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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
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Created1858
DescriptionDetails the causes for Chinese immigration to Cuba and the experiences of the workers when they arrive. Mentions how the government of Cuba is involved in the contracts that bring Chinese settlers to Cuba to work as indentured servants and slaves
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Created1862
Description
A contract between Pablo, a Chinese settler, and Engenio de Mora. The contract was to last for two years and lists the legal requirement of both the employee and the employer. Pablo did not negotiate or sign the contract as the signature stipulates that someone else signed for him. Signed by Jose Miguel.
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Created1899
DescriptionA letter from the Consul General of China in Havana to Chang Yin Jung, the mayor of Matanzas. It details how the Consul General congratulates him on his recent appointment to the position of mayor.
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Created1902-08-12
DescriptionA letter from the Emperor of Qing dynasty to the President of Cuba. It details the friendly relationship between the two countries as the Qing's emperor wrote that he hope their diplomatic relations could last forever.
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Created1866-04-26
DescriptionThis document is a certification that the application for permanent residence in Cuba that was submitted by a Chinese settler named Pablo was approved. Instructions to expedite a carta de domicilio, or a residence card, for Pablo were written on the bottom of the page. Cardenas- 1866
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DescriptionLetter from Florence Page to Meloceio Martin Rivero.
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Created1925
DescriptionA letter to Minister Antonio Martin Rivero of Cuba from a Mexican dignitary who visited Cuba twice in 1925. Written in English.
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Created1937
DescriptionA 1937 letter to Miguel Coyula of the newspaper, El Mundo, who wrote a piece against the Japanese Invasion of China. This letter is from Leonardo Lelyen, President of Revista Fraternidad, an organizational group for Chinese commerce in Cuba.
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Created1937
Description
1937 political letter to Comandante Miguel Coyula congratulating him on an article in the newspaper, El Mundo, naming that the union of all Chinese settlers and descendants is in the better interest of the country, Cuba. This letter is from Li Kent, the President of the Cuban Chamber of Chinese Commerce.