From Portuguese Heritage Publications of California
Expanded English-Portuguese bilingual edition
MY CALIFORNIAN FRIENDS: POETRY
Translated by Katharine F. Baker and Diniz Borges
Formal book launching and presentations
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Read commentary by translators Katharine F. Baker and Diniz Borges: Women of Azorean descent in Vasco Pereira da Costa’s My Californian Friends: Poetry
Katharine Baker, speaker – 5 th International Colloquium: The Voice and Choice of Portuguese Women in the Diaspora in France and ElsewhereV Colóquio Internacional: A vez e a voz da Mulher Portuguesa em França e Outros Lugares V Colloque International: Les femmes portugaises dans la diaspora en France et dans le monde Université Paris Ouest / Nanterre La Défense Paris, FRANCE – 11-13 May 2011
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Portuguese Heritage Publications presented Vasco Pereira da Costa's My Californian Friends and The Portuguese Presence in California by Dr. Eduardo Mayone Dias (translated by Katharine Baker, Dr. Bobby Chamberlain and Diniz Borges) in late September in communities throughout California. A reception and autograph session followed each presentation.
SAN JOSE: Décio, José Luís, Katharine, Vasco, José
SAN LEANDRO: Vasco
20 Sep 2009 - SAN JOSE, CA.: Portuguese Athletic Club
The formal launching of the expanded Portuguese-English bilingual edition of Vasco Pereira da Costa's My Californian Friends: Poetry – and Dr. Eduardo Mayone Dias' The Portuguese Presence in California – were celebrated by Portuguese Heritage Publications at the Portuguese Athletic Club. Featured speakers included poet Vasco Pereira da Costa; co-translator Katharine Baker; PHPC President and Vice President José Rodrigues and Tony Goulart; Dr. Décio Oliveira, and, Luso American Education Foundation Chair José Luís da Silva.
Photos, upper left: José Rodrigues addresses the audience as Dr. Décio Oliveira, José Luís da Silva, Katharine Baker and Vasco Pereira da Costa listen; guests.
Click here to see more pictures of the San Jose event.
Additional first-week presentation events in honor of the publication of My Californian Friends and The Portuguese Presence in California were held throughout California:
23 Sep 2009 - SAN LEANDRO, CA.: UPEC / J.A. Freitas Library
Featured speakers included poet Vasco Pereira da Costa; co-translator Katharine Baker; PHPC President José Rodrigues; and, UPEC President Tim Borges.
Photos, lower left: Vasco Pereira da Costa interprets one of his poems; guests.
Click here to see more pictures of the San Leandro event.
24 Sep 2009 - TULARE, CA.: Tulare Historical Museum – Tulare-Angra Sister City Foundation
Featured speakers included co-translator and Foundation Vice President Diniz Borges; poet Vasco Pereira da Costa; co-translator Katharine Baker; and, Foundation President Carmen Pinheiro.
Photos, upper right: Diniz Borges talks with Vasco Pereira da Costa; guests.
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to see more pictures of the Tulare event.
26 Sep 2009 - ARTESIA, CA.: Artesia DES – Feast of Saint Anthony
Featured speakers included author Dr. Eduardo Mayone Dias (Professor Emeritus, UCLA); poet Vasco Pereira da Costa; co-translator Katharine Baker; PHPC President José Rodrigues; and, Artesia Mayor Tony Lima and City Council member John Martins.
Photos, lower right: Katharine Baker, Dr. Eduardo Mayone Dias and Vasco Pereira da Costa chat before the program; Osvaldo Palhinha (right, behind camera), producer of RTP's Azores-community TV program Contacto Califórnia, videotapes Artesia Mayor Tony Lima and Council member John Martins presenting Vasco with the Artesia City Council's resolution in honor of publication of the bilingual edition of My Californian Friends.
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TULARE: Diniz, Vasco
ARTESIA: Katharine, Dr. Dias, Vasco
ARTESIA: Tony, John, Vasco
New books on Portuguese-American heritage to be shown at
Tulare museum
Staff reports • September 9, 2009
Two new books look at the history of
Portuguese Americans settling into California.
"The Portuguese Presence in
California" and "My Californian Friends" were translated from earlier
Portuguese publications. Both are published by Portuguese Heritage
Publications of California.
The books will be presented at 7
p.m. Sept. 24 at the Tulare Historical Museum, 444 W. Tulare Ave. The
presentation is organized by the Tulare-Angra do Heroísmo Sister City
Foundation, which celebrates the link between Tulare and a city in the
Azores.
The Azores are a collection of
islands to which many local Portuguese Americans can trace their heritage.
The event is free and the public is
invited. The event will feature short presentations, a book-signing by the
authors and translators and a wine reception.
The books:
• "My Californian Friends" is a collection of poetry
dealing with Portuguese-American communities in California.
The poems were written by Vasco
Pereira da Costa. The book references people and places in California that
have special meaning to the poet and to Portuguese-American communities.
The poetry was translated by
Katharine Baker and Diniz "Dennis" Borges, a Tulare resident and
Portuguese-language instructor at Tulare Union High School and College of
the Sequoias in Visalia.
• "The Portuguese Presence in California" is a collection of writings
about the history of Portuguese immigrants and their offspring in
California.
Written by Eduardo Mayone Dias, professor emeritus at University
of California, Los Angeles, the book has chapters dealing with the dairy
industry, the Portuguese language press, the tuna industry in San Diego, the
Portuguese Fraternal Society movement and contributions to literature. The book
was translated by Baker, Borges and Professor Bobby Chamberlain from the
University of Pittsburgh.
How to attend:
Two new books on Portuguese heritage will be presented at 7 p.m.
Sept. 24 at the Tulare Historical Museum, 444 W. Tulare Ave.
Copyright©2009
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance-Register
My Californian Friends: Poetry, by Vasco Pereira da Costa
From the Colecção Décima Ilha (Tenth Island Collection)
Portuguese Heritage Publications of California
P.O. Box 32517, San Jose, California 95152
ISBN 978-0-9789994-7-6 / Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009925325
Click here to order My Californian Friends now.
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