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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
Created1942-01-03
DescriptionReport detailing a meeting of the Min Chih Tang's Guantanamo delegation, concerning those who attended and voted in the election for the new leadership.
Created1947-04-16
DescriptionThis is a list of names from the Hoy Ying Kong Sol's Guantanamo delegation. It does not state what this list of names is for, but it may relate to public relations with other groups of a similar nature to the Hoy Ying Kong Sol.
Created1944
DescriptionThese are the meeting minutes from the Hoy Yin kong Sol's Guantanamo delegation. The meeting was partly to celebrate the recent election of the group's leadership and they discussed the income and spending of the group.
DescriptionDescribes changes to laws detailing the legal rights of Chinese settlers in Cuba. These changes focused on the working and religious rights as lawmakers hoped to instill in the settlers "good moral and religious" principles.
Created1861
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Letter to the governor from Diez, discussing the legal requirements for Chinese settlers to be granted permanent residency in Cuba. Mentions that most settlers, after completing an eight year contract and being granted residency, preferred to enter into more contracts rather than seek work separately. Also discusses the abuses by employers who break their contracts with Chinese settlers.
Created1860
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Records of business deals of Alejandro Lagargett and Joaquin Boldan, specifically relating to their illegal hiring of settlers under the age of 14. Article 8 of the laws concerning the hiring of Chinese settlers stated that the hiring of people under the age of 14 was illegal. Also relates other hiring practices and how many companies would rehire or share their Chinese settlers.
Created1943
DescriptionReport detailing a meeting of the Hoy Yin Kong Sol's Society of Instruction and Recreation, concerning the elections of the Guantanamo delegation in 1943. The next president of the delegation was to take an oath of loyalty to his delegation.
Created1943-01-01
DescriptionReport detailing a meeting of the the Yin Kong Sol's Guantanamo delegation leaders, concerning their travel plans, their economic activities, and the elections.
Created1940-08-15
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A letter from Francisco Chiang and Jorge F. Hands, the President and the Secretary of the Delegation of Guantanamo. It lists the President, Vice President, Secretary, the Vice Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice Treasurer.
Created1840-05-28
DescriptionA letter from Rafael Chiang, the president of Kuo Min Tang's Jobabo delegation to the Provincial Governor. It details how Chiang sent the balance sheet for his delegation to the Provincial Government in accordance with the laws.