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Hundreds of Chinese workers blasted and built tunnels through the Sierra Nevada as part of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Railroads and infrastructure help shape a city and a country. Chinese immigrants had an important role in the creation of the first railroad across the United States. … ...
The enduring spirit of the Chinese railroad workers whose remains live beneath Sierra Nevada's eternal snow should be remembered, honored, and respected forever," William said.
ALBANY — THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS WHO HELPED BUILD the Transcontinental Railroad are being honored both at the NY municipal and state levels, thanks to a resolution that Assemblymember William ...
Summary "Empire's Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of Cheyennes, Lakotas, and Pawnees, and from the vantage of Chinese migrants who toiled on ...
Jeannie Wood, Executive Director of Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) did a presentation to the student body on Chinese New Year traditions and customs recently at a Yuba River Charter ...
For decades, Chinese workers have wrapped up their working lives at relatively young ages: 60 for men and as early as 50 for women.
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