Chinese in the Caribbean

Introduction
Between the year of 1853 an 1879, about 14,000 ethnic Chinese from China were brought to the British Caribbean as indentured laborers for the sugar plantations. They settled mainly in three locations: Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana.

Chinese immigration to Cuba started in 1847 with bringing in workers from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to work in the sugar fields.

Sub Groups
Caribbean Islands:


 * Chinese in Cuba
 * Chinese in Jamaica
 * Chinese in the Dominican Republic
 * Chinese in Haiti
 * Chinese in Puerto Rico
 * Chinese in Trinidad and Tobago

Mainland Caribbean:


 * Chinese in Belize
 * Chinese in Guyana
 * Chinese in Suriname

Online Resources

 * Jamaica Archives and Records Department

Research Guides for Chinese in the Caribbean

 * How to Trace Your Chinese-Jamaican Ancestros
 * Caribbean Chinese Genealogy Tips

Organizations, Publications and Records

 * Sociedad Kwong Wah Po

Chinese Clan Associations (Huiguan) in the Caribbean

 * Chinese Benevolent Association of Jamaica
 * Caribbean Chinese Association

Chinese Cemeteries in the Caribbean

 * Cuba Chinese Cemetery Barrio Chino
 * Chinese Cemetery in Jamaice - 19 Waltham Park Rd, Kingston, Jamaica