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 Image
- Eugenio
- 2 Emilio
- 2 Luis
- 1 Alejo
- 1 Angelo
- 1 Antonio
- 1 Aurelio
- more
- 1 Bartolome
- 1 Cayetano
- 1 Chang
- 1 Cheng San Soy
- 1 Cosme
- 1 Cristobal
- 1 Diego
- 1 Dimas
- 1 Domingo
- 1 Donato
- 1 Esteban
- 1 Fong Afat
- 1 Francisco
- 1 Granvilles
- 1 Jose
- 1 Lau Avay
- 1 Lei Alock
- 1 Lucio
- 1 Mack Asson
- 1 Manuel
- 1 Matanzas
- 1 Miguel
- 1 Runaway Slaves
- 1 Vong Ahui
- 1 Y. M. Zangroniz y Co
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
- Created Date
- 1862
Records for the ship Granvilles, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Y. M. Zangroniz y Compania. On this trip, the Granvilles brought workers from China to work as field workers.
- Created Date
- 1866-10-03
List of Chinese settlers who ran away from their owners and were later captured. After capture, they were held in the Municipal Slave Deposit in Santa Maria del Rosario. Their names, ages, and nationality are listed along with the dates of their escape and capture.
- Created Date
- 1858-03-01