MAPS collaborated with other key community leaders and institutions to present the fourth in a series of conferences about the Portuguese-speaking community in 
Massachusetts on June 6, 2009 at UMass/Boston. Under the direction of Ana Nava, PhD, LICSW, the conference—entitled homem: achievements and challenges across Portuguese-speaking cultures—succeeded in bringing together an enthusiastic crowd of interested participants. Collaborating sponsors included the Applied Linguistics Dept. of UMass/Boston, the Boston Portuguese Festival and the CPCU Credit Union.
To complement the work of our 2008 Mulher conference about Portuguese-speaking women, the conference celebrated the accomplishments and challenges of Portuguese-speaking men as they move forward with their lives and raise the standards of their communities. It was about immigrants from Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries. The conference examined the strength of their lineage, their own current aspirations, their actions, their frustrations and their emotions. In addition, this conference was about providing Portuguese-speaking men, and the professionals who work with them, with ideas, programs and resources to overcome their barriers.
Many thanks to everyone who helped making this event a success!
You can read about the conference here. View photos of the conference here. See the homem conference evaluation summary.
Hosted by:
University of Massachusetts at Boston, Department of Applied Linguistics
Conference Sponsors:
Boston Portuguese Festival – BPF
CPCU Credit Union – CPCU
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers – MAPS
University of Massachusetts/Boston Applied Linguistics Dept.- UMass/Boston
Organizing Committee:
Maria Carvalho, MSW
Rui Domingos, MBA
Elsa Gomes, BA
Sonia Jorge, MA
Lois Josimovich, BA
Renan Leahy, BA
Donaldo Macedo, EdD, PhD
Ana Nava, PhD
Paulo Pinto, MPA
Conference Location:
University of Massachusetts/Boston
For more information, contact:
Renan Leahy, Communications Coordinator
MAPS – Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
1046 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
rleahy@maps-inc.org
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