phone: 973-589-7114 East Newark Portuguese Movimento do Apostolado de Casa do Concelho de Tondela Cultural Association Fátima 243-A, Thomas Street 204 Grand Avenue 403 Spring Street Newark, NJ 07114 East Newark, NJ 07029 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Phone: 973-344-3135 Phone: 908-355-3810 Elizabeth Portuguese Leo Club Casa do Minho Social Cultural e 1147 Church Street New Jersey Recreativa U.S.A. Hillside, NJ 07205 Performing Arts Center 109-111 St. Charles Street One Newark Center, 16th Floor Newark, NJ 07105 Elizabeth Portuguese Lions Club Newark, NJ 07102 P.O. Box 1899 Casa do Ribatejo em Newark Elizabeth, NJ 07207 156 Rome Street
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook New Jersey Portuguese Portuguese Heritage Foundation Real Associação de New Jersey American Republicans of Whiting 41-A, Crestwood Parkway 532 Hamilton Street 41-A Crestwood Parkway Whiting, NJ 08759 Harrison, NJ 07029 Whiting, NJ 08759 Phone: 732-849-1768 Phone: 973-484-4844 Phone: 908-849-1768 Sociedade Da Sagrada Família Newark Portuguese Lions Club Portuguese Heritage Group of 243 Abington Avenue 188 Jefferson Street, Suite 233 Perth Amboy Newark, NJ 07107 Newark, NJ 07105 440 Broadhead Place Phone: 973-482-8410 Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Novos Amigos do Hospital de Phone: 732-442-9321 Sociedade de Nossa Senhora St. James de Fátima C/O Casa Costa Portuguese Instructive Social P.O. Box 573 147 Elm Street Club Harrison, NJ 07029 Newark, NJ 07105 1-9 Portugal Grove Street Phone: 973-484-5678 Phone: 973-465-1342 P.O. Box 202 Elizabeth, NJ 07207 Sociedade de S. Vicente de Páras Clube - Boinas Verdes Phone: 908-355-1222 Paulo U.S.A. 403 Spring Street 25 Fleming Avenue Portuguese Language School – Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Newark, NJ 07105 (PLA) Phone: 908-355-3810 308 William Street Portuguese American Chamber Harrison, NJ 07029 Sociedade de Santo António of Commerce of New Jersey Phone: 973-344-0920 403 Spring Street 113 Monroe Street Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Newark, NJ 07105 Portuguese Sporting Club, Inc. Phone: 908-355 3810 Phone: 973-491-5200 782 State Street Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Sociedade dos Cruzados de Portuguese American Congress Phone: 732-826-2288 Fátima (PAC) 403 Spring Street 88 Ferry Street Portuguese-American Citizens Elizabeth, N.J. 07201 Newark, NJ 07105 Club of Elizabeth Phone: 908-355-3810 P.O. Box 3303 Portuguese Arts Organization Elizabeth, NJ 07207 - 3303 South River Portuguese Club 284 Ridge Street Phone: 908-352-0281 P.O. Box 18 Newark, NJ 07104 South River, NJ 08882 Phone: 973-483-6902 Portuguese-American Police Phone: 908-254-9517 Association Portuguese Club of Long Branch P.O. Box 220 Sport Club Português em P.O. Box 7 Middletown, NJ 07748 Newark Long Branch, NJ 07740 Phone: 973-578-8686 51-55 Prospect Street Phone: 201-229-9731 Newark, NJ 07105 Portuguese-American Phone: 973-589-6078 Portuguese Cultural and Scholarship Foundation Educational Foundation 88 Ferry Street Sport Newark e Beira Mar Club 146 Delancy Street Newark NJ 07105 139-141 Pacific Street Newark, NJ 07105 Phone: 973-639-2990 Newark, NJ 07105 Phone: 973-589-7899 Phone: 973-589-6789 Portuguese-American Civic Portuguese Cultural Association Association of Union Sport Newark E Benfica of Kearny 721 Railway Avenue 119 Paris Street P.O. Box 373 Union, NJ 07083 Newark, NJ 07105 Kearny, NJ 07032 Phone: 908-686-8336 Phone: 201-344-6759 Phone: 201-998-4777 Rancho Folclórico "A Eira" Sportsmen Hunting Club, Inc. Portuguese Desportes 417 Chestnut Street 44 Monroe Street Association Newark, NJ 07105 Newark, NJ 07105 262 Second Street Phone: 973-589-2196 Elizabeth, NJ 07206 Phone: 908-355-8795
