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[[Image:Geographylogo.png|20px|Geographylogo.png]] '''In other languages:''' [[Chinese:華人出境移民和入境移民|中文]] | [[Chinese Emigration and Immigration|English]] | |||
==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[[Chinese Overseas Genealogy]] | |||
*'''1857-1862''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=CHINE France National Overseas Archives, China] The death registers of French hospitals established in China in Macao, Hong Kong and Shanghai | |||
*'''1882-1888''' {{RecordSearch|3233819|United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Francisco, Registers of Chinese Laborers Returning to the U.S. - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1870-1945''' {{FSC|420719|item|disp=Auswandererkartei von Rußlanddeutschen nach China und Nordamerika : 1870-1945}} Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants '''from Russia to China, North America, Argentina, elsewhere'''. Includes birthplaces and dates for both spouses and children, date of emigration and destination, place and date of marriage, children's names and documentary references. | ||
*'''1882-1947''' {{RecordSearch|3477655|California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists, 1882-1947}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1882-1888''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5418/ San Francisco, California, Registers of Chinese Laborers Returning to the U.S., 1882-1888] at Ancestry ($); index | *'''1883-1923''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1242/ U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1923] at Ancestry ($); index & images | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=china&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for China | |||
*'''1883-1924''' {{RecordSearch|2443318|California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | ||
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose your country under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | |||
===California=== | |||
*[https://www.aiisf.org/research Angel Island Immigration Station] [http://vm154.lib.berkeley.edu:3001/searchcase/search Search Engine] | |||
*'''1882-1888''' {{RecordSearch|3233819|United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Francisco, Registers of Chinese Laborers Returning to the U.S. - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1882-1947''' {{RecordSearch|3477655|California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists, 1882-1947}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1882-1888''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5418/ San Francisco, California, Registers of Chinese Laborers Returning to the U.S., 1882-1888] at Ancestry ($); index & images | |||
*'''1883-1924''' {{RecordSearch|2443318|California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1884-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61228/ California, Chinese Arrival Case Files Index, 1884-1950] at Ancestry ($); index | *'''1884-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61228/ California, Chinese Arrival Case Files Index, 1884-1950] at Ancestry ($); index | ||
*''' | *'''1893-1943''' {{RecordSearch|2427227|California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943}} at FamilySearch - [[California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*''' | *'''1903-1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3378/ California, Index to Chinese Exclusion Case Files, 1903-1944] at Ancestry ($); index | ||
*''' | *'''1903-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2232/ San Francisco, California, Chinese Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1947] at Ancestry ($); index & images | ||
*'''1905-1923''' {{RecordSearch|2443335|California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1923}} at FamilySearch - [[California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
===Hawaii=== | |||
*'''1888-1950''' {{FSC|46999|item|disp=Registers, 1888-1898, Hawaii. Department of Foreign Affairs. Chinese Bureau}} Register of Hawaiian-born children of Chinese parents 1893-1898 (includes applications for certificates, nos. 1251-1300 1898). item 1 Register of naturalized Chinese leaving for China, 1893-1898 item 2 Permits for Chinese merchants and travellers, 1888-1894 item 3 Register of special residence bonds of merchants and travellers, 1892-1898 item 4 Register of special bonds, 1894-1895 item 5 Register of Chinese minors, with index, 1891-1898 item 6 | |||
*'''1895-1989''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61075/ Hawaii, Certificates of Identification for Chinese Arrivals, 1895-1898] at Ancestry ($); index & images | |||
*'''1900-1952''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1914/ Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Index to Passengers Arriving, 1900-1952] at Ancestry ($); index & images. | |||
*'''1903-1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3310/ Hawaii, Index to Chinese Exclusion Case Files, 1903-1944] at Ancestry ($); index | |||
===New York=== | |||
*'''1898-1943''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3307/ New York, Index to Chinese Exclusion Case Files, 1898-1943] at Ancestry ($); index | *'''1898-1943''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3307/ New York, Index to Chinese Exclusion Case Files, 1898-1943] at Ancestry ($); index | ||
===North Dakota and Washington=== | |||
*'''1903-1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2033/ North Dakota and Washington, Chinese Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1944] at Ancestry ($); index & images | |||
===Oregon=== | |||
*'''1882-1903''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2127/ Portland, Oregon, Chinese Immigrant Landing Records and Applications for Admission, 1882-1903] at Ancestry ($); index & images | |||
===Pennsylvania=== | |||
