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Created1865-03-28
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This is a list of Chinese workers who upon arrival in Havana, Cuba, were contracted to Tomas Gutierrez. The duration of the eight year contracts, including the start and end dates, as well as the the type of work they would be doing (fieldwork) were stipulated within the list. The Chinese and Spanish names of each settler, as well as their age and origin were also included in the list. 1865
Created1869-11-15
DescriptionThis is a second labor contract that belonged to Severo- a Chinese settler, and his owner, D. Francisco Gandarilla. The purpose of this second contract was to renew and extend Severo's original eight year labor contract with Gandarilla for six months. 1869.
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.
Created1969
DescriptionArticle describing the lamvong, a particular style of dance and music involving drums that was common across Southeast Asia.
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
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.
Created1959
DescriptionReport describing the history, economics, and geography of Laos and then the history of its rising communist movement, Lao Issara.
ContributorsOlsen, Lawrence (Author)
Created1967
DescriptionArticle about the history of Laos, focusing on Buddhism, and religious beliefs.
Created1972
DescriptionUS Internal Information Bulletins concerning the US Mission to Laos in April to June 1972, focusing on fighting between Lao forces and Viet Cong troops and the effects on US politics.
Created1973
Description
News Bulletins from 1973 concerning the Vietnam War, international relations, and the effects on the war on international and domestic politics.