Former Portuguese Colony Macao Strives to Hold On to Its Unique Culture

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Known as "the Las Vegas of Asia," Macao — with its glitzy casinos and huge gaming industry — also has become home to a unique ethnic group — the Macanese. Twenty-five years after the former Portuguese colony's handover to China, however, there is worry among some Macanese that a part of Macao's unique identity is fading away. Reporter Cindy Sui explains why from Macao