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook União Beneficente Murtoense Banda Filarmónica de Bristol, RI 02809 Address: 15 Clover Street Nossa Senhora do Rosário Phone: 401-253-3686 Newark, NJ 07105 82 India Street Phone: 201-344-7070 Providence, RI 02903 Coral Herança Portuguesa em Providence União Desportiva Ferreirense Bristol Sports Club 35 Josephine Avenue 113-115 Main Street 417 Wood Street East Providence, RI 02914 Newark, NJ 07105 Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: 973-817-9114 Phone: 401-253-4769 Federação Luso-Americanad Bristol União dos Amigos de Lisboa em Casa dos Açores da Nova P.O. Box 694 Newark Inglaterra Bristol, RI 02809 36 Downing Street P.O. Box 14602 Newark, NJ 07105 East Providence, RI 02914 Fundação Beneficente Faialense Phone: 401-751-9290 De Providence União Portuguesa Continental P.O. Box 14291 em Elizabeth Centro Comunitário Grupo East Providence, RI 02914 534 Pennington Street "Os Amigos da Terceira" Phone: 401-434-3129 Elizabeth, NJ 07202 55 Memorial Drive Phone: 908-352-0281 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Fundação Cultural Portuguesa Centro Cultural de Santa Maria de Rhode Island União Portuguesa Continental em Providence 150 Benefit Street em Harrison 846 Broadway Providence, RI 02903 308 William Street East Providence, RI 02914 Phone: 401-331-8070 Harrison, NJ 07029 Phone: 401-434-4418 Phone: 908-626-9226 Grupo "Os Picoenses" de Centro Estudos Luso-Brasileiros Providence União Portuguesa Continental na Universidade de Brown 1 Cluster Street em Newark Brown University East Providence, RI 02914 257 Ferry Street Providence, RI 02912 Phone: 401-434-7131 Newark, NJ 07105 Phone: 201-589-1942 Clube Juventude Lusitana em Heritage Harbor Museum Cumberland 110 Benevolent Street Union Portuguese Lions Club 10 Chase Street Providence, RI 02906 2703 Hickory Road Cumberland, RI 02864 Phone: 401-331-8575 Union, NJ 07083 Phone: 908-687-7407 Clube Português de Cranston Irmandade Beneficente do 20 Second Avenue Espírito Santo de Rhode Island Vale do Lima American Cranston, RI 02910 51 North Philips Street Association Phone: 401-941-9531 East Providence, RI 02914 849 Sheridan Avenue Phone: 401-434-9623 Elizabeth, NJ 07208 Clube Recreativo Cultural Phone: 908-289-0438 Português em Warren Irmandade Da Caridade do 132 Child Street Espírito Santo de Providence PROVIDENCE CONSULAR Warren, RI 02885 59 Brightridge Avenue AREA Phone: 401-245-7148 East Providence, RI 02914 Phone: 401-434-9787 Aristides de Sousa Mendes Clube Social Português de Society Pawtucket Knights of Corte-Reais Club of P.O. Box 3218 131 School Street Bristol Providence, RI 02906 Pawtucket, RI 02860 P.O. Box 21 Phone: 401-723-9940 Bristol, RI 02809 Associação das Mulheres Phone: 401-253-8942 Luso-Americanas de Providence Clube União Madeirense em Brown University Central Falls Paróquia da Igreja de Santa P.O. Box 1829 46 Madeira Avenue Isabel em Bristol Providence, RI 02906 Central Falls, RI 02863 577 Wood Street Phone: 401-726-9449 Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: 401-253-8366 Comunidade Lusíada de Bristol 8 Buttonwood Street
