This base is a valuable asset and underscores the good relationship between our Nation and Portugal. Azoreans first came to the United States in great numbers during the early 1800s as whalers. most of them settling in southeastern Massachusetts. Later groups of immigrants have found employment in the textile mills of New England and the fertile farms of the San Joacquin Valley of California. More recently. refugees from the tragedies of volcanic eruption and earthquake have come to the United States from the Azores. While striving to maintain a strong cultural identity and heritage. Americans of Azorean descent are dedicated to their new countrynew immigrants seek to become citizens and registered voters as soon as possible. Many Azorean civic organizations hold citizenship classes. designed to instruct new arrivals. The strong family ties found within the Azorean community insure that these new citizens can preserve their cultural heritage while joining the mainstream of American society.
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