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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Created1870-10-14
DescriptionRecords indicating that the courts requested paperwork and information on Pedro o Poncho, a Chinese settler, from the Chinese Consul in Havana. He was originally from Canton. He ran away from his employer, was captured, and held in the Deposit of Runaways.
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Created1858
DescriptionList 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 nationality are listed along with the dates of their escape and capture.
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Created1857
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who escaped from their owners.
Runaway Workers 1858
Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who had escaped from their owners.
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who had escaped from their owners.
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway Chinese settlers that has escaped their owners and were later captured.
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway Chinese settlers that has escaped their owners. 1858.
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who had escaped their owners and were later captured.
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Created1855
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who escaped from their owners.
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Created1858
DescriptionThis is a list of runaway workers who escaped from their owners and were then captured.