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== Chinese community records  ==
== Chinese community records  ==
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Population coverage: 5%.  
Population coverage: 5%.  


Reliability: Good.
Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>


Preservation of record/vulnerability: Many Chinese records have been destroyed, those remaining may be subject to confiscation and destruction as well.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
== Resources ==
 
* [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Fujian-Chinese-Cemetery/266890 Fujian Chinese Cemetery - Billongraves]
* [https://www.facebook.com/myanmar.ong/community/ Myanmar Thye Guan Ong Clan Association 缅甸太原王氏家族会]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Yangon-Yunnanese-Association-247673248757090/ Yangon Yunnanese Association]


== References  ==
== References  ==

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Chinese community records

Research use: Family linkage material, family place of origin, gives original Chinese characters.

Record type: Family history, vital data, memorabilia, immigration, name adoption, Chinese temple and association data.

Time Period: 1750-present.

Content: Birth, marriage and death information, ancestral tablets, genealogies, family origin data, relatives, memberships. May include census and immigration data.

Location: Chinese community associations.

Population coverage: 5%.

Reliability: Good.[1]

Resources

References

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.