Asturian-American Migration Forum

Hi, Manny, I've moved your post the the Asturian Hall of Fame because it struck me that your dad belongs there.

That's a very interesting explanation of how the 1918 influenza became known as the "Spanish Influenza." FWIW, there were Asturians and Spaniards in Kansas in 1918 working in metallurgical industries. ================ Esa es una explicación muy interesante sobre cómo la gripe de 1918 ha pa...

Thanks, José, that's an interesting review of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" epidemic!

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Gracias, José, por esta investigación de la epidemia de 1918.

An obituary in La Nueva España Villaviciosa, Vicente Alonso 20.03.2020 https://www.lne.es/sociedad/2020/03/20/escritor-asturiano-gonzalo-cerezo-fallece/2614627.html Gonzalo Cerezo reached out to me because of our activities on AsturianUS.org. He was one of the kindly giants in Asturian culture. Gonz...

Gracias a Indalecio por esa información. Y a Bob por traducirlo. ¿Viene de los genes nórdicos el pelo rubio y rojo en Asturias? --------------------- Thanks to Indalecio for that information and to Bob for translating it. Does at least some of the blonde and red hair in Asturias come from these Nord...

My understanding is that the Romans did bring rectangular constructions and that cultural shift to rectangular, at least in a castro in Gijón--Castro de la Campa Torres. may have been fairly quick once the Romans arrived. Of course, the Romans may have been paying for most new construction. It's an ...

Hello, Manny, I asked about Viking heritage in Asturias years ago, It struck me as likely, too, but I don't have even as much info as you have written to support the idea. I remember either Bob or Carlos seeming to dismiss the possibility, but I may be remembering incorrectly. Perhaps Bob will comme...

Gracies, JASM. Dinos si progresa esta iniciativa. ¿Tiene alguna posibilidad de ser aprobado?

Hi, Marta, thanks for that info.

I was surprised when I listened to YouTube clips how different the calls of this bird can be. Maybe it's got more variety of calls, like the American mockingbird?

A JASM: ¿Quién es Adam Richman? ¿Es asturiano?

For JASM: Who is Adam Richman? Is he Asturian?

Gracias a JASM. La descripción: https://casimiromusic.com Asturias Sinfonía Natural, "basada en composiciones de Juan Carlos Casimiro y dirigido en la parte musical por José María Martínez. Sobre el escenario, un elenco de más de cien intérpretes pertenecientes a la Orquesta Julián Orbón de Avi...

Thanks, Marta!
Where does this bird appear? In the mountains, near the ocean, or all over Asturias?

Gracias, Candilexa, por escribir aquí. Creo que sería buena idea pegarlo en nuestro página en Facebook también: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AsturianUS/

Gracias, JASM, por ponernos al día. ¡Espero que estés bien!

Gracias por ponernos al día, JASM. Si ocurre más, dinos, por favor.