*'''1900-1923''' {{RecordSearch|1888682|Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923}} at FamilySearch - [[Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Case Files of Chinese Immigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | *'''1900-1923''' {{RecordSearch|1888682|Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923}} at FamilySearch - [[Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Case Files of Chinese Immigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | ||
*''' | ===Canada=== | ||
*''' | *'''1906-1912, 1929-1941''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1227/ Vancouver, British Columbia, Manifests of Chinese Arrivals, 1906-1912, 1929-1941] at Ancestry ($); index & images | ||
* | *'''1885-1949''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants-china-1885-1949/Pages/introduction.aspx Immigrants from China, 1885-1949], index. Library and Archives Canada. | ||
* | ===United Kingdom=== | ||
* | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=china British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, China], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=china British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, China], index & images ($) | |||
* | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index & images ($) | ||
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=hong%20kong British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Hong Kong ], index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=hong%20kong British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Hong Kong ], index & images ($) | |||
* | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index & images ($) | ||
==U.S. Citizenship and and Immigration Services Genealogy Program== | |||
The [https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy '''USCIS Genealogy Program'''] is a fee-for-service program that provides researchers with timely access to historical immigration and naturalization records of deceased immigrants. If the immigrant was born less than 100 years ago, you will also need to provide proof of his/her death. | The [https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy '''USCIS Genealogy Program'''] is a fee-for-service program that provides researchers with timely access to historical immigration and naturalization records of deceased immigrants. If the immigrant was born less than 100 years ago, you will also need to provide proof of his/her death. | ||
=====Immigration Records Available===== | =====Immigration Records Available===== | ||
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*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions'''] | *[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions'''] | ||
==Chinese | ==Finding the Town of Origin in China== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in China, see [[China Finding Town of Origin|'''China Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==China Emigration and Immigration== | |||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | |||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | |||
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | |||
==Chinese Americans== | |||
*The '''1849 California Gold Rush'''drew the first significant number of laborers from China who mined for gold and performed menial labor. | *The '''1849 California Gold Rush'''drew the first significant number of laborers from China who mined for gold and performed menial labor. | ||
*There were 25,000 immigrants by 1852, and 105,465 by 1880, most of whom lived on the '''West Coast'''. | *There were 25,000 immigrants by 1852, and 105,465 by 1880, most of whom lived on the '''West Coast'''. | ||
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*In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended the immigration of Chinese laborers (skilled or unskilled) and renewed the Act in 1892, 1902, and then indefinitely. The Chinese Exclusion Acts were not repealed until 1943. | *In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended the immigration of Chinese laborers (skilled or unskilled) and renewed the Act in 1892, 1902, and then indefinitely. The Chinese Exclusion Acts were not repealed until 1943. | ||
*The states with the '''largest estimated Chinese American populations''', according to both the 2010 Census, were California (1,253,100; 3.4%), New York (577,000; 3.0%), Texas (157,000; 0.6%), New Jersey (134,500; 1.5%), Massachusetts (123,000; 1.9%), Illinois (104,200; 0.8%), Washington (94,200; 1.4%), Pennsylvania (85,000; 0.7%), Maryland (69,400; 1.2%), Virginia (59,800; 0.7%), and Ohio (51,033; 0.5%). The state of Hawaii has the highest concentration of Chinese Americans at 4.0%, or 55,000 people. <ref>"Chinese Americans," in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Americans, acessed 2 June 2021.</ref> | *The states with the '''largest estimated Chinese American populations''', according to both the 2010 Census, were California (1,253,100; 3.4%), New York (577,000; 3.0%), Texas (157,000; 0.6%), New Jersey (134,500; 1.5%), Massachusetts (123,000; 1.9%), Illinois (104,200; 0.8%), Washington (94,200; 1.4%), Pennsylvania (85,000; 0.7%), Maryland (69,400; 1.2%), Virginia (59,800; 0.7%), and Ohio (51,033; 0.5%). The state of Hawaii has the highest concentration of Chinese Americans at 4.0%, or 55,000 people. <ref>"Chinese Americans," in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Americans, acessed 2 June 2021.</ref> | ||
==Emigration from China== | ==Emigration from China== | ||
*Chinese in the Chinese diaspora number over 50 million worldwide, with other estimates range up to 100 million total of Chinese descent. | *Chinese in the Chinese diaspora number over 50 million worldwide, with other estimates range up to 100 million total of Chinese descent. | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[South Africa Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[South Africa Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==For Further Reading== | |||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | |||
*{{FSC|China - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=286962566|disp=China - Emigration and immigration}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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