Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Monument to Portuguese Immigrant
Portuguese in San Leandro
Author: J A Freitas LibraryPublisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531637514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Gold Rush drew the Portuguese from the Azores, sweeping them across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America's Cape Horn to the California shore. When gold failed to pan out, many Portuguese moved to the hamlet of San Leandro on the San Francisco Bay where land was reasonable and the ground fertile. Gradually the post-Gold Rush settlers joined with former Portuguese shore whalers to farm the fields of San Leandro. San Leandro became a principal landing place for newly arrived Portuguese immigrants putting down roots on small farms. A steady stream of relatives from the Azores and Hawaii poured into San Leandro's fertile foothills, and by 1911 the Portuguese comprised over two-thirds of the city's population. The early days were rough--Portuguese immigrants banded together in fraternal societies to overcome a lack of resources and to help one another navigate a strange world whose language they did not speak. Today the Portuguese Immigrant monument in Root Park's plaza commemorates the journey of Portuguese settlers who left everything behind to start a new life in the new world.
The Portuguese in San Leandro
Author: Meg RogersPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439636362
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Gold Rush drew the Portuguese from the Azores, sweeping them across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America's Cape Horn to the California shore. When gold failed to pan out, many Portuguese moved to the hamlet of San Leandro on the San Francisco Bay where land was reasonable and the ground fertile. Gradually the post-Gold Rush settlers joined with former Portuguese shore whalers to farm the fields of San Leandro. San Leandro became a principal landing place for newly arrived Portuguese immigrants putting down roots on small farms. A steady stream of relatives from the Azores and Hawaii poured into San Leandro's fertile foothills, and by 1911 the Portuguese comprised over two-thirds of the city's population. The early days were rough--Portuguese immigrants banded together in fraternal societies to overcome a lack of resources and to help one another navigate a strange world whose language they did not speak. Today the Portuguese Immigrant monument in Root Park's plaza commemorates the journey of Portuguese settlers who left everything behind to start a new life in the new world.
Portuguese Immigrants
Author: Carlos AlmeidaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Portuguese Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Early Portuguese Immigrants in Mattapoisett, MA Book 1
Author: Natalie Sylvia HemingwayPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557132800
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Portuguese-Americans
Author: Leo PapPublisher: Boston : Twayne Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
San Leandro
Author: Cynthia Vrilakas SimonsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439636486
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Cherry festivals, Holy Ghost festas, oyster pirates, tractors, squatters, Portuguesethe many threads of San Leandros past have woven a rich historical tapestry underlying the modern city of San Leandro. These 15 square miles between San Francisco Bay and the East Bay hills have been an Ohlone village, a Spanish rancho, a small farm town, the Portuguese capital of the West, an industrial center, and a major metropolitan suburb as a succession of new people has transformed the area.
Community, Culture and the Makings of Identity
Author: Kimberly DaCosta HoltonPublisher: Tagus Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Offers insight into the histories, cultures, and social dynamics of Portuguese and other Lusophone and Luso-African of the northeastern seaboard of the U.S.
Two Portuguese Communities in New England
Author: Donald Reed TaftPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Diaspora Encounter
Author: Francisco CruzPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698715129
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 631
Book Description
The mere record of a humane experience in the politics, economics and social mores of colonial life was entrenched in the heritage of a people living detached from the motherland to a frenzied Diaspora Encounter in China. One discussed relativity and the atom bomb; analyzed Marxism and Communism comparing both to Christianity and Democracy. The ships of Columbus pierced that veil and brought the vast continent into view. Today, it is the destiny of America to pierce another veil, the veil of the Middle Eastern peoples of the world. Our performance is to uplift these people to some decency of living. Ultimately, our ending of all wars whether for religious or other reasons is our task and our mission. As a historian in his own right, who is emerging as an author of alternative history, he has captured all his personal history in this memoir incorporating his life experiences throughout his many travels.