Lee's work included correcting the historical record, which had ignored Chinese railroad workers contributions in Utah and the country at large.
SOUTH SALT LAKE — A new photography exhibit gives Utahns a look into how Asian-American activist and photojournalist Corky Lee contributed to Utah's Asian community.
"He wanted to kind of right a wrong, to reclaim history in his own way," Zhou said. "He wanted to make sure that that Asians have visibility. ... He just had this unwavering purpose and mission, and it was a sacrifice on his part to do all the work that he did." Lee first saw the photo — which celebrated the completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah — in a junior high social studies course textbook. He immediately noticed an obvious omission in the photo. He took out a magnifying glass, but the closer look confirmed that only white laborers were pictured and that the massive contributions of thousands of Chinese railroad workers had been intentionally ignored.
"Taking photos of descendants and their family, Corky wanted to go with them to the Chinese Arch, one of the oldest Chinese railroad worker campsites in America. These Utah locations meant a lot to him," Zhou said. "I knew then the story was more than about the omission of Chinese railroad workers — it was also about him. He lived his life committed to combating injustice, indifference and discrimination.
Zhou is still mourning the lost of Lee, whom she called her best friend, but she plans on making the trip to Promontory Summit without him on Wednesday. It's a tradition she hopes to continue in his memory.
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