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==Online Resources==


==Background==
==Background==
In the 1850s and 1860, about 2,500 Chinese went to Suriname. Most of these migrants were indentured laborers.


In the late 1950s and 1960s, other Chinese came as free laborers, traders or shop assistants. A large number of Chinese came in the 1990s, and immigration is still going. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Surinamese</ref>
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== Online Resources ==


* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716184302/http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/suriname/base_china/achtergrondinfo/inleiding.html National Archives information about  Chinese in Surname]
* [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Chinese-Begraafplaats/229094 Chinese Cemetery in Suriname] - BillionGraves
* [https://www.facebook.com/surinamechineseunitedassociation Suriname Chinese United Association 苏华总会]
* [https://nationaalarchief.sr/onderzoeken/alle-genealogie/genealogie-chinezen-contractarbeiders/persons Chinese Contract Workers in Suriname]


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== References ==
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Background

In the 1850s and 1860, about 2,500 Chinese went to Suriname. Most of these migrants were indentured laborers.

In the late 1950s and 1960s, other Chinese came as free laborers, traders or shop assistants. A large number of Chinese came in the 1990s, and immigration is still going. [1]

Online Resources

References