From Macau through China to India and Burma Hong Kong Portuguese in the Chindits Anne Ozorio February 2003When Hong Kong refugees poured out of Hong Kong after its occupation by the Japanese in December 1941, many were destitute. In Macau those who could claim any kind of British connection were supported by the British Consul, […]
Macau Grand Prix Originally published in the Macau Closer Magazine Nov 2012(Original article by Suzanne Watkinson was updated in September 2013 by Nana giving more details.)Photos courtesy of Macau Grand Prix MuseumThis being the Diamond Jubilee of the Macau Grand Prix, I think it is appropriate to reflect on the first Grand Prix held on
Experiences at Shamshuipo & Sendai Camps Cicero RozarioCicero RozarioPreviously published in Voz de Macaenses de Vancouver in November, 2001 and in two issues of the Bulletin of Lusitano Club of California. The permission of the Lusitano Club to reproduce these articles is gratefully acknowledged. Drawings by Cicero Rozario and A V Skvorzov, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force
Marciano Baptista Joe BaptistaFirst published in UMA Bulletin Vol 29 No. 3 Jul-Sep 2006My great-grandfather Marciano A. Baptista is considered Macao’s finest 19th Century painter, yet comparatively little is known about his life. He was born in Macau in 1826 and died in 1896 in Hongkong. In 1840s he began working for George Chinnery, the celebrated Irish painter in Macau
Lt Augusto Xavier USMC A Hero’s Tale Retold Pinky da Silva Lt Augusto (Gussie) Xavier USMC lost his life in Vietnam in March 1966 leading a flight of four A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bombers while assisting a beleaguered US Special Forces (“Green Berets”) base camp. He was awarded the Silver Star medal for exceptional leadership and gallantry
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Peter the CruelFrederic A. (Jim) SilvaIt must be flattering or else insulting to be a ruler of nations and men and then to have an added title bestowed for posterity by history.For instance, young King Alexander of Macedonia would probably be flattered by being labelled Alexander the Great. I am sure Suleiman the Magnificent, Peter the Great and Manuel the
Reminiscences of World War IIJ Bosco CorreaOn the day that Japan surrendered, my mother , my brother and I attended a Te Deum at St. Teresa’s Church in thanksgiving for the end of the war. Afterwards, we were amongst a small group of Portuguese (mainly ladies) standing in front of the church when a work
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Autograph Book of Luis Gonzaga “Luigi” Gosano Livro de autógrafos de Luis Gonzaga “Luigi” Gosano This booklet, a priceless relic from Shamshuipo Prisoner-of-War Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong, was given to me for safekeeping by Luigi’s good friend, Filomeno “Meno” Baptista. Some of the drawings – like this frontispiece – are unmistakeably the work of the
Adeus Macauby Nuno Loureiro d’EçaThis memoir was originally published in the UMA News Bulletin Nov-Dec 1998The late Nuno Loureiro d’Eça lived in New Zealand after the war.The end of Macau as a Portuguese-administered territory is fast approaching and before that chapter closes I would like to express my sentiments and to relate a few anecdotes. This
THE MIRACULOUS CROSSBernardino de Senna Fernandes (Riri) d’AssumpçãoEdited extract from an unpublished book of anecdotesOne of the old stories passed down from generation to generation in Macau was about a miraculous and mysterious cross; I have tried hard but failed to find any written references about it.The legend is that a large wooden cross it
