Chinese Workers and the Transcontinental Railroad A discussion with Gordon Chang

Chinese Workers and the Transcontinental Railroad A discussion with Gordon Chang

Reclaiming History

13/03/2021 3:41AM

Episode Synopsis "Chinese Workers and the Transcontinental Railroad A discussion with Gordon Chang"

2019 marked 150 years since Chinese immigrants completed work on thefirst transcontinental rail line that connected the East and West Coasts ofthe United States. Between 1864 and 1869, thousands of Chineselaborers were employed on the Central Pacific Railroad, which began inSacramento, ran through the Sierra Nevada mountain range, crossedNevada, and ended in Utah territory. Though their contribution tobuilding the country’s infrastructure was immense, few Americans knewanything about the history.https://chssc.org/wp-content/uploads/9-2020-NNN-September.pdf

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