Video: The Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers: Asian Americans, Duration: 7:00

Transcontinental Railroad (Chinese Contributions)

Video: The Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers: Asian Americans, Duration: 7:00

2021

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The Public Broadcasting Service features a mini-documentary (2021) on Chinese immigrant workers on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. The source provides a perspective on the hardships of Chinese immigrants, their experiences working on the project, and commentary from a few descendants of the Chinese laborers.

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