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.
- 51 Spanish
- 51 Public
- Ferran y Dupierris
- 33 Havana
- 23 Torices, Puente y Co
- 21 La Compania Asiatica
- 20 Francis P. Sage
- 19 La Alianza
- 10 Countryside
- more
- 10 Domestic Servant
- 10 Vasco de Gama
- 9 Contracted Workers
- 9 Torices y Puente
- 7 List
- 6 American
- 6 Grey Hound
- 5 Fields
- 5 Kate Hooper
- 5 Luisita
- 5 Sagua la Grande
- 4 Domestic Servants
- 3 An Sang Kio
- 3 Francisco de Layas
- 3 Superior Civil Governor
- 2 Alfonso de Albuquerque
- 2 Antonio M. Rodriguez
- 2 Antonio Nuvamete
- 2 Arturo
- 2 Bejucal
- 2 Calixto
- 2 Cardenas
- 2 Cayetano
- 2 Chan Aton
- 2 Colon
- 2 Domestic Workers
- 2 Elisio
- 2 Felipe
- 2 Field
- 2 Fosca y Araoz
- 2 Francisco Morell
- 2 Generoso
- 2 Hum Alvi
- 2 Ivan
- 2 Joaquin Diago
- 2 Jose Guillermo Dias
- 2 Li Shen
- 2 Pablo
- 2 Santiago
- 2 Toribio
- 2 Veng Yong
- 2 Vom Athou
- 2 Wa Achin
- 1 Aguedita
- 1 Antonio
- 1 Antonio Pina
- 1 Asian Company
- 1 Baldomero
- 1 Baldomoro
- 1 Benito
- 1 Carlos de Laldo
- 1 Certification
- 1 Chin Chin
- 1 Chyom Acu
- 1 Chyon Acu
- 1 Contracted
- 1 Contracted Workers List
- 1 Donato
- 1 Elisco
- 1 Farm Work
- 1 Faustino
- 1 Field-workers
- 1 Fransisco Paradela
- 1 Guines
- 1 Immigrants
- 1 Joaquin de Diago
- 1 Jose Antonio Galamaga
- 1 Jose Belen Fernandez
- 1 Jose D. Sanchez Benitez
- 1 Juan
- 1 Juan Echarte
- 1 Juan Ferrin
- 1 Juan Gispert
- 1 Jung Ahock
- 1 L. A. Barbey
- 1 Labor Contracts
- 1 Lem
- 1 Lem Yak
- 1 Leon
- 1 Loc Guy
- 1 Loe Guy
- 1 Manuel de la Luza Aguero
- 1 Mariel
- 1 Matanas
- 1 Matanzas
- 1 Miguel
- 1 Miguel Hernandez
- 1 Mina
- 1 Nalasco
- 1 Nalero
- 1 Nicolas
- 1 Nolasco
- 1 Owners
Records for the ship Alfonso de Albuquerque, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with La Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Alfonso de Albuquerque brought settlers from China to work in the fields.
- Created Date
- 1864-06-10
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 several settles that were hired for agriculture.
- Created Date
- 1864
Records for the ship, Alfonso de Albuquerque, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with la Alianza and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Alfonso de Albuquerque brought settlers from China to work on farms.
- Created Date
- 1864
Records for the ship Kate Hooper, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Ferran y Dupierris and Torices, Puente y Co. On this trip, the Kate Hooper brought six settlers from China to work in the fields.
- Created Date
- 1861
10 Chinese settlers were hired to work on public works. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Luisita under contract with la Alianza. These workers were hired to work in Havana.
- Created Date
- 1864-04-10
Chinese settlers were transported to Cuba aboard the Francis P. Sage under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris.
- Created Date
- 1861-03-31
Chinese settlers were brought to Cuba from China abroad the Francis P. Sage, under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris.
- Created Date
- 1861-05-30
Records for the ship Francis P Sage, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Francis P Sage brought settlers from China to work in the countryside.
- Created Date
- 1861-05-27
Records for the ship Francis P. Sage, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris. On this trip, the Francis P. Sage brought more than five hundred settlers from China to work for Jose Antonio Galamaga.
- Created Date
- 1861-05-26
Chinese settlers were hired to work in Santiago. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Francis P. Sage under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris.
- Created Date
- 1861