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.
- 23 Image
- 23 Public
- American
- 8 Havana
- 7 Torices, Puente y Co
- 6 Contracted Workers
- 6 Ferran y Dupierris
- 4 Francis P. Sage
- 4 Frigate
- more
- 3 Grey Hound
- 3 Kate Hooper
- 3 List
- 2 Contracted
- 2 Field
- 2 La Compania Asiatica
- 2 Live Yankee
- 2 Luisita
- 2 Messenger
- 2 Registry
- 2 Ship Manifest
- 2 Sky Lark
- 2 Wakefield
- 1 Admittance
- 1 Alice Thorndike
- 1 Antonio Carrillo
- 1 Bejucal
- 1 Captain Brown
- 1 Captain E. Johnson
- 1 Cardenas
- 1 Cham
- 1 Company
- 1 Consul
- 1 Contracted Workers List
- 1 Domestic Workers
- 1 Dupierris
- 1 Ferran
- 1 Field-workers
- 1 Francisco Rosell
- 1 Francisco de Albear
- 1 Fransisco Paradela
- 1 Governor Polineo
- 1 Huntreel
- 1 John Dihigo
- 1 Juan Antonio
- 1 Juan Echarte
- 1 Juan Gispert
- 1 La Alianza
- 1 Leon
- 1 Macao
- 1 Matanz
- 1 May Queen
- 1 Merecedes
- 1 Norway
- 1 Owners
- 1 Pedro Lenoude
- 1 Perseverancia
- 1 Po
- 1 Port
- 1 Portuguese
- 1 Puentes
- 1 Sage Francis
- 1 Sam Thomas
- 1 Serafin
- 1 Ship
- 1 Sophia
- 1 Spanish Captain General
- 1 Tomas
- 1 Toribio
- 1 Torices Hernan
- 1 Torices Puente
- 1 Torices, Puentes y Co
- 1 Torrices
- 1 Viajante
- 1 ships
22 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the fields. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Francis P Sage under contract with Torices, Puente y Co y Ferran y Dupierris.
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- 1861
List of 14 chinese settlers brought to Cuba in the American ships "Live Yankee" and "Wakefield". They were hired to work in the field in 1861 for Pedro Lenoude.
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- 1861
12 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the field in 1861. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Mercedes. These workers were hired to work for Antonio Carrillo.
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- 1861
46 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the field in 1861. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ships Grey Hound and May Queen. These workers were hired to work for Juan Antonio.
- Created Date
- 1861
Chinese settlers were hired to work as domestic servants. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Francis P. Sage under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris. These workers were hired to work in the fields.
- Created Date
- 1861
Listing of contract documents and 4 Chinese settlers brought to Cuba in the American ship "Luisita" they were hired to work in the field in 1864 for Francisco Rosell.
- Created Date
- 1864
61 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the fields. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Sage Francis under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris.
- Created Date
- 1861
21 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the field. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Kate Hooper under contract with Mr. John Dihigo. They were hired to work in the field in the city of Cardenas.
- Created Date
- 1861
Overview and minutes of meeting of 5 Chinese settlers hired to work in the field in 1861. They were transported to Cuba aboard the American ship “Francis P. Sage" under contract with Torices, Puente y Co and Ferran y Dupierris. These workers were hired to work in the fields in Bejucal.
- Created Date
- 1861
This documents the names and ages of 592 Chinese settlers brought to Cuba on the American frigate, "Kate Hooper" under the command of Captain E. Johnson. Contains two lists of shipment of Chinese settlers and all are listed under their Chinese names, indicating that they have no yet been baptized. Also, there is a note of which settlers got sick during the journey.
- Created Date
- 1861-02-11