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PACC
Presented
to
Dr.
Manuel Luciano da Silva
In
Recognition of his
Achievement
and Excellence
in
the area of
CULTURE
Given
this day of the 31st of October 2004
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CULTURE
AWARD
DR. MANUEL LUCIANO DA SILVA
Taken
from the official program
Manuel
Luciano da Silva was born on September 5, 1926, in the village of Cavião
, Vale de Cambra , Portugal . He completed is high school in Oliveira de
Azeméis and
in 1946 immigrated with his mother and brother to Brooklyn, New York
City, to join his father. In 1948, he entered New York University
and graduated in Biology in 1952. The same year, because of his father's
death, he returned to Portugal and entered the Coimbra Medical School
and in 1957 graduated with distinction.
Once again he returned to U.S. to do an internship at St. Luke's
Hospital in New Bedford , MA and then went to the famous Lahey Clinic,
in Boston , to get his degree in Internal Medicine.
In
1963, he became an Associated Member of the Bristol County Medical
Center, in Bristol, Rhode Island. For 21 years he was the Medical
Director of the RI Veterans
Home, in Bristol , RI .
Besides
his very busy medical practice, he has written several books and monographs
having now 13 copyrights in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
He has done original investigation on the history of Dighton Rock.
He wrote "Portuguese Pilgrims and Dighton Rock", sold out
since 1976. He has done original investigations proving that
"Cristovão Colon (Columbus) was 100% Portuguese!" He
discovered also the lines of latitude on "The Nautical Chart of
1424", proving that the Portuguese discovered Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia before 1424.
He
has been doing television programs, as a public service, in English and
Portuguese
for the past 37 years dedicated to the Portuguese-Americans, on Channels
6, 12, 36, and lately on the Portuguese Channel with "Tribuna Médica".
He
has done also as a public service for 29 years, continuously, one hour,
weekly radio program entitled "Ask the Physician", on WHTB,
for the "Azores-Madeira" of Raul Benevides.
He
is the only Portuguese-American that created two museums: (1) The
Dighton Rock Museum , in Berkley , MA , and (2) The Library Museum with
his name in the village where he was born, which was inaugurated 4 years
ago, and to where he sent ten tons of books.
Those
of you who want to get more information about Dr. DaSilva's various
activities, consult his website www.dightonrock.com.
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Citation
from the the
state of Rhode island
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Citation
from the the
State of Rhode island |
On Television
I have already done a television show on the series "Tribuna Médica" about this affair
with the President Jorge Ferreira, which was appreciated by many people.
Here are the names of the Scholarship/Awards Subcommittee
Chair persons: Janice Lamagna (Scholarship and Margaret DaSilva (Awards).
Francisco Figueiredo, Lídia Araujo, Albertino Lourenço, Alberto Nunes, Jorge F. Ferreira, Brian Veiga,
Américo da Silva António J. Costa, João Almeida, Duarte M. Farias and César Fonseca.
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The
Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island
Is also a Family Organization. Here are a few Examples |
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The
father and mother of Dr. Manuel da Silva, the Orthopedic Surgeon
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My
son Manuel, his daughter Alexandra, 5, and my wife Silvia
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Kelly,
my daughter in law, with her
two daughters: Victoria, 8, and Alexandra, 5
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My
granddaughter
Alexandra, 5, always optimistic
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