About Us - Portuguese Books


		MANAGEMENT Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, Inc. is a non-profit organization 501 c (3), created to research, preserve and disseminate vanishing memories of the Portuguese presence in California. Managed by volunteer based Board of Directors and Executive Committee, PHPC also relies on hundreds of volunteers statewide, for the critical regional research required by each project. MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS PHPC is extremely appreciative of the support and direction it receives from Portuguese organizations state wide, without which the communication “linkage” with the various Portuguese communities spread throughout California, would become a daunting task. PHPC is proud to have the following organizations, listed in alphabetical order, represented in its Board: Centro de Evangelizacao e Cultura, Tulare Institute for Azorean-American Studies, Tulare Irmandade do Espirito Santo (IDES) Supreme Council, Hayward J.A. Freitas Library, San Leandro Luso American Education Foundation, Dublin Portuguese Education Foundation of Central Valley, Turlock Portuguese Heritage Society of Californa, San Jose Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society, Sacramento Portuguese Historical Center, San Diego SES, Supreme Council, Santa Clara PHPC MISSION The history of the Portuguese in California is an integral part of the state's history since the 1800s. As such, it is deserving of appropriate documentation for the benefit of current scholars and future generations. Portuguese Heritage Publications of California was created as a non profit organization with the objective of capturing for posterity, not only the historical facts associated with the Portuguese immigration to California, but also the human drama that it encompasses. PHPC therefore strives to collect, record, disseminate, and support research, projects and activities on the Portuguese presence in California. PUBLICATIONS I. Original Research Collection “The Holy Ghost Festas”, A historic perspective of the Portuguese in California, 2002 “The Portuguese Californians”, Immigrants in Agriculture, 2004 “Portuguese Shore Whalers in California”, David Bertao, 2006 "Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America", 2008 II. Decima Ilha, works in the Portuguese language “Beijo de Abelha”, Maria das Dores Beirao, 2004 “Perspectivas”, Dr. Fernando Silva, May 2005 III. Pioneers Collection “ A Barrelful of Memories", Pauline Stonehill, June 2005 "Footprints in the Soil", by Rose Peters Emory