The Cuba Commission Report: A Hidden History of the Chinese in Cuba by Denise Helly (Designed by), China

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In 1873, prompted by reports of such abuse in the Spanish colony of Cuba, the government of China sent an Imperial Mission to investigate the living and working conditions of Chinese laborers on the island's sugar plantations. The result was The Cuba Commission Report, a gruesome record of the experience of Chinese workers in Cuba, corroborated by hundreds of depositions taken from the laborers themselves. This softcover edition reproduces the English-language text that was part of the original report of 1876. In a special note to the reader, Rebecca Scott and Sidney Mintz describe the kinds of information contained in this remarkable document. "This is, indeed, labor history and migration history," writes Helly, "but of a sort rarely narrated in so terrifying a manner."

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Originally published in Shanghai by the Imperial Maritime Customs Press in 1876. Contains the shocking China Cuba Commission Report prepared through interviews of the Imperial Mission with hundreds of Chinese workers who came to Cuba to provide labor after the freeing of the slaves. Long new introduction by Denise Helly. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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