CHAPTER ONEIntroduction The MacaensesOn 19 December 1999, during his final hours as the last Governor of Macau, General Vasco da Rocha Vieira delivered his farewell address to the assembled crowd of local and visiting dignitaries. The South China Morning Post‘s report of the occasion stated:Colonisation was never the aim of the Portuguese, the departing Governor […]
In search of a better world:a social history of the Macaenses in ChinaCandidate: B. H. M. KooDegree: MA HonoursYear of Submission: 2000University of Western Sydney© Barney Koo, Sydney AustraliaBarney.Koo@Gmail.comContentsTitle pageContent pageSummaryAcknowledgementsAbbreviations used1 IntroductionThe Macaenses – Survival techniques and skills – The contributions of the communities – Literature Review – Aims and scope of the Thesis –
Revisiting the Reed Brothers All posthumous war accounts have a Rashomon-like quality in their telling. The story of the four Reed brothers who died in the Battle of Hong Kong is no exception. Theirs is not only a distinctively proud Hong Kong story but also a tragic family story of brotherly bonding., with pictures added.John
Hetty’s Storyby Joyce Osmund Van Langenberg Hetty had always been an early riser, a routine that stemmed from her convent days as a schoolgirl. She drew back the curtains to let in the morning light and the window reflection of a Flame of the Forest tree in the garden that from February to April proliferated in
A Macanese Entrepreneurby Daniel R GomesOriginally published in the UMA News Bulletin Spring 2009 Praia GrandeDuring the 17th Century, Macau was the “Venice” of European trade with China, Japan and South East Asia. Here is a picture of Praia Grande, with the stately homes of the traders of that era.After the Opium War of 1842, Hong Kong
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
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
Alex 25th December 1941Joyce Osmund Van LangenbergChristmas 1941 was one of the greyest and grimmest in Hong Kong’s history, distinctly lacking the flavour and frivolity of Christmases past. Streets and pavements were devoid of last minute shoppers as the spirit of Christmas dwindled to a dim memory now that the battle in Gin Drinkers Line,
Notable People Ilustres Os Macaenses (e seus cônjuges e ascendentes) deram numerosas e diversas contribuições às suas comunidades. Existem duas listas aqui de pessoas proeminentes: (a) antepassados dos macaenses nobres e (b) pessoas que foram honradas por nomeação para uma das Ordens Nacionais. As listas são longas e impressionantes: existem muitos nobres e mais de
