Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
The Chinese Immigrants in Cuba collection includes hundreds of original documents, manuscripts and photos covering the migration of 125,000 Chinese who signed up to be cheap labor in Cuba from 1847 until the later 1890s. The archive continues until the 1970s and records the Chinese community in Cuba and is rich with photos. This massive collection, from the archive of James and Ana Melikian Collection, is probably the largest one in private hands concerning Chinese in Cuba. At present, the physical collection contains over 1,341 records and about 8,000-9,000 pages.
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Created1836
DescriptionAn identity card, or cedula, for Jacobo, originally from Jaum. Jacobo was thirty-five years old when this card was issued. He worked for eight years for Manuel B. Perez and Franco Iglesias.
Created1864
DescriptionAn identity card, or cedula, for Leocadio, originally from Sanen. Leocadio was twenty-eight years old when this card was issued. He worked for eight years for Jose M. Criolo.
Created1861-12-10
DescriptionAn identity card, or cedula, for Jacinto, originally from Macao. Jacinto worked for eight years for Franco Bustamante and Felipe Ruiz and Jose del Cuartas.
Created1862
DescriptionThis is a cedula, or identity record, for a Chinese settler, Cascurio. He was twenty-four years old when this cedula was issues. He worked for eight years for Fransisco Javier Bernal.
Created1864
DescriptionAn identity card, or cedula, for Sebastian. Sebastian was twenty-nine years old when this card was issued. He worked for M. de los Angelos.
Created1864
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A cedula, or identity card, of a Chinese settler, Pablo. He moved from China to Cardenas to work as an indentured servant and was hired by Calarraga. 1865.
Created1864
DescriptionThis is the cedula for Gabriel, a Chinese settler, and indicates his various owners. 1864.
Created1861
DescriptionThis is the cedula, or an identity record, for a Chinese settler, Isidro Amo and records his various owners, including Antonio Captura. 1861.
Created1862
DescriptionBurial records for Jorge. His records indicate they were baptized into the Catholic church and buried in the general cemetery of Havana. He was employed by Benito Nuguez.