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Paróquia Holy Rosary de Portuguese Independent Vasco Gama Society of Newport Providence Band Club 15 Fenner Avenue 463 Benefit Street 588 Wood Street Newport, RI 02840 Providence, RI 02903 Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: 401-683-9858 Phone: 401-421-5621 Phone: 401-253-5695 Warren Portuguese American Paróquia Imaculado Coração de Portuguese Sporting Club of Club Maria Providence 112 Arlington Avenue 35 Clay Street 92 Gano Street Warren, RI 02885 Central Falls, RI 02863 Providence, RI 02906 Phone: 401-245-7148 Phone: 401-725-1126 Phone: 401-521-7852 SAN FRANCISCO CONSULAR Paróquia Nossa Senhora de Rancho Folclórico do AREA Fátima de Cumberland Club Português de Cranston 195 High Street 20 Second Street Associação Protectora União Cumberland, RI 02864 Cranston, RI 02910 Madeirense do Estado da Phone: 401-941-9531 Califórnia Paróquia Santo António em 1275 "A" Street Pawtucket Sociedade Cultural Portuguesa Hayward, CA 94541 32 Lawn Avenue de Vale Pawtucket Phone: 510-261-0744 Pawtucket, RI 02860 1075 Main Street West Warwick, RI 02893 Atlético Club Português de Paróquia Santo Antonio em Phone: 401-821-6723 San José West Warwick 1401 East St. Clara Street 10 Sunset Avenue Sociedade Portuguesa San Jose, CA 95116 West Warwick, RI 02893 Beneficente Phone: 408-287-3313 Phone: 401-821-8342 Dom Luís Filipe em Bristol 9 St. Elizabeth Street Banda Portuguesa de San José Paróquia Santo Tomas Apostolo Bristol, RI 02809 1401 East St. Clara Street 500 Metacom Avenue San Jose, CA 95116 Warren, RI 02885 Sociedade Portuguesa do Phone: 408-295-1765 Phone: 401-245-4469 Espírito Santo em West Warwick 11 Ventura Street Câmara do Comércio Português Paróquia São Francisco Xavier West Warwick, RI 02893 do Vale de Santa Clara 79 North Carpenter Street Phone: 401-821-9841 84 W. Santa Clara Street East Providence, RI 02914 San José, CA 95113 Sociedade Príncipe Henrique de Phone: 408-288-7655 Portuguese American Athletic Providence Club of Providence P.O. Box 14293 Câmara Portuguesa de 281 Warren Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 Comercio da Califórnia East Providence, RI 02914 Phone: 401-272-7760 84 West St. Clara Street Phone: 401-431-0360 San Jose, CA 95113 Teophilo Braga Brotherhood and Portuguese American Citizens Literacy Club Centro Pastoral Português de Club of 29 Theophilo Braga Way San Pablo West Warwick East Providence, RI 02914 P.O. Box 451 97 East Main Street Phone: 401-434-4757 San Pablo, CA 94806 West Warwick, RI 02893 Phone: 401-828-3433 Trinity Brotherhood Club of Centro Português de Providence Evangelização e Cultura de Portuguese American Health 146 Sutton Avenue Tulare Professional Association East Providence, RI 02914 P.O. Box 1678 16 Brooks Farm Drive Phone: 401-434-9533 Tulare, CA 93275 Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: 401-256-5326 União Portuguesa Beneficente Clube de Macau em USA de Pawtucket 1380 Lichen Crescent Portuguese American Police 134 Benefit Street Concord, CA 94521 Association of Rhode Island Pawtucket, RI 02861 P.O. Box 14138 East Providence, RI 02914 Phone: 401-245-0744
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Clube Recreativo Da Familia Hawaii Council on Portuguese Missão Católica Portuguesa de Portuguesa em San Leandro Heritage Turlock 1285 Hayes Street 810 North Vineyard Boulevard P.O. Box 2030 San Leandro, CA 94577 Honolulu, HI 96817 Turlock, CA 95380 Phone: 808-845-1616 Phone: 209-634-2222 Federação Fraternal Luso- Americana em Dublin Igreja De San Leandro Paróquia das Cinco Chagas em P.O. Box 2968 474 W. Estudillo Avenue San Jose Dublin, CA 94568 San Leandro, CA 94577 1375 East St. Clara Street Phone: 925-8284884 Phone: 415-895-5631 San Jose, CA 95116
