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.
- 3 Spanish
- 3 Image
- Felipe
- La Rosa
- 2 Cristobal Madan
- 2 Ingenio
- 1 Captain
- 1 Cimarrones
- 1 Pedro P. Morella
- more
- 1 Yugenio
A contract between Felipe, a Chinese settler, and Cristobal Madan. The contract was to last for a year and lists the legal requirements of both the employee and the employer. Notes Felipe completed a contract with Yugenio la Rosa previously. Signed by Cristobal Madan and Felipe, who signed in Chinese.
- Created Date
- 1866
Certifies that Felipe, a Chinese settler, completed an eight-year-contract with his employer, Cristobal Madan.
- Created Date
- 1868-08-30
Certifies that Felipe, a Chinese settler, completed an eight-year-contract with his employer, Ingenio La Rosa.
- Created Date
- 1868-09-05