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=== Chinese People of Panama === | === Chinese People of Panama === | ||
The Chinese influence in Panama dates back to over 150 | The Chinese influence in Panama dates back to more than 150 years ago. On April 1, 1854, the first wave of over 700 Chinese laborers arrived in Panama aboard the Sea Witch to work in the construction of the Panama Railroad company. A handful of Chinese immigrants had made their way to the Panama shores earlier and had established businesses and bought farms in the interior of the country. Chinese laborers would later be imported to work in the construction of the Panama Canal. | ||
[http://www.genealogiaspanama.com/index.php/articulos/historia/172-la-comunidad-china-en-panama http://www.genealogiaspanama.com/index.php/articulos/historia/172-la-comunidad-china-en-panama] | |||
Juan Tam wrote a book, "150 Years of Chinese Presence in Panama" which narrates the history of Chinese migration to Panama and contains a large amount of genealogical data. | |||
{{Place|Panama}} | {{Place|Panama}} | ||
[[Category:Panama|Ethnic]] | [[Category:Panama|Ethnic]] | ||