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.
- 27 Public
- Ship Manifest
- 9 Macao
- 6 Frigate
- 5 Havana
- 3 Kate Hooper
- 3 Spanish Consul
- 2 Amboto
- more
- 2 American
- 2 Chinese Settlers
- 2 Juan
- 1 Abel
- 1 Abraham
- 1 Absalom
- 1 Adam
- 1 Adolfo
- 1 Adrian
- 1 Agustin
- 1 Agustin Terran
- 1 Alejandra Rally
- 1 Ammerland
- 1 Aoon
- 1 Architect
- 1 Augusto Ulloa
- 1 Captain E. Johnson
- 1 Casa de Barin Leon Lay y Co
- 1 Catalonia
- 1 Chan
- 1 Chau
- 1 Chinese Immigrants
- 1 Chinese Laborers
- 1 Chio
- 1 Civil Superior Government
- 1 Consulate General of China
- 1 D. Capella
- 1 Delangle
- 1 Dupierris
- 1 Emigrante
- 1 Emile Perriere
- 1 Emmanuel
- 1 Encarnacion
- 1 Escajadillo
- 1 Fernando
- 1 Ferran
- 1 Florida
- 1 French
- 1 Glesannox
- 1 Guantanamo
- 1 Hound
- 1 Isaac
- 1 Italia
- 1 Joaquin
- 1 Joaquin Miranda
- 1 Jose A. Tuton
- 1 Jose Baró
- 1 Jose Gutierrez de la Concha
- 1 Jovem Thomas
- 1 La Alianza
- 1 La Palma Sugar Plantation
- 1 Laget
- 1 Li Tae
- 1 List
- 1 List of Chinese Settlers
- 1 Lucie
- 1 Manifest
- 1 Martin Luther
- 1 Neva
- 1 Pacho
- 1 Portuguese
- 1 Sagua la Grande
- 1 Ship
- 1 Sky Lark
- 1 Spanish
- 1 Swatao City
- 1 Ville de Lima
- 1 Waverlsy
- 1 Y. M. Zangroniz y Co
- 1 Yeung-ok-Leng
- 1 Ysidro
Contained in this ship manifest are the names of 630 Chinese settlers who were brought to Cuba aboard an unknown ship in 1873. Of the 630 Chinese men who board the ship, 152 died along the way; their names are marked within the list. The number, Chinese name, age, and Christian name of each settler were included within the ship manifest.
- Created Date
- 1873-06-14
List of 258 Chinese settlers contracted in Macao and sent to Cuba transported aboard the ship "Delangle" in January 1867.
- Created Date
- 1867
Records for the ship Catalonia, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba. On this trip, the Catalonia brought 524 settlers from China to work. The ship was captained by Escajadillo.
- Created Date
- 1870
Records for the ship Aoon, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Ferran and Dupierris and la Alianza. On this trip, the Aoon brought 104 settlers from China to work. Most were hired by Jose Baró and one was hired by Agustin Terran.
- Created Date
- 1865
Records for the ship Lucie, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with the agent, Fernando. On this trip, the Lucie brought 360 settlers from China to work for ___. List of 360 Chinese settlers brought from Macao, China to Cuba on the French ship "Lucie".
- Created Date
- 1871
Records for the ship Oldenburg Ammerland, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Y. M. Zangroniz y Co. On this trip, the Oldenburg Ammerland brought fourteen from China to work for the sugar plantation "La Palma". 1866
- Created Date
- 1866
Records for the ship, Ville de Lima, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Bauraw, the agent for Pellier, Bastand and the Company of Marsella. On this trip, Ville de Lima brought 500 from China to work. The ship stopped in Macao before going to Cuba.
Records for the ship Alejandra Rally, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Laget, an agent for Casa de Barin Leon Lay y Co. On this trip, the Alejandra Rally brought four hundred and thirty settlers from China to work.
- Created Date
- 1859
Records for the ship Italia, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Jose A. Tuton. On this trip, the Italia brought five hundred and twenty settlers from China to work for.
- Created Date
- 1869