-
Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project
Between 1865 and 1869, thousands of Chinese migrants toiled at a grueling pace and in perilous working conditions to help construct America
-
Descendants Of Chinese Laborers Reclaim Railroad's History
Blog post from NPR. A group of Asian-Americans, including descendants of Chinese railroad workers, recreated an iconic photo on the 145th anniversary of the first transcontinental railroad's completion at Promontory Summit, Utah.
-
Geography of Chinese Workers Building the Transcontinental Railroad
A virtual reconstruction of the key historic sites.
-
The Workers of the Central Pacific
The Chinese in California; The Chinese Join the Central Pacific; Daily Life; The California Public's; Response to Chinese Labor.
-
Workers of the Central and Union Pacific Railroad
From the American Experience on PBS.
Advertisements
Advertisements
Railroads » Chinese Laborers
6 Links