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The preferential naturalization time was granted due to historical and cultural connections and was previously given to Latin Americans (1917) and Spaniards (1939). According to the 2000 Censo General de Población y Vivienda , there were 311 Portuguese-born residents of Mexico.
Sephardi Jewish culture in California (5 P) Pages in category "Portuguese-American culture in California" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Ken Kesey, countercultural figure and author, best known for his 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Frederick Kohner, novelist and screenwriter. His 1957 book Gidget, together with the TV series and movies it inspired, was seminal in the global dissemination of the Southern California beach and surf culture.
Little Portugal is a historic neighborhood of San Jose, California, and historically the center of the local Portuguese-American community. Little Portugal is home to numerous Portuguese businesses, including Adega (San Jose's first restaurant to earn a Michelin star), numerous Portuguese social clubs, and the Five Wounds Portuguese National Church.
Riverside - has a Portugal Day event; Sacramento - could be largest Portuguese community in US; Salida; Salinas near Salinas Valley; San Diego including the Little Italy neighborhood. The surrounding San Diego area has many Portuguese. San Francisco - Luso-American cultural center; San Jose - "Little Portugal" neighborhood; San Juan Bautista
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 [1] – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the west coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire.
The Times spoke to Californians who moved to Portugal to ask about their experiences. We also reached out to Portuguese natives about the growing influx of remote workers, retirees and land investors.
John Philip Sousa was a famous Portuguese American composer most known for his patriotic compositions. The Ukulele is one of the most notable Portuguese contributions to American culture, originally brought by Madeiran immigrants to Hawaii. A large amount of mingling took place between Chinese and Portuguese in Hawaii. [11]