I grew up in the Central Valley. My dad is from the mainland of Portugal, and my mom is from the Açores. Now, my husband and I are raising our own family in Portugal. 🇵🇹❤️

I'm Portuguese, second generation American. Grew up in the Central valley and graduated Fresno State Civil Engineering. My family came from the Azores by ship first landing in Hawaii in the late 1800s working on sugar plantation with the promise/contract for land in exchange. After 4 years of working the promise/contract was never kept. So my family came to Bolinas CA. They ran a vineyard there, it's now part of Bolinas state park. My grandfather started a dairy in the Central valley. Both sides of my family are Portuguese dairy farmers in Central valley.

“A minha pátria é a língua portuguesa” Fernando Pessoa

You can leave Portugal, but Portugal never leaves your heart... From a very proud Portuguese in UK. Thanks for the uploading. 👏👏👏

So proud of our Açoreanos! Wish ALL Portuguese were like them. For 42 years I lived in the USA but my beautiful 🇵🇹 called me back. I am very happy being back home, but I miss my Portuguese Americans. God bless you ALL, and PLEASE, if you can come back home! We need you here. 🙏🤗❤️🇵🇹

(PT) Um grande abraço aos milhares de portugueses longe da Pátria! (EN) A big hug to the thousands of portuguese away from Homeland!

Wow! I loved this video!! Although I'm only biologically 38% Portuguese, I totally identify as "Portuguese... my ancestors came from the Azores." They entered in New England. I'm second generation born in America. My father was one of nine children. Most settled in New England. Sadly, I did not grow-up with my father or around my family. I went on a search for them in the 1980's. I found an uncle in Newport, RI, and through him I connected with my huge Portuguese family. I'm so proud of my grandparents, Jose' & Virginia, for having the courage to make the journey to America. They laid the foundation for all of us who followed. Thank you for telling their story.

Being Portuguese Luso is more than a Nationality it’s a State of Mind no matter where your current location is we are nomads but we take the roots and reinvent ourselves!

this video definitely gives me goosebumps God bless the Portuguese and their contribution to a better America don't forget Columbus took the credit to discover this country but If wasn't for the school of navigation of Sagres In Portugal where he learned the skills needed for such venture so give our people the credit It deserves

Very good video im a proud born Acores 61 years old Canadian citizen my Parents immigrated to Toronto in 1970 with 7 boys im blessed for the facrifice they made to gave me and my brothers a better life and good morals and values they left me with . the salt water air food smell from Sao Miguel's will b in my blood forever

LOVE this! My husbands grandfather’s family is from the Azores so this video is incredibly important to us as we try to ensure our children and their children know the history of where their ancestors came from.

The I-195 East corridor from I-95 Providence,R.I. through to Fall River, Mass, through to New Bedford, Mass to Cape Cod, Massachusetts has a few hundred thousand Azoreans and their decendents.

Thank you so much for these wonderful stories from a proud and courageous people. They are truly American's who have lifted themselves up by their bootstraps. Their daring, hard-work and grit continue to inspire as well as instill pride and much love in their descendants. I am a product of Portuguese -Americans who settled in New England. Their stories are quite similar although most were involved in factory work instead of the farm. Love of their homeland it's language and culture were an integral part of their legacy. Their descendants have not failed to make them proud. They are and will continue to contribute to every aspect of the American economy . They are engaged in every profession from education to law. They are also highly visible as entrepreneurs . Engaged in a myriad of businesses as well as proprietorship. Their pride, honesty, and hard work make them coveted assets in the communities in which they settle. Much love to all things Portuguese. Portugal may be a small country with a tiny population but it's contributions to the world, especially Europe, are of gargantuan proportion.

