In 1869, the first trans-U.S. railroad was completed. Tens of thousands Chinese workers participated in the construction of the western railroad – built tunnels over the mountains and dug deep grooves in the granite. This railroad also made the Stanford family wealth enough to establish the Stanford University.
Stanford Freshers: A Thanksgiving Prayer to My Ancestors
150 years ago, tens of thousands of Chinese workers work for the Central Pacific Railway Company to build railroads in the United States. This success of the railroad made the Stanford family accumulate capital and founded Stanford University, a well-known university. The fifth-generation descendant of a Chinese worker is now studying here, thanks to his ancestors for their contributions.
Collaborate Among All Rail Workers
Tens of thousands of Chinese workers and the white people built the first trans-U.S. railroad together. During that time, railroad workers were also doing trade exchanges with their own culture goods.
No More Silence
150 years ago, tens of thousands of Chinese workers keep the habits of eating Chinese food and drinking tea during the time of building first trans-U.S. railroad. The president of the Chinese American Association for Descendants of Chinese Workers said that the merits of Chinese workers should be included in student classrooms and written into textbooks.
Need Words, Have a Seat
In 1869, the world’s first transcontinental railway was built in the United States, but the history of tens of thousands of Chinese workers participating in the construction is little known to the world. Karen Kwan, the first Chinese s senator of Utah, is also one of the descendants of Chinese railroad workers, and promised that she will continue to speak for her ancestors with other descendants.
