This is a book for anyone interested in cultural renewal and ethnic diversity.
It is a historical account of Luso (Portuguese) Asians, specifically those from Macau (China), and their role in establishing and maintaining the first global economy connecting Europe and Asia.
Part 1 describes their early settlements across the Portuguese Overseas Empire, beginning with Goa in 1511, through migrations to Malacca, Indonesia, Siam, Macau, Hong Kong, and Shanghai up to the end of the Opium Wars in 1860.
Far East Currents Publishing The macanese chronicles: a history of luso-asians in a global economy, paperback/roy eric xavier
