Thomas Braga's Portingales: A Celebration of Portuguese American Culture

Profoundly fascinated by and connected to the ancestral culture, Thomas Braga in Portingales (1981) believes he can best express his condition as a so-called hyphenated American if he expresses himself in English rather than in Portuguese. Fully aware that English, as opposed to Portuguese, will con...

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Published in:	Ethnic studies review 2004-04, Vol.27 (1), p.57-77
Main Author:	Silva, Reinaldo
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Accentuation Beliefs Bilingualism College students Cultural groups Cultural identity Culture Dos Passos, John (1896-1970) Families & family life French language Graduate studies Grandparents Human relations International Interpersonal communication Interviews Language Literary criticism Literature Minority & ethnic groups Personal relationships Philosophy Poetry Portuguese language Prose Religion Sexuality Spanish language Stress Topic and comment
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Summary:	Profoundly fascinated by and connected to the ancestral culture, Thomas Braga in Portingales (1981) believes he can best express his condition as a so-called hyphenated American if he expresses himself in English rather than in Portuguese. Fully aware that English, as opposed to Portuguese, will connect him with broader audiences so as to convey his ethnic experience, Braga's poems are subtle reminders to mainstream America of the enormous contributions of the peoples of Portuguese descent to the building of the United States of America.
ISSN:	1555-1881 2576-2915