Table of Contents
Preface - Alzira Silva
Acknowled-gments and Introduction - Rosa Simas
About the Power of Women - Berta Cabral
About the Present Situation of Women in the Azores - Natividade Luz
Struggle for Women's Rights in the Azores - Susana Soares
Patterns and Changes in the Azorean Family - Gilberta Rocha
Motherhood and Women in Society - Fátima Sequeira Dias
"In my time things were different" - Andreia Rocha & Sónia Vieira
About Emigrating and Immigrating - Manuela Simões & Patrick Mendes
Portuguese Women in the Labor Movement of New England - Donna Miranda
Women in the Societies of California - Deolinda Adão
Being a Young Portuguese-Canadian Woman - Carolina Cabral
A Young Portuguese-American Woman in the Age of Globalization - Márcia Dinis
The Geography of My Cultural Identity - Carol Gregory
Women in the Art of Making an Archipelago - Rui Sousa Martins
Hidden Religious Pilgrims - Sandra Silva
A Feminine Perspective on “The Holy Spirit Celebrations” - Antonieta Costa
Festa Queens in California - Mari Lyn Salvador
From the Azores to Montreal: Experience of a Journalist - Humberta Araújo
I Am But a Woman: A Three-Part Drama - Gabriela Silva
Determined and Clawed Marias: From Toronto, in May - Aida Batista
My Darling Dead Ones - Victor Pereira da Rosa & Isabel Patim
Hip-Hop Neta - Felicia Angeja
The Vision of an Artist in the Azores - Maria Cavaco
A Portrait of My Mother… Things Left Unsaid… - Maxine Olson
Two Landscapes: The Vision of a Portuguese-American Artist - Marlene Angeja
Education and Cultural Identity in a Feminine Register - Graça Castanho
Women, Education and a Mother’s Association of the Azores - Maria Manuela Aguilar
Sowing “Seeds of Change” in an Azorean Fishing Village - Cãndida Correia
Professional Training for Women in an Azorean Village Setting - Alzira & Conceição Neves
Studying (in) the Azores: The Experiences of a “Portuga” - Verónica Gil
Gender and Identity Formation Teenagers of Portuguese Descent - Teresa Medeiros
The Importance of Women in the Teaching of Portuguese in the USA - Emília Mendonça
Grandmothers and the Mother Tongue of the Portuguese Diaspora - Manuela Marujo
Journals on a Dairy Farm: Language and the Immigrant Woman - Helena Simas
Feminization of Higher Education in a Rural California Community - Elmano Costa
The Trajectory of Special Education - Leonor Anahory
From Special Education to the Inclusive School - Madalena Batista & Isabel Oliveira
Inclusive Methodologies in Special Education in the Azores - Maria Manuela Nunes
Special Education in the Azores: A Mother’s Testimonial - Dulce Ponte
Women Volunteers, Special Education in Toronto - Ilda Januário
Issues and Trends in the Education of the Deaf in the USA - Elizabeth Egen
My Son Ronnie: A Challenge and a Blessing - Theresa LaBonte
Azorean Women and Knowledge of the Law - Álvaro Borralho
Physical Psychological Violence Against Women: The Legal Context - Helena Bolieiro
Physical Psychological Violence Against Women: The Social Context - Nélia Amaral
The Movement to Combat Domestic Violence in the Azores - Clarisse Canha
Using Psychotherapy to Combat Domestic Violence - Maria Manuela Ferreira
Women and the Law: Between Portugal and the United States - Laura Basaloco-Lapo
The Social Impact of Deportation Legislation - Miguel Brilhante
The Women of WISH: A Story of Determination and Courage - Nancy Lee Wood
The Integration of the Female Deportee in Azorean Society - Augusto Resendes
A Look at Community Service and Volunteer Work in the Azores - Luísa César
Identity Formation and Risk Factors for Azorean Women’s Health - Aires Gameiro
Women, Nutrition and Health - Rita Carvalho
Women and Health Today - Fernanda Mendes
Women in Nursing in the Azores - Leonor Melo & Hélder Pereira
Maria of Sorrows and Pains: A Portuguese-American Nurse - Doris Pereira
Interpreting Languages and Pains in a Feminine Register - Natalie Konarski
Luso-Canadian Women and Health Issues: A Doctor’s Perspective - Tomás Ferreira
POSSO: A Can-do California Community Center - Vicky Machado
The Hudson Community Open-Door Medical Program - Betty Medeiros