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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- Language: Japanese
Created1902-12-29
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A letter from the Japanese Emperor Meiji to Tomás Estrada Palma, the first President of the Republic of Cuba. It details the emperor's congratulations for this new country and the new president. The Republic of Cuba declared its independence from the United States and was established on May 20th, 1902.