Articles
This section provides a selection of articles. Names of authors are listed alphabetically in the Portuguese manner (e.g., da Silva appears under “S” for Silva)
Tony Banham Hong Kong War Diary – Click to see a list of all HK Volunteer Defence Corps members, or a list of just the Portuguese volunteers
Filomeno (Meno) Baptista
Goodbye to All That Memories of post-war Hong Kong
Marciano “Naneli” Baptista Album of drawings
Stuart Braga
An Unexampled Calamity The Hong Kong Plague of 1894
Guia – fortress, chapel and lighthouse
Great Days The great days of Macau
Delivered From The Jaws Of Death article on Penha Church in Macau
Oscar Collaço Autobiography
Frank Correa, Frank’s Story – Short autobiography, including experiences during World War II
J Bosco Correa
Nuno Loureiro d’Eça, Adeus Macau
Daniel R. Gomes, A Macanese Entrepreneur – Memories of some members of the Gomes family
Eddie Gosano, Memoirs of Dr Eddie Gosano – Extract from his autobiography “Hong Kong Farewell”
José “Zinho” Gosano, The Life and Times of Father José “Zinho” Gosano – Memoirs of José “Zinho” Gosano – a sportsman, soldier, prisoner-of-war and priest
Luis Gonzaga “Luigi” Gosano, Autograph Book written in Sham Shui Po Prisoners of War Camp
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps: List of Portuguese members
Harold Ingrams Who are the true citizens?
Carlos Lubeck – Autobiography
Victor Marreiros – Dia de S. João
Maryknoll Convent School history
H.P. McNaughton – The Friendly Portuguese – A poem written by a Canadian in Sham Shui Po Prisoner-of-War Camp.
Muto Chozo: The Omura Manuscript – Interactions of the Portuguese with Japan, from the Japanese viewpoint
Harry Ore – Macau Lullaby
Anne Ozorio, From Macau through China to India and Burma: Hong Kong Portuguese in the Chindits
Giovanni Pereira
Jorge Remedios
Talu A popular children’s game in Macau and Hong Kong
Our Bairro — Reminiscences of childhood
Aunty Albertina’s School, A school for Macanese children in Homantin
Raquel de Carvalho Remedios, Bela Vista Recollections of a Wartime Childhood
Luiz “Luigi” Vieira Ribeiro – An Account of my war experiences and subsequent imprisonment under the Japanese
Cicero Rozario, Experiences at Shamshuipo and Sendai Camps – Memoirs of a prisoner-of-war in Kowloon and Japan
José “Adé dos Santos Ferreira
Camões Grandi da Nacão
Doci Papiacam de Macau
Luz de Natal
Natal – Amor, Paz, Alegria
Natal Cristam
Papia Cristam di Macau – Epítome de Gramática Comparade e Vocabulário
Poémia di Macau (Poesia e Prosa)
Shanghai Times 23-2-1931: Article on the Shanghai Volunteer Defence Corps.
Miguel Senna Fernandes – Filo di Quim A humourous and insightful article on nicknames (in Portuguese and the Patuá)
Andrew Sheets – How the Post reported Hong Kong’s first Olympics team
Armando Maria Jr (Pinky) Silva
Lt Augusto Maria Xavier USMC
Revisiting the Reed Brothers
Minchi: An Odyssey
Frederic “Jim” da Silva
The Spy Who Never Came Back – The story of Pêro Covilhã, a spy sent by the King of Portugal to Africa
The Macanese – A Legacy of Portugal: As nossas origens, a nossa língua, a nossa comida, as nossas características e modo de vidaOur origins, our language, our food, our characteristics and our way of life
Peter the Cruel The tragic love story of one of the ancestors of the Eça family of Macau
Portugal’s Flag How the flag of Portugal evolved
South China Morning Post – Return of a great survivor – Article on Zinho Gosano
Michael Souza – The Life of a Veteran – Biography of Henry Anthony Souza
Autor desconhecido, acredita-se ser o Padre Manuel TeixeiraAuthor unknown, believed to be Padre Manuel Teixeira
Seis sacos de terra portuguesa – Um conto de patriotismoSix Sacks of Portuguese Soil – A tale of patriotism
Police Charity Work – in Macau during World War II
All for All – feeding a destitute army during World War II.
Joyce Van Langenberg
Hetty’s Story Experiences of Celeste “Hetty” Van Langenberg during World War II
Alex Experiences of Alexandre Jorge “Alex” Alves at the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific
The Long March Account of prisoners-of-war being incarcerated at Shamshuipo
Escape from Shamshuipo Camp Reggie Baptista‘s escape from POW camp
Luis (Luigi) Vieira Ribeiro An account of my war experiences and subsequent imprisonment under the Japanese
Rolando F Villacorte Arnaldo da Silva – A Macanese who took part in the Phillipine rebellion.
Jason Wordie
Gloria Barretto‘s Hong Kong stories gave a glimpse of the city history (Article in South China Morning Post)
The Past Master (An article on the Hong Kong Legislative and Executive Councils, which mentions some prominent Macanese)
Shrinking community still has big role to play in HK (Article on Sir Rober Lobo’s public service and private career)
Covert War Mission (Article on Sir Roger Lobo‘s role in forestalling a Chinese takeover of Hong Kong.)
Family Affairs (Article on Dr Jorge Forjaz‘s genealogy works)
Roy Eric Xavier: The Happy Valley Race Course Fire of 1918 – The disastrous fire which killed at least 9 Macanese.
Yvanovich, Philippe My Wartime Experience 2009 — An edited version of a privately produced and distributed booklet
Artigos
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Tony Banham Hong Kong War Diary – Clique para ver uma lista de todos os membros do Corpo de Voluntários de Defesa de Hong Kong, ou uma lista apenas dos voluntários portugueses
Filomeno (Meno) Baptista
Goodbye to All That Memórias de Hong Kong do pós-guerra
Marciano “Naneli” Baptista Álbum de desenhos
Stuart Braga