Portuguese-American
Azorean heritage in America
Portuguese-American describes people of Portuguese descent living in the United States, or things relating to this community.
Portuguese immigration concentrated in New England, California, and Hawaii, with many families tracing roots to fishing and whaling industries.
The Portuguese-American community in New Bedford remains vibrant.
Also used as a noun: She's a Portuguese-American from Fall River.
Scattered population sharing origins
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
assimilation · first-generation · second-generation · ethnic · ancestry · roots · homeland · bilingual
Portuguese genre of lament
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- festasMediterranean holiday celebrations
- FatimaCommon Arabic female name
- processionsOrderly moving groups
rancho · embroidery · traditions · customs · celebrations · parish · Catholic · crowns
Largest city in Jersey
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- AzoreanFrom Portugal's Atlantic archipelago
coastal · settlement · enclave · neighborhood · Hawaii
Catching aquatic creatures
- whalingHunting large sea mammals
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
farming · maritime · cannery · longshoremen · boatbuilding · agriculture · labor · mills
Relocating abroad permanently
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- voyageJourney by sea
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
passage · sponsor · naturalization · citizenship · draft · assimilation · discrimination · nativist
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
heritage · assimilation · first-generation · second-generation · ethnic · ancestry · roots · homeland · bilingual · community
fado
Portuguese genre of lament
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- festasMediterranean holiday celebrations
- FatimaCommon Arabic female name
processions · rancho · embroidery · traditions · customs · celebrations · parish · Catholic · crowns · queens
Newark
Largest city in Jersey
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
Azorean · coastal · settlement · enclave · neighborhood · Hawaii
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
dairy · farming · maritime · cannery · longshoremen · boatbuilding · agriculture · labor · mills · factory
linguica
Portuguese smoked pork sausage
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- voyageJourney by sea
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
steamship · passage · sponsor · naturalization · citizenship · draft · assimilation · discrimination · nativist · integration
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
- Portuguese diasporaheritage language, heritage speakers, New Bedford, Providence, Newark
Portuguese-AmericanSpanish-American
Of Iberian-American heritage
Mexican-American · Cuban-American · Brazilian-American · Puerto Rican · Chicano
Portuguese-AmericanNative American
Original inhabitants of America
Anglo-American · WASP · British-American · Chinese-American · Japanese-American
Portuguese, American, Portugal, America, Americas, Americans, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization