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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

Chinese-Americans and the Transcontinental Railroad

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.