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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List of slaves and Chinese settlers that escaped from their owners and were later recaptured. They were imprisoned in Havana. February 1858.
List of Chinese settlers who ran away from their owners and were later captured. After capture, they were held in the Municipal Slave Deposit in Santa Maria del Rosario. Their names, ages, and nationalities are listed along with the dates of their escape and capture.
Reports on Chinese slaves and settlers who escaped from their owners and were captured in Santa Maria del Rosario. 1858.
Reports on Chinese slaves and settlers who escaped from their owners and were captured in Santa Maria del Rosario. 1858.
Reports on Chinese slaves and settlers who escaped from their owners and were captured in Santa Maria del Rosario. 1858.
Reports of Chinese slaves and settlers from escaped from their owners and were captured in Santa Maria del Rosario. 1858.
Documents pertaining to "runaway" workers who ran away from their owners and were later caught. These workers were held in Puerto Principe, February 1860.
Information on "runaway" worker, Laureano, who escaped from his owner. November 1873.