| Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to our website. Lusitano Club of California is a 501(c)4 non
profit Macanese organization which has grown to our current
membership of 700 plus members since our inception in 1984. Our
mission is to promote, educate, and preserve our unique Portuguese
Macanese heritage, culture and heritage.
We are one of the three Macanese clubs in the United States, each
providing a diversity of social and cultural events, serving our
Macanese community in the Bay Area. We are also joined by other
Macanese clubs around the world working in unity for the same
purpose. We have a variety of events planned each year with a heavy
emphasis in family and youth participation as the youths are the
future of our existence.
In 2000, we were granted $2 million from Macau for the establishment
of a Cultural Center to be used by our three Macanese Clubs in USA.
In 2005, we established the Macau Cultural Center represented by
Casa de Macau, Lusitano, and UMA to oversee this task. A building
was purchased in historical Niles Fremont California in August 2005.
After years of extensive renovations to serve our needs, the
renovation was completed in January 2011. On May 7, 2011, we
celebrated the Grand Opening of our building, the first Macanese
Center in the United States to serve our members and community.
If you are interested to find out more about our club and your
Macanese heritage, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Maria C. Roliz
President
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