The transcontinental railroad's construction ... Browse a photo gallery of settlers, Native Americans, and workers whose lives were affected by the railroad as it traversed the West.

Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad: Chinese peasants from the Canton Province began arriving on California's shores in 1850, pushed by poverty and overpopulation from their homeland — and ...

By Shirley L NgThe Takeaways Recognition of Chinese Immigrants’ Contributions: Brooklyn Councilmember Susan Zhang ...

“Clearly the Transcontinental Railroad would not have been completed without ... Another temporary exhibit features photos of Chinese workers. Most are anonymous, as the exhibit explains, because the ...

ALBANY — THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS WHO HELPED BUILD the Transcontinental Railroad are being honored ... also honoring both the 19th century railway workers and many of their descendants — Asian ...

The day — which would coincide with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869 — would recognize and celebrate the thousands of Chinese railroad workers whose contributions have ...