Contemporary Article: Uncovering and Understanding the Experiences of Chinese Railroad Workers in Broader Socioeconomic Context

Transcontinental Railroad (Chinese Contributions)

Contemporary Article: Uncovering and Understanding the Experiences of Chinese Railroad Workers in Broader Socioeconomic Context

2020

Contemporary Article

Stanford University presents an article (2020) from the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project, by Yong Chen, on the role of Chinese immigrant labor in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. The author provides a perspective on how Chinese workers contributed to socioeconomic transformations in North America and Chinese laborers' experiences.

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Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project, Stanford University

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