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Post by Woodson on Apr 23, 2010 8:06:08 GMT -5
Hi Helen,
Thanks for the heads up. This member is now banned.
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Post by chumley on Aug 12, 2010 21:19:55 GMT -5
I stumbled upon the following link a few years ago during my genealogy research on my paternal grandfather. The University of California-Berkeley Haas School of Business had created a database of the early Chinese and Asian immigrants who came to the U.S. through the San Francisco, CA and Honolulu, HI ports from 1882-1955. The actual immigration documents are held at the San Bruno, CA branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (near San Francisco). Click on to Search for case number now and enter a surname. Since the Chinese were known by their surname followed by their given name, one should also try separate search by entering the surname in the box for the first name. casefiles.berkeley.edu/
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Post by chumley on Aug 12, 2010 22:37:51 GMT -5
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Post by chumley on Aug 13, 2010 16:37:45 GMT -5
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Post by chumley on Aug 13, 2010 17:05:59 GMT -5
The Chicago branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has compiled a listing of names of individuals and their case files numbers from the Chinese Exclusion Act era. The actual immigration files are held in the Chicago branch if the individual's residence was from Illinois, Wisconsin or Minnesota (Great Lakes Region). The individual's port of entry or exit (such as San Francisco or Seattle) would probably have copies too. Case files were created whenever a Chinese person applied for a U.S. passport, interviewed for a U.S. passport (which was essentially an interrogation), traveled outside the U.S. and returned to the U.S. There are invaluable genealogy info in these case files such as a photo, ancestral village info, names of immediate family members and employment info. American born Chinese and other Asians in the U.S. were also subjected to these interviews if they planned on leaving the country and returning. There wouldn't be a case file if an American born Chinese or Asian never left the country. www.archives.gov/great-lakes/finding-aids/chinese-files-chicago.htmlwww.archives.gov/great-lakes/finding-aids/chinese-files-st-paul.html
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Post by chumley on Aug 14, 2010 14:58:41 GMT -5
The Roots Village Database is an index of clan names by villages. It was published by the American Consulate General in Hong Kong and used to investigate immigration fraud to the U.S. The data is now valuable for genealogy research. The index consists of the counties of Chungshan 中 山 , Hoiping 開 平 , Sunwui 新 會 and Toishan 台 山 . www.c-c-c.org/villagedb/search.cgi
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Post by chumley on Aug 14, 2010 22:47:06 GMT -5
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Post by chumley on Aug 20, 2010 14:16:04 GMT -5
The UC-Berkeley link at casefiles.berkeley.edu isn't working. The website was working last weekend because Ah Gin was able to access it.
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Post by chumley on Sept 7, 2010 19:31:37 GMT -5
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Post by chumley on Oct 6, 2010 19:45:36 GMT -5
Forum members in the U.S.,
The regional branches of the National Archives and Records Administration has free access to subscription genealogy websites such as Ancestry.com. Each location has a limited amount of PCs and if there are many people waiting, there will be a time limit.
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