Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico began in the late 19th Century when the United States passed the "Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882". The Chinese Exclusion Act may be: Another name for the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 in Canada, coined by the Chinese-Canadian community. ...

Chinese immigrants, such as the one pictured, immigrated to Puerto Rico and South America

A Chinese Puerto Rican is a person who was born, or resides, in Puerto Rico, but whose ancestors came from China. In some cases it can mean a person of mixed Chinese and Hispanic heritage. Image File history File links Chineseimmigrant. ... Image File history File links Chineseimmigrant. ... The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, her people and culture. ...

Chinese were the first people to arrive in Puerto Rico by large numbers during the 19th century after The United States Congress passed the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. This act had forbid the immigration of Chinese to the mainland United States for a period of 10 years. Many of them went to Puerto Rico to work on the island's rail systems, just like many other Chinese who emigrated to other parts of the world. Many of the Asian railroad workers in Puerto Rico decided to settle permanently and founded "El Barrio Chino" (Chinatown) in San Juan. Their children were among the first Chinese-Puerto Ricans. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Chinese Exclusion Act may be: Another name for the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 in Canada, coined by the Chinese-Canadian community. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... San Juan from outer space, July 1997 Flag Seal Nickname: The Walled City Location Location within the island of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Jorge A. Santini Padilla (PNP) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 199. ...

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Although Chinese-Puerto Ricans are small in numbers compared to Puerto Ricans of Spanish, Amerindian, or African descent, nevertheless, they form an identifiable structure of Puerto Rican society. Many are involved in operating Chinese restaurants, and others work in other sectors. Many members of Puerto Rico's Chinese minority have integrated both Hispanic and Chinese culture into their daily lives. Image File history File links Exclusionact1880. ... Image File history File links Exclusionact1880. ... The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, her people and culture. ...

Some Chinese have married Puerto Ricans almost since the time that the Chinese began settling there, many of today's Chinese-Puerto Ricans actually have Hispanic last names and are of mixed Chinese and Puerto Rican descent. The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, her people and culture. ...

It shall be noted also, that most Puerto Ricans of other races refer to all East Asians as Chinese (as is the case in other Spanish-speaking societies). Because of this, it must be clarified that in Puerto Rico, many Asians from other different countries also live there. Many Chinese also came from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, while other Asian groups came from Japan, Korea, other Latin American countries — especially from Cuba and nearby Dominican Republic — and even mainland United States. Some Chinese Puerto Ricans went to the mainland United States for a better way of life during the early part of the 20th Century, while many Chinese who immigrated to the mainland United States are migrating to Puerto Rico, most of which set up restaurants. Korea (Korean: (ì¡°ì„  or 한국, see below) is a geographical area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

See also

Puerto Rican migrations African immigration to Puerto Rico Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico French immigration to Puerto Rico German immigration to Puerto Rico Irish immigration to Puerto Rico Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii Puerto Rican migration to New York
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• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• Overseas Chinese in Latin America
• Overseas Chinese
• Kelis, a successful entertainer of part Chinese-Puerto Rican ancestry
• Chinese Canadian
• Demographics of Puerto Rico

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (4000x2949, 1533 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Puerto Rican Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico Irish immigration to Puerto Rico Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii German immigration to Puerto Rico User... Unlike other immigrations, the majority of the African immigration to Puerto Rico was a result of the slave trade. ... In the 19th century hundreds of Corsicans left their families and homeland, the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea, and immigrated to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. ... During the 2000s, one of the most recurrent themes in Puerto Rican newspapers has been the Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico. ... The French immigration to Puerto Rico during the 18th and 19th Century came about as a result of various economic and political situations which occurred in Louisiana (USA), Saint Dominique (Haiti) and in Europe. ... During the mid-19th century, hundreds of German families fled Europe and immigrated to the New World in search of a better life. ... In the 19th century, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, for a number of reasons. ... The Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii can be traced to the year 1899, when Puerto Ricos sugar industry was devasted by two hurricanes. ... It can be said that the Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York. ... list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ... Chinatowns in Latin America (Spanish: barrios chinos, singular barrio chino) developed with the rise of Chinese immigration in the 19th century to various countries in Latin America as contract laborers (i. ... Overseas Chinese (華僑 in pinyin: huáqiáo, or 華胞 huábāo, or 僑胞 qiáobāo, or 華裔 huáyì) are either ethnic Chinese or people of the Chinese nation (zhonghua minzu) who live outside of China. ... Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1979)[1] is an American singer and songwriter who has seen moderate success in the United States and major success overseas. ... A Chinese Canadian is a person of Chinese descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. ... Puerto Rico is said to comprise an European descent (spanish) majority, an extinct Amerindian population, persons of mixed ancestry, Africans and a small Asian minority. ...

External links

• gotopuertorico.com
• itsislandtime.com
• Museum of Chinese in the Americas