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Braga_JP Intro
THE PORTUGUESE IN HONG KONG AND CHINA By J. P. Braga First published in 1944 and reprinted in 1978 and 1998; published on the internet circa 2009. Editorial Note: This is the 1944 version. J.P. Braga did not complete this booklet before his death. J.M. “Jack” Braga edited and published this work after his father’s
Articles
Articles Artigos 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) Esta seção apresenta uma seleção de artigos. Henry d’Assumpção Amaral and Mesquita – The assassination of the governor of Macau led to a turbulent period when Macau
Escape from Shamshuipo Camp
Escape from Shamshuipo Camp January 1942 by Joyce Osmund Van Langenberg “Shit!” swore aloud. “What kind of crap place is this?” He gazed in disgust at the devastation around him. In peacetime Shamshuipo Barracks provided amenable accommodation for thousands of men particularly from The 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. More comfortable than most barracks, it was
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Long March
The Long March A Longa Marcha Joyce Van Langenberg A feverish excitement swept through Tung Cheong Terrace from building to building, floor to floor and balcony to balcony like a succession of waves that rolled in from the sea towards the shingled beaches. The atmosphere was euphoric filled with wild anticipation unlike the trauma of
The Macanese
The Macanese – A Legacy of Portugal in China by Frederic A. (Jim) Silva Edited talk given at the 2004 Encontro in Macau. Whoever said “East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet” ” had obviously never met a Macanese, for in the Macanese there has been the perfect blending of
Bela Vista
Bela Vista – Recollections of a Wartime Childhood Raquel de Carvalho Remedios First published in UMA Bulletin Spring 2013; reproduced here with links to people’s personal pages and with the addition of a photo from Escola Particular Idália da Luz It was Monday morning, December 8, 1941 and our amah, Ah Say, was trying her
Friendly Portuguese
The Friendly Portuguese Staff Sergeant H.P. McNaughton Staff Sergeant H.P. McNaughton was a Canadian prisoner-of-war in Sham Shui Po Camp in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Here he expresses his friendship with his fellow Portuguese prisoners. This design was made by Naneli Baptista. O sargento H.P. McNaughton foi prisioneiro de guerra canadiano no campo de Sham Shui
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Awards
Condecorações Awards Aqui listamos os macaenses (e seus cônjuges e antepassados) que foram nomeados para as Ordens Nacionais ao nível de Membro do Império Britânico ou superior. (A lista está incompleta: ainda falta incluir muitas condecorações militares e papais.Here we list Macanese (and their spouses and ancestors) who have received a National Honour by appointment
Genealogy
Genealogy Genealogia We are fortunate that Dr Jorge Forjaz, an eminent genealogist, studied the family trees and histories of Macau and documented them in seminal works Familias Macaenses: the first edition, in 1996 broke new ground; the second edition in 2017 improved further, bequeathing to all Macanese a treasured record of their roots. He has