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The '''court case index cards''' usually list the name of the petitioner, claimant, or defendant.  
The '''court case index cards''' usually list the name of the petitioner, claimant, or defendant.  


The '''tax cards''' may contain any of the following:  
The '''tax cards''' may contain:  


*Name  
*Name  
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
*The full name of your ancestor.
*The full name of your ancestor
*The age or birth date of your ancestor.
*The age or birth date of your ancestor
*The approximate date of immigration.
*The approximate date of immigration
*The port of arrival or departure.
*The port of arrival or departure
 
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 
*Name of the person
*The approximate age or date of immigration


If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.  
If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.  
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View images in this collection by visiting the  
View images in this collection by visiting the  
'''{{RecordSearch|2443318|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
'''{{RecordSearch|2443318|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
# Select the '''NARA Roll Number - Contents''' which takes you to the images.
# Select the '''NARA Roll Number - Contents''' to view the images.


=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
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Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.  
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the information found in the record to find other [[https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/san-francisco-international-airport San Francisco International Airport]] such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests.
*Use the information found in the record to find emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests.
*Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different.
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records.
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the [[United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1930 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].  Search the state censuses as well.
*Search for death or burial information in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973 BillionGraves Index].
*If applicable, search for military records as well.
*If applicable, search for military records as well.
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry.
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry.
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. 
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names.  
*Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process.
*Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the naturalization petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process.


==Citing This Collection==
==Citing This Collection==
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;Collection Citation:
;Collection Citation:
"California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 January 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3381. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.


{{Collection_citation | text="California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 January 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3381. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.
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