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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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Photograph of Two Women

DescriptionThis is a photograph of two women in traditional clothing.

Photograph of Yingmei Yan

DescriptionA photograph of a lady called Yingmei Yan; Black and White

Photograph

Photograph of Huangliu Mei

DescriptionA Photograph of a lady called Huangliu Mei with traditional Chinese costumes.

Photograph

Created1950-10-15
Description
The back reads: "A beautiful aspect of this window is one of many commercial establishments of Havana that display and sell Chinese porcelain. From the little symbolic figure to the complicated and expensive piece of furniture with the fine piece of sculpture, here is presently a large display of the…

The back reads: "A beautiful aspect of this window is one of many commercial establishments of Havana that display and sell Chinese porcelain. From the little symbolic figure to the complicated and expensive piece of furniture with the fine piece of sculpture, here is presently a large display of the industry of Chinese porcelain."

Photograph of Chinese Boy and Man

Description

Photograph of Chinese boy and man reading a book. They are in a crowd, and men wearing "PMR" helmets with rifles are seen in the bCk.

Photograph of Chou En-Lai

Created1963
DescriptionThe back reads: "With Chou En-Lai, the first Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China

Photograph of Chinese Cuban Politician

Created1960-11-08
DescriptionPhotograph of Chinese Cuban Politician. Appears to be from a TV appearance of Fidel Castro in Ciudad Deportiva

Photograph of Three Men

Created1960-11-08
Description

Photograph of three men looking over doccuments with a bust of a Cuban official, in the Deportiva city.

Photograph of Wedding Reception

DescriptionThis is a photgraph of the wedding reception. The families are seated down, with the bride walking over to visit each of them.