The conference "In the Mills and Beyond: New Perspectives on New England's Portuguese" will take place on October 23rd, at 10 PM local time. The conference's theme will be the launch of Professor Cristiana Bastos's (University of Lisbon) book, "Migration, Mill Work, and Portuguese Communities in New England." The conference aims to present the main findings of research on the Portuguese in New England, specifically the interconnections between immigrant occupations, their social and professional mobility, homeownership, and the creation of urban immigrant communities.