A minha profunda admiração por todos aqueles corajosos que souberam arriscar pelos seus sonhos e lutar por uma vida melhor para os seus, verdadeira prova de amor. E o meu profundo reconhecimento por tudo terem feito mantendo intactas as maiores virtudes do povo português: honestidade, respeito pelo outro, coragem, determinação e espírito de sacrifício. Sinto-me cada vez mais orgulhoso de ser português! Obrigado pela reportagem! Forte abraço de Portugal!

So proud of being portuguese and our Portugal 🇵🇹 strong vibes to that portuguese comuninuty, força e abraços a todos os portugueses espalhados pelo mundo , da alma portuguesa ser ainda lembrada e vivida por muitos, infelizmente Portugal de hoje é bem diferente do que em tempos foi. Força as vocês e suas famílias

I grew up in Santa Clara and my parents are from Funchal Madeira. Grew up w so many from the Azores. There are less here from Madeira but we are very proud of our small island. My parents worked so hard and taught us the same. I remember seeing my parents cry when I graduated from Stanford. So thankful that I am Portuguese American. Loved this video minus seeing devin nunes.

Wow this made me even more proud to be Portuguese and thankful that both sets of my Great Grandparents were brave and took the chance to leave the Azores and settle in the Valley

This was absolutely beautiful to watch. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏❤️🌍🕊️

I always wonder, if the explanation of wanting to emigrate for a “better life” could be more accurately described as motivation for a “ different life”. There are people in my family who came to US and then returned to Açores.

I am proud of you all. I came to Australia in 1984 with no expectations, and I manage to receive a Masters in Commerce and today I have a beautiful family with four grandchildren

Love this video - Obrigado. I belong to the Australian version of this :)

Wonderful! Thank you!

All you wonderful brothers and sisters from Açores who share their story puts a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye . Obrigado . My family are imigrantes to Canadá living in the Okanagan Valley ( WINE COUNTRY) near the Washington border I was 14 I’m now 73 born on the main land a fishing village near Peniche . I want to go visit the ONE I love once more maybe for the last time God only knows. Sorry for the inglês . I speak Portuguese but to write it is an other story 😢. God bless .

Awww man, this video is awesome. Seeing all these wonderful Portuguese people telling their stories, reminds me of my family here in Hawai'i. The two sides of my family immigrated here from the Azores and Madeiras. Even though the California and Hawai'i Portuguese lived an Ocean apart the stories are so similar. Watching these people sharing their stories, the speech patterns and mannerisms are also so similar. Makes me miss my Papa and Nana so much. Fun fact, in Hawai'i Portuguese are called Podagee. We are know for talking to much and talking with our hands! 😂

Guardar a língua materna é um acto de inteligência, parabéns aos que o fazem, ao outros são mais pobres e é pena.

I've been doing some geneological research on Frank Silva, the actor and set dresser most famous for playing the "Bob" in Twin Peaks, and discovered that his family going back a ways on both sides are all Azorean Portuguese from Central California, I had never heard of this community before!

Loved this big hearts to our fellow Portuguese around the world

I am a descendant of Azoreans but from Uruguay! Beautiful stories!! We want to reach back to those roots. I am sure they came to Uruguay and Brazil for the same reasons they went to the USA. Very nice!

The place and occupations may be different but the stories are very similar. As a Canadian born from parents from Sao Miguel Azores who came to Toronto in the late sixties I'm very grateful to my aunt and uncle who were the pioneers who risked much in the fifties to start life in a cold Canadian city and eventually brought over their brother's and sister's families over.

Just posted this in my facebook page....amazing doc,..... kudos to all that made it possible ;)

Great documentary 👏👏👏👏My family is from Açores and lots of relatives sailed to the US.

Thank you Laura wonderful

Intresting and informative! Enjoyed very much!

Proud to be portuguese, thanks for this video. Gostei deste vídeo como tal agradeço à FresnoState PBBI por este Programa Luso-Americano de História Oral

Isabel Cabral's testimonial is that kinda golbal heritage and rite of passage that got lost in time. Parents making sure their kids know of the sacrifice they endured for their kids. You can tell by her tears and "voz embargada" that she knows exactly what her parents have gone through to make sure she would have a better life. I praise that lesson.

