American history classes typically teach that the original transcontinental railroad was a major triumph. What they don‘t say ...

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

Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction ... as well as South American and the West Indies; but New York would become, to America ...

With the completion of its great railroad, America gave birth to a transcontinental culture. And the route further engendered another profound change in the American mind. Here was manifest ...

After all, he asks, “What could be more American than to build a railroad?” Forgotten Workers: Chinese Migrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad” is on view from May 10 ...

Transcontinental Railroads played a major role in American history. Through transport, products and people go from one location to another, leading to the development of the economy. Within 100 years ...

Council Member Susan Zhuang on Tuesday introduced a City Council resolution that would, for the first time, recognize the ...

The ambitious, multi-year "American Railroad" project tells the story of the transcontinental grid's construction through the lens of workers including African American, Chinese, Japanese ...

Surrounded by descendants of Chinese railroad workers, supporters, and fellow lawmakers on the steps of City Hall, Council ...

“May 10th, 1869: the transcontinental railroad was completed thanks to ... Asian Americans are a major part of American History and can’t be forgotten.” ...

“In actuality, we’re reclaiming American history, and the Chinese contribution ... Built between 1863 and 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad extended the existing eastern railway network, from ...