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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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Letter

Created1948-06-30
DescriptionA letter from Pastor Lau of Chee Kung Tong's Guantanamo delegation to the Governor of the Province of the Orient. It details the election of the leadership for the coming year.
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Letter

Created1948-01-01
DescriptionA letter from Pastor Lau of Chee Kung Tong's Guantanamo delegation to the Governor of the Province of the Orient. It details the election of the leadership for the coming year.
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Letter

Created1946-07-22
DescriptionA letter from Pastor Lau of Chee Kung Tong's Guantanamo delegation to the Governor of the Province of the Orient. It details the certificates and paperwork sent to the Governor for the year.
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Balance Sheet

Created1949-06-30
DescriptionBalance sheet for the Min Chih Tang or the Chinese Democratic Party's Guantanamo delegation detailing income and expenses of the group for the year. Sent to the Provincial Government of Oriente.
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Meeting Report

Created1942-01-03
DescriptionReport detailing a meeting of the Min Chih Tang's Guantanamo delegation, concerning those who attended and voted in the election for the new leadership.
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List of Contracted Chinese Workers

Created1873-09-09
DescriptionThis is a list of 35 contracted Chinese workers who were working for a company in the jurisdiction of Trinidad in Cuba. The only personal details included for each settler were their names and origins. Trinidad- 1873
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Ship Manifest of the Ship "Vasco de Gama"

Created1864
Description

Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Vasco de Gama brought several settles that were hired for agriculture.

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Tobacco Receipt

Created1887-09-28
DescriptionA receipt for a tobacco purchase that was made at a Cuban tobacco business called "La Flor de China Tabaqueria de Luis Vignon Ojeda" in Guatanamo.