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History
fromHigh Country News
13 hours ago

What eating bitterness has to do with Chinese food - High Country News

No written records exist from Chinese railroad workers; landscape archaeology in Utah reveals segregated Chinatowns and artifacts like opium pipes and rice-bowl shards.
San Francisco Giants
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Today in History: May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway

May 10 marks significant historical events including the completion of the U.S. transcontinental railroad and Nelson Mandela's inauguration as South Africa's first Black president.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
4 months ago

State Assembly holds events marking Chinese-American work on the Transcontinental Railroad

A celebration to honor Chinese-American railroad workers will be held on May 10, coinciding with the Transcontinental Railroad's 156th anniversary.
Assemblymember Colton aims to introduce a resolution recognizing the contributions of Chinese immigrants in the railroad's construction.
NYC politics
fromBrooklyn Eagle
4 months ago

Colton to introduce resolution to memorialize Chinese railroad workers at state level

Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad are being honored through resolutions at municipal and state levels in New York.
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