What can the transcontinental railroad teach us about anti-Asian racism?

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What can the transcontinental railroad teach us about anti-Asian racism?
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Chinese immigrants helped achieve ‘one of the greatest engineering feats in U.S. history.’ But their sacrifices are seldom remembered

to fill metal needs during World War II. America’s continuous story of independence and reinvention begs the questions: What is essential to America, and now that the oceans are connected, where will the tides bring us next?

The Chinese Arch in Promontory Summit, Utah, at dusk. This limestone structure is one of few tributes to the Chinese laborers who helped build the transcontinental railroad. It was created 300 million years ago by erosion caused by the waves of an ancient lake called Bonneville.“The history of railroads speaks to this moment in very particular ways.

It may be easy to miss, but the next time I visit, I’ll be looking for it, and I’ll remember the history.

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