Federação Fraternal Luso- Igreja St. Alphonsus Portuguese Broadcasting Americana em Oakland 2085 Miramar Avenue Network 1951 Webster Street San Leandro, CA 94578 16458 Bolsa Chica Street, Oakland, CA 94604 Phone: 415-276-3907 Suite 214 Phone: 510-432-4318 Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Instituto de Estudos Açor- Phone: 714-372-2265 Federação Fraternal Luso- Americanos Americana em Petaluma P.O. Box 1955 Portuguese Historical and 1127 Chapman Lane Tulare, CA 93275 Cultural Society of Sacramento Petaluma, CA 94952 P.O. Box 161990 Irmandade De Santa Maria Sacramento, CA 95816 Festival Cabrihlo / Clubes Madalena Cabrilho 401 North Hampton Drive Portuguese Historical Center of P.O. 6366 American San Diego San Diego, CA 92166 Canyon, CA 94606 P.O. Box 60749 Phone: 619-557-5450 San Diego, CA 92166 Irmandade de Santo Antonio dos Phone: 619-223-8893 Filarmónica Portuguesa de Socorros Mutuos Tulare P.O. Box 253 Portuguese Organization for P.O. Box 499 Tracy, CA 95376 Social Services and Tulare, CA 93275 Phone: 209-835-6455 Opportunities (POSSO) 1115 East St. Clara Street Fundação Luso-Americana Para Irmandade do Divino San Jose, CA 95116 a Educação Espírito Santo Phone: 408-293-0877 P.O. Box 2967 22237 Main Street Dublin, CA 94568 Hayward, CA 94541 Rancho Folclórico "Á Phone: 415-452-4465 Phone: 510-886-5555 Portuguesa" – San Mateo 609 Poinsettia Fundação Portuguesa Para a Irmandade do Espírito Santo de San Mateo, CA 94403 Educação da Califórnia Central East San Jose Phone: 415-345-1750 P.O. Box 2839 1401 E. Santa Clara Street Turlock, CA 95381-2839 San Jose, CA 95116 Rancho Folclórico Phone: 209-632-7233 Phone: 408-294-6343 "Portuguese American Dancers" 3312 Avenida de Portugal Grupo de Folclore e Tradições Liga das Sociedades Fraternais San Diego, CA 92107 Portuguesas de San José Portuguesas de Benemerência 1115 East St. Clara Street Hayward Rancho Folclórico Portugal na San José, CA 95116 1275 "A" Street Califórnia Phone: 408-288-7655 Hayward, CA 94541 13800 San Pablo Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806 Grupo Folclórico "Alma Lusitano Club of California Ribatejana" 1160 Chess Drive - # 4 Santa Clara Sisters Cities 500 California Avenue Foster City, CA 94404 Association San Martin, CA 95046 1500, Warburton Avenue Luso-American Santa Clara, CA 95050 Grupo Folclórico Português Life Insurance Society Phone: 408-984-3250 Verde e 6930 E. Le Grand Road Vermelho de Turlock Merced, CA 95340 127 West Main Street Turlock, CA 95380
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook Sociedade Do Espírito Santo de Universidade da Califórnia em Portuguese American Cultural Artesia Berkeley Association P.O. Box 545 207 Moses Hall #2316 3509 Blayton Street Artesia, CA 90701 Berkeley, CA 94720-2316 New Port Richey, FL 34652 Phone: 562-865-4693 Phone: 510-643-0980 Phone: 352-686-9023
Sociedade do Espírito Santo de Universidade de San José Portuguese American Cultural Chino 3044 Badger Drive Club of P.O. Box 83 San José, CA 94566 Palm Coast Chino, CA 91710 Phone: 408-924 4591 P.O. Box 354250 Palm Coast, FL 32135 Sociedade do Espírito Santo de University of California Los Phone: 386-446-3910 Santa Clara Angeles P.O. Box 247 405 Hilgard Avenue Portuguese American Suncoast Santa Clara, CA 95052 Los Angeles, CA 90024-1532 Association Phone: 408-248-3788 7808 46th Avenue North University of California Santa St. Petersburg, FL 33709 Sociedade Filarmónica "Nova Barbara-Department of Spanish Aliança" em San Jose and Portuguese Portuguese Club of 43 North 27th Street Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Washington, DC San Jose, CA 95116 Phone: 805-893-3625 12210 Veirs Mill Road Phone: 408-295-7518 Wheaton, MD 20906 WASHINGTON, DC 301-949-5605 Sociedade Filarmónica Recreio CONSULAR AREA do Emigrante