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Ship Documentation

DescriptionList of Chinese workers brought to Cuba abroad the frigate the "Kate Hooper".

Describes the regulations and laws concerning interracial marriage in Cuba, especially focused on minority groups. A Chinese settler asks permission to marry a freed black woman. The answer is that the permission is only needed if one of the two is considered white. As one is Chinese and the other…

Describes the regulations and laws concerning interracial marriage in Cuba, especially focused on minority groups. A Chinese settler asks permission to marry a freed black woman. The answer is that the permission is only needed if one of the two is considered white. As one is Chinese and the other black permission is not required by the law of 1805. Signed by Captain General Domingo Dulce and the Bishop of Havana.

Ship Record

Created1861

DescriptionRecords for the ship Kate Hooper, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente y Co. On this trip, the Kate Hooper brought settlers from China to work, all of whom were later contracted.

Ship Manifest

Created1873-06-14

Description

Contained in this ship manifest are the names of 630 Chinese settlers who were brought to Cuba aboard an unknown ship in 1873. Of the 630 Chinese men who board the ship, 152 died along the way; their names are marked within the list. The number, Chinese name, age, and…

Contained in this ship manifest are the names of 630 Chinese settlers who were brought to Cuba aboard an unknown ship in 1873. Of the 630 Chinese men who board the ship, 152 died along the way; their names are marked within the list. The number, Chinese name, age, and Christian name of each settler were included within the ship manifest.

The Situation in Laos

Created1959

DescriptionReport describing the history, economics, and geography of Laos and then the history of its rising communist movement, Lao Issara.

The Fifth Month Festival

ContributorsSage, William W. (Contributor)

Created1976

DescriptionAn article describing the Fifth Month Festival or the New Years Festival and its rituals by Laotians living in the San Francisco Bay area

The Lamvong

Created1969

DescriptionArticle describing the lamvong, a particular style of dance and music involving drums that was common across Southeast Asia.

Minority Groups In Northern Laos

ContributorsIwata, Leiji (Author) / Sakomoto, H. (Translator) / Halpern, Joel (Editor)

Created1960

DescriptionA report on the minority groups in Northern Laos, with a focus on the Yao.

Laos: Another Sideshow

ContributorsDeVecchi, Maggie (Author)

Created1980

DescriptionA paper examining the documentation of Frank Snepps’ Descent Interval and William Shawcross’s sideshow in their examination of US intervention in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

News Bulletin United States Information Service Vientiane: 7/2/1973

Created1973