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Reviewed by Reinier H. Hesselink The University of Northern Iowa

Reviewed byGeorge MonteiroBrown University

Reviewed byVamberto FreitasUniversidade dos Açores

WE’RE ALL OPTIMISTS HEREHERE LIES THE THING I MOST DESIREPoems by Millicent Accardi 

"The Dryer,"  a short story by Julian Silva

Resumo. No século XVII, a Nação Portuguesa de Hamburgo, constituída por conversos fugidos da Península que adoptaram a religião judaica em terras de exílio, atravessou um período difícil da sua existência. As correntes messiânicas ganhavam um número crescente de adeptos entre os peninsulares e simultanea­mente as autoridades luteranas reagiam contra a presença de judeus e sinagogas em terras de cristãos. O presente estudo incide sobre o movimento de Shabatai Zvi em Hamburgo e sobre o livro com vários sermões da Yeshiva (academia) de Hamburgo, escrito pelo rabino de Hamburgo e Glückstadt, Moseh Gideon Abudiente. A fé na vinda do messias, que traria a paz ao mundo, tornando-o mais fraterno e espiritual, foi uma utopia que se entendeu possível entre os membros da Nação Portuguesa. Na obra de Abudiente reflecte-se o pensamento desses movimentos.Abstract. In the 17th century, the Portuguese Nation of Hamburg, which consisted of converts who had fled from the Iberian Peninsula and who had adopted the Jewish faith in the land of exile, went through a difficult time-period. The Lutheran authorities reacted against the presence of Jews as well as synagogues in the land of Christians. At the same time, the messianic movement of Shabatai gained a growing number of adherents among peninsular people. This study focuses on the Shabati Zvi movement in Hamburg and on the book written by Moseh Gideon Abudiente, which included several of his sermons given at the Yeshiva (academy) in Hamburg and Glückstadt. The faith in the coming of the messiah, who would bring peace to the world, making it more fraternal and spiritual, was a “utopia,” which the members of the Portuguese Nation viewed as possible. The book of Abudiente reflects the thought prevalent in these movements.

Editors' introduction to the volume

Resumo. A obra de Ana de Castro Osório (1872–1935)—escritora, activista dos direitos das mulheres e uma figura de destaque da cultura luso-brasileira—apela ao alargamento da educação para todas as mu-lheres. A autora enaltece particu­larmente o papel das burguesas enquanto educadoras das futuras gerações de republicanos, logo sugere que organizem campanhas para eliminação do analfa­betismo, da prostituição e do crime. Os seus romances mostram que esse com­promisso nacional não era restrito a Portugal mas extensivo às novas comunida­des portuguesas estabelecidas no Brasil no início do século XX. Evitar a miscigenação entre os portugueses residentes nessas comunidades e as pessoas oriundas de outros países europeus que chegavam à ex-colónia era uma priori­dade, de modo a que a genética e cultura lusas permanecessem do outro lado do Atlântico. A escrita de Castro Osório é fruto de uma agenda nacionalista repu­blicana que deseja fazer de Portugal uma potência mais forte a nível mundial.Abstract. Ana de Castro Osório (1872–1935)—writer, women’s rights advocate, and a prominent personality in Luso-Brazilian culture—urges the development of an education system for all women. She argues that bourgeois mothers should be responsible for the education of future generations; therefore, they should organize campaigns against illiteracy, illnesses, and crime in order to maintain the nation’s identity through their role in the prevention of a deterioration of distinctive racial traits. Her novels show that this national agenda was not limited to Portugal but it was extended to new Portuguese immigrant communities that had been established in Brazil at the beginning of the twentieth century. She was par-ticularly concerned with themes on how to avoid miscegenation among the Portuguese and other Euro-peans arriving in Portugal’s ex-colony. The author’s discourse stems from a nationalistic and republican agenda wishing to make Portugal a stronger power worldwide.

Resumo. Ferreira de Castro (1888‒1974) e José Rodrigues Miguéis (1901–1980) viveram intensamente a experiência da emigração (no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos, respectivamente) que transpuseram para a sua obra. Neste artigo, tomando como corpus central o romance Emigrantes de Ferreira de Castro e Gente da Terceira Classe de Rodrigues Miguéis, analisaremos, numa perspectiva comparatista os retratos do “emigrante português”, delineados em confronto com a realidade estrangeira, com o “Outro”, através da instauração de um processo de alteridade. Principiaremos por analisar as descrições da viagens rumo ao “Eldorado”, para depois nos determos na dicotomia entre a unidade e as diferenças culturais encontradas no “novo mundo” e, por fim, atentaremos no modo como as conexões existentes entre a pátria de origem e a de acolhimento, aliadas à possibilidade / impossibilidade de um regresso, poderão contribuir para a construção de novas identidades. Assim, tentaremos compreender em que medida estas imagens, construídas a partir de dicotomias como a chegada / partida, ilusão / desilusão, integração / desintegração, diversidade / unidade poderão reflectir estereótipos enraizados num imaginário cultural ou assumir uma dimensão pessoal e original. Abstract. Ferreira de Castro (1888‒1974) and José Rodrigues Miguéis (1901‒1980) lived intensely the experience of emigration (the first one in Brazil and the second in the United States), which they transposed into their works. In this article, taking as central corpus the novel Emigrantes by Ferreira de Castro and Gente da Terceira Classe by Rodrigues Miguéis, we analyze, from a com­paratist perspective, the representations of the “Portuguese emigrant” informing their works Emigrantes and Gente da Terceira Classe. First, we will analyze the descriptions of the voyages to the “Eldorado” and the dichotomy between the unit and the cultural differences found in the “new world” and, finally, we will try to understand how the connections between the homeland and the foreign country, together with the possibility / impossibility of a return may contribute to the construction of new identities. Thus, we will attempt to understand how these images, constructed from dichotomies, such as the arrival / departure, illusion / delusion, integration / disintegration, diversity / unity, may reflect some cultural stereotypes rooted in an imaginary dimension or whether they are the result of a mythical, personal vision of the world.

Abstract. The main objective of this paper is to analyze economic aspects of transnationalism, particularly transnational ethnic entrepreneurship, in Portuguese communities living in the United States—mainly in the New England area. Questions addressed in this study include the types of trade and investment that have developed under the frame of transnational ethnic businesses; the ties of Portuguese-American business owners to the ethnic market; and, alternatively, the expansion of businesses beyond the ethnic group. In addition, we also examine changes in business orientation from first to second and subsequent generations. We employ a predominantly qualitative methodology, including interviews and case studies. The main conclusions are that a) the ethnic characteristics of Portuguese-Americans are related to business development in the community and, particularly, to the creation of transnational ethnic businesses; b) the transition from the ethnic market to the mainstream American market and those of other ethnic groups is a condition for business growth; c) second and subsequent generations are associated with business modernization; and d) businesses can be oriented to both the mainstream and ethnic markets simultaneously.