Officials And Members Of The Chinese Association's Executive Committee

Officials And Members Of The Chinese Association's Executive Committee

Chinese Diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago

This is a photograph taken of members of the Chinese Association of Trinidad and Tobago (at least is now currently referred to as such) in 1929. While 1929 is fairly before the website’s focus period, it is useful in contextualising how the Chinese diasporic presence in the Caribbean has been longstanding and continuous since before the 20th century (and in this photo at least before 1945). The presence of this association in the Caribbean points towards a sizeable population of Chinese Diaspora in countries like Trinidad and Tobago, with such an entrenched presence to where specific Chinese cultural associations are able to emerge in state of seeming modernity, given the appearance of these men in suits and marble flooring.

Chinese Association (of Trinidad and Tobago)

This image is from the article:

Brereton, Bridget. “The Chinese of Trinidad.” The Caribbean History Archives, March 17, 2019. https://caribbeanhistoryarchives.blogspot.com/2019/03/.

The Caribbean History Archives (online source for image)

1929

Likely Public Domain

JPG file

English

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