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Pride in Portuguese heritage is reflected in the names of places and people beloved by our ancestors.
Language can sustain heritage for generations. Through the names of people and places, we can keep contact with our ancestors. The following resources offer insight into the linguistic legacies Portuguese immigrants have established in the United States.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Caldo Verde Is Not Stone Soup by 
Estudios hispánicos, homenaje a Archer M. Huntington by Portuguese-American speech; an outline of speech conditions among Portuguese immigrants in New England and elsewhere in the United States. by 
There's no word for saudade: Perspectives on the literature and culture of Portuguese America by A commonly held belief is that Portuguese names that reference location or plant life might indicate Jewish heritage.
Antroponimia portuguesa; tratado comparativo da origem, significação, classificação, e vida do conjunto dos nomes proprios, sobrenomes, e apelidos, usados por nós desde a idademédia até hoje. by As origens dos apelidos das famílias portuguesas by Dicionário etimológico de nomes e sobrenomes by 
