This book examines how the mixed-race Macanese community navigated British Hong Kong for a century, demonstrating how diasporic groups survived within unequal, racialized systems beyond simple colonizer-colonized frameworks.
This book examines how the mixed-race Macanese community navigated British Hong Kong for a century, demonstrating how diasporic groups survived within unequal, racialized systems beyond simple colonizer-colonized frameworks.
Catherine S. Chan is Research Assistant Professor of History at Lingnan University. She has published extensively on transimperial networks and the Macanese diaspora across East Asia. Chan also works on urban history, particularly on heritage issues and animal welfare in East and Southeast Asia.
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Acknowledgments Prologue: Between Empires Drifting empires Contesting the 'Macanese' identity Cosmopolitan and transnational arenas A kaleidoscope of Macanese experiences 1 Crossing Imperial Borders The tightknit oligarchy A clerk a businessman and a newspaper editor Channeling Macau's woes into Hong Kong developments 2 Sandwiched in the Workplace The roots of the Macanese as 'middle' people D'Almada's plight Grand-pre's poor performance Port wine and new opportunities 3 Horseracing Theater and Camões Strictly male strictly rich strictly colored Abraço fraternal (fraternal embrace) and Camoes A stage for middle-class Macanese men 4 Macanese Publics Fight for the 'Hongkong Man' From Hong Kong to Lisbon to Shanghai Globalizing colonial Hong Kong The 'Hongkong man' 5 Uniting to Divide Dividing to Unite 'Kowloon Macanese' vs. 'Hong Kong Macanese' Nationalizing the 'Portuguese of the East' Contesting Macanese patriotism Por Deus e pela Pátria: Portuguese nationalism in Hong Kong Printing and disseminating diasporic nationalism Epilogue: A Place in the Sun Being Macanese in wartime Hong Kong Rethinking identity as response Towards a world without labels Appendix: Summary of Featured Macanese Individuals Index.
Acknowledgments Prologue: Between Empires Drifting empires Contesting the 'Macanese' identity Cosmopolitan and transnational arenas A kaleidoscope of Macanese experiences 1 Crossing Imperial Borders The tightknit oligarchy A clerk a businessman and a newspaper editor Channeling Macau's woes into Hong Kong developments 2 Sandwiched in the Workplace The roots of the Macanese as 'middle' people D'Almada's plight Grand-pre's poor performance Port wine and new opportunities 3 Horseracing Theater and Camões Strictly male strictly rich strictly colored Abraço fraternal (fraternal embrace) and Camoes A stage for middle-class Macanese men 4 Macanese Publics Fight for the 'Hongkong Man' From Hong Kong to Lisbon to Shanghai Globalizing colonial Hong Kong The 'Hongkong man' 5 Uniting to Divide Dividing to Unite 'Kowloon Macanese' vs. 'Hong Kong Macanese' Nationalizing the 'Portuguese of the East' Contesting Macanese patriotism Por Deus e pela Pátria: Portuguese nationalism in Hong Kong Printing and disseminating diasporic nationalism Epilogue: A Place in the Sun Being Macanese in wartime Hong Kong Rethinking identity as response Towards a world without labels Appendix: Summary of Featured Macanese Individuals Index.
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