As Portuguese, I am very proud of the Portuguese Americans, especially the Azoreans and how well they achieved such a great, successful integration in the US! Probably, one day you could elect a great President!

Very nice thank you for cheering with us

What a great video, thanks for this work.

I live in Portugal, in retirement. Never knew there were many Portuguese in S. Ca., knew about the sponge-divers around Tarpon Springs , Fl., and the many mill towns in New England where they went. But this environment was more like Portugal than others.

Loved this... Touched my heart...

So interesting! My grandfather from Portugal moved to Brazil where I grew up. I emigrated to USA because my husband is American. I love seeing the Portuguese last names on West and East coast. Tenho uma pergunta histórica: como os portugueses de Açores foram para Califórnia quando a Costa leste era bem mais perto?

to really get a living view of the Portuguese in California, collect photos and film footage of the many festas around the state .

Gostei! Muito bonito! Obrigado

Thank you Fresno State. Excellent video! My Grandparents immigrated from the Azores in the early 1900's. They settled in the California, East Bay Area. So, this video really hit home. Ironically, my wife and I may be moving to, not the Azores, but Madeira. I think I may have retained some of that Portuguese exploration gene. 😃

Nice subject matter and excellent presentation

My family came over long before the first wave and settled in Massachusetts. My great great great Uncle was Joseph Antoine, who died during the storm that took out Minot's Lighthouse just outside of Cohasset, MA. My husband's family owned a large cattle ranch just out side of Atwater, CA. They sold the cattle in the 1970's.

Very interesting. I lived in continental Portugal for almost 14 years. Great people

Proud to be Portuguese. Parabéns e boa sorte.

Portuguese, hard-working, stable, loving people- have a saying; ''Sem risco, sem pesca'' Meaning ''without taking a risk, there is no fishing'' therefore, no fish.

Foi gratificante ouvir a forma positiva como a comunidade e a identidade portuguesas são vistas nos Estados Unidos. - I'm elated because of the way the portuguese identity an the portugueses community are so positiverly depicted in this video.

Nice vídeo.

Muito bom!!! Fizeram me chorar pelo nosso orgulho em ser humildemente português! 🥲 Translate that 😁 want to visit Califórnia now 😜 love the Portuguese guitar in back sound! Amazing video, great and authentic Portuguese people!

🇵🇹🇵🇹Great work!!

Well done!

Very interesting nice story. So many ethnic groups 🇭🇷💐🇭🇷💐🇭🇷💗🕊

would be nice to have Portuguese subtitles (for dissemination purposes :D)

WONDERFUL! My Grandfather was part of the 1st group! he was born in1892!. Devin Nunes is Portuguese? He is always standing in front of Tractors on TV! HAHA Who knew? He digs in and gets his hands dirty..

No. Those things our grandparents, we will never get back. Much took for granted. Like someone indicated down below, it's a change in life is what it was.

Hope all of you can subscribe to our PBBI-Fresno State channel. Obrigado

Deve ser por isso que o meu DNA me relaciona com mais de 2000 americanos no Myheritage.

People from Azores Island settled in Quebec Gaspe Coast.

Um grande abraço aos portugueses da américa

Cheers to all the São Jorge peeps in California. Machados rule.

❤️🇵🇹

Wow i would like to know my portuguese family from bayarea. I'm sure i have big family. De coite, silva

Thank you Immigrants

This would be a much better story if Devin Nunes was not included.

The the church provided community but the Azores have evolved. The Portuguese there say these customs are from America not Portugal.

Minha admiraçãona todos os portugueses que furgiram da porcaria infernal que ei o nosso pais. Beijo de uma luso descendente portugues na frança, nunca voltem para portugal ver aquela tristeza de terra

The US have better portuguese than Portugal, said by one from the latter :)