Português Portuguese-American Cultural P.O. Box 766 Abel Morais Foundation Society of Palm Beach County Newark, CA 94560 10123 Residency Rd 13265 Okeechobee Road Manassas, VA 20110 Loxahatchee, FL 33470 Sociedade Portuguesa Rainha Phone: 703-330-8495 Phone: 407-798-1270 Santa Isabel em Oakland 3031 Telegraph Avenue Cape Coral Portuguese Club Portuguese-American Historical Oakland, CA 94609 7508 Hickory Drive and Research Foundation, Inc Phone: 510-658-0983 Fort Myers, FL 33912 P.O. Box 437 Phone: 239-267-5253 277 Industrial Park Road Sporting Club De Portugal de Franklin, NC 28734 Sacramento Florida Portuguese American Phone: 828-524-9967 6677 Spurlock Way Club Sacramento, CA 95831 325 SW 26 Street The Portuguese Women's Phone: 916-392-3977 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 Cultural Club of Washington Phone: 954-761-1565 4935 Nicholson Court União Macaense Americana – Kensington, MD 20895 UMA Inc. em Cerritos Metropolitan Portuguese Phone: 301-649-2022 19205 Fagan Court American Cerritos, CA 90703 Cultural Club of Riverdale University of Texas in Austin P.O. Box 182 Building 504 União Macaense Americana – Riverdale, MD 20738 Austin, TX 78712 UMA Inc. em San Mateo Phone: 512-471-4407 19 South Delaware Street Portuguese American Club of San Mateo, CA 94401 Orlando Virginia Portuguese 12100 West Colonial Drive Community Center União Portuguesa do Estado da Winter Garden, FL 34787 P.O. Box 4297 Califórnia Phone: 407-324-5371 Manassas, VA 20108 1120 East 14th Street Phone: 703-330-2136 San Leandro, CA 94577 Portuguese American Club of Phone: 510-483-7676 Port Saint Lucy 1508 S.E. Village Green Drive União Portuguesa Protectora do Port St. Lucy, FL 34952 Estado da Califórnia Phone: 772-335-5458 1229 "B" Street Hayward, CA 94541 Phone: 510-538-6828
2012 Portuguese American Yearbook WATERBURY CONSULAR Portuguese American CONNECTICUT AREA Civic League 15 Eagle Drive The Immigrant Associações dos Clubes Fairfield, CT 06430 145 Main Street Portugueses de Connecticut Danbury, CT 06810 61 Juniper Road Portuguese American Club of Phone: 203-798-6858 Bethel, CT 06801 Wallingford Email: [email protected] 51 South Colony Street m Centro Cultural Português em Wallingford, CT 06492 Danbury MASSACHUSETTS 65 Sand Pit Road Portuguese American Political Danbury, CT 06811 Action Committee O Jornal P.O. Box 352 10 Bushest Street Club Português de Hartford Naugatuck CT 06770 P.O. Box 1149 730 North Mountain Road Fall River, MA 02722 Newington CT 06111 Portuguese Foundation of Phone: 508-678-3844 – Ext. 15 Phone: 203-953-3971 Hartford Email: [email protected] 86 New Park Avenue Web: www.ojornal.com Clube Infante D. Henrique em Hartford, CT 06106 New Haven Portuguese Times 480 Greenwich Avenue Portuguese Sport Club of 151 Acushnet Avenue New Haven, CT 06519 Waterbury New Bedford, MA 02746 1966 Baldwin Street Phone: 508-997-3118/3119 Clube Instrução e Recreio Waterbury, CT 06706 Email: [email protected] Filhos de Portugal Phone: 203-574-9045 Web: www.portuguesetimes.com 61 Liberty Street Danbury, CT 06810 Sociedade Portuguesa do CALIFORNIA Phone: 203-748-9698 Espírito Santo em East Hartford 341 Forest Street (Rear) Portuguese Tribune Clube Português East Hartford, CT 06118 P.O. Box 579866 Vasco de Gama Modesto, CA 95357-5866 355 James Street Sociedade Portuguesa do Phone: 209-576-1951 Bridgeport, CT 06604 Espírito Santo em Stonington Email: portuguesetribune@sbcgl Phone: 203-368-1707 26 Main Street obal.net Stonington, CT 06378 Web: www.tribunaportuguesa.co Clube União Portuguesa m 110 Rubber Avenue
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