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.
- 9 Image
- Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Ship Records Series
- 1 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Labor Series
- Frigate
- 6 Ship Manifest
- 4 American
- 2 Havana
- 2 Kate Hooper
- 1 Captain E. Johnson
- 1 Carmencita
- more
- 1 Chinese Settlers
- 1 Dupierris
- 1 Emigrante
- 1 Emmanuel
- 1 Ferran
- 1 Hound
- 1 La Alianza
- 1 Live Yankee
- 1 Luisita
- 1 Macao
- 1 Manila
- 1 Sky Lark
- 1 Spanish
- 1 Torices, Puentes y Co
- 1 Troncaso Bustamante
- 1 Wakefield
Records for the ship Carmencita, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Troncaso Bustamante. The settlers were to be contracted out to other employers upon arrival.
- Created Date
- 1860
Shipping records of Torices, Puentes y Co. regarding the ships they contracted to bring Chinese settlers from China to Cuba to work. Includes letters from captains of some of these ships detailing to the government their contracts with Torices, Puente y Co.
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
List of 590 Chinese settlers brought from China to Cuba to serve as indentured servants. They arrived in Havana abroad the American frigate, the Sky Lark. 1855.
List of Chinese settlers brought to Cuba from China abroad the Spanish frigate, "Emigrante". These settlers are all from Macao.
- Created Date
- 1856
The American frigate "Hound" brought 230 Chinese settlers to Cuba from China in 1855.
- Created Date
- 1855
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