California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888
Although the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 halted the immigration of laborers from China, Chinese immigrants who had been in the U.S. prior to 17 November 1880 were allowed to stay, and if they traveled abroad, they were allowed reentry. This record collects the arrival records of Chinese laborers reentering the U.S. through the San Francisco port during 1882–1888.
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California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains the arrival records of Chinese laborers reentering the U.S. through the San Francisco port during 1882-1888.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name
- Nationality
- Last place of residence
- Age
- Height
- Eye color
- Physical marks
- Previous place of residence
- Name of vessel departing U.S.
- Date of departure
- Name of vessel returning to U.S.
- Date of original arrival in U.S.
- Name of company providing transportation
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 April 2025. From "Registers of Chinese Laborers Arriving at San Francisco, CA." Database. NARA. https://www.archives.gov : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1413, Rolls 5, 6, 7, 8. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
