Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents from the James and Ana Melikian Collection
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 collection contains over 1341 records and about 8,000-9,000 pages.
- 15 Spanish
- 15 Public
- La Alianza
- 7 Ferran y Dupierris
- 6 Havana
- 6 Vasco de Gama
- 4 Countryside
- 4 Dupierris
- 4 Ferran
- more
- 4 Luisita
- 2 Contracted
- 2 Indentured Servant
- 2 Sagua la Grande
- 1 Aguedita
- 1 American
- 1 Arturo
- 1 Baldomoro
- 1 Calixto
- 1 Chin Chin
- 1 Colon
- 1 Emmanuel
- 1 Encarnacion
- 1 Fosca y Araoz
- 1 Francis P. Sage
- 1 Francisco Morell
- 1 Frigate
- 1 Ingenio Union
- 1 Jose Belen Fernandez
- 1 Jose Campos
- 1 Jose D. Sanchez Benitez
- 1 Juan
- 1 Juan P.
- 1 Lem
- 1 Li Shen
- 1 Loe Guy
- 1 Luisa de Mella
- 1 Ly Alem
- 1 Macuriges
- 1 Mayatte
- 1 Mina
- 1 Nolasco
- 1 Pedro Reinaldo
- 1 Recruitment
- 1 Sagua de la Grande
- 1 Torices Puente
- 1 Transfer
- 1 Valentin Namiolla
- 1 Veng Yong
Records for the ship Francis P Sage, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente and Ferran y Dupierris. This worker was to be employed in the countryside for Luisa de Mella.
- Created Date
- 1861-05-18
Records for the ship Luisita, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. One of these workers were contracted by Juan in Havana.
- Created Date
- 1864-06-10
Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente and Ferran y Dupierris.
- Created Date
- 1864-06-05
Records for the ship Luisita, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. Three of these workers were contracted by Fosca y Araoz in Sagua la Grande.
- Created Date
- 1864-07-09
Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Vasco de Gama brought six workers from China to work in the countryside for a sugar factory, Aguedita.
- Created Date
- 1864-07-06
Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Vasco de Gama brought workers from China to work in the countryside.
- Created Date
- 1864-06-30
Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza. On this trip, the Vasco de Gama brought settlers from China to work for Juan P.
- Created Date
- 1864
Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza. On this trip, the Vasco de Gama brought settlers from China to work.
- Created Date
- 1864
This document pertains to the recruitment and transfer of the eight year contracts of 172 newly arrived Chinese settlers in Cuba. Details regarding the Cuban landlords who received the settlers' contracts are not included in this document. 1866.
- Created Date
- 1866-03-12
Records for the ship Vasco de Gama, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Vasco de Gama brought two settlers from China to work for Jose Campos.
- Created Date
- 1864-04-06
Records for the ship Mina, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza. On this trip, the Mina brought settlers from China to work for Jose D. Sanchez Benitez.
- Created Date
- 1866-06-20
Records for the ship Emmanuel, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza. On this trip, the Emmanuel brought forty-six settlers from China to work for Ingenio Union.
- Created Date
- 1865-07-13
Records for the ship Encarnacion, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza. On this trip, the Encarnacion brought nine settlers from China to work for Pedro Reinaldo.
- Created Date
- 1865-03-28
These documents pertain to a Chinese settler named Chin Chin who was brought to Cuba aboard the ship "Luisita", and whose eight year contract was ceded to Jose Belen Fernandez upon arrival in Havana. 1864
- Created Date
- 1864-07-08
Shipping contract between the company, La Alianza, and Ferran and Dupierris with the frigate, Luisita. The ship was to bring Chinese settlers contracted by la Alianza to Cuba from China for work.
- Created Date
- 1864