Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2014
- During the 1860's, it's estimated about 1200 Chinese died while building the Transcontinental railroad through the treacherous Sierra Nevadas. 2015 will mark the 150th year since the first Chinese was hired to help finish this monumental task. To commemorate this event, Steven Lee is trying to raise $300,000 to have a monument built to honor these workers.
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My great grandfather was a worker/cook on the railroad. He was neutralized around 1906. He eventually made his way to Texas and married a young indian-mexican. He had many children and owned a restaurant in downtown Houston. He tried to open a resturaunt in Mexico but was robbed. He shot and killed his robber. He spent some time in jail and by the time he came out his business was gone. He died being around family back in Houston. It was a hard life for him but I'm so proud that he beat all odds and created many and many future generations.
My Great-Grandfather helped on it in 1910 and he was Korean. He worked on it in the Wyoming stretch and was named Youn Kwang-Sook (John Youn). I have the paperwork.
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Can you provide the paperwork. His story seems interesting.
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It's hard to believe that America is still struggling with its dark history of racism. Videos like yours help people understand the history behind many of the big events of American history. I think if we can learn and understand the past, the future will be great
Can we please shed some more light on the Asian railroad workers? So much of racism and inequality in the US is so focused on just African American racism. Not saying that African American racism is not important at all. I am genuinely curious why Asian racism has been so overlooked. Our parents, grandparents and ancestors sacrificed so much and reminded us time and time again not get into trouble, study hard, and work hard. People often forget that Asian people were in the back of the kitchen washing dishes and doing hard labor, but through grit, diligence, and much sacrifice we were able to come out of poverty. And I definitely think that Asians deserve more than a rock to memorialize all the Asians who worked on the railroad!
Great video. I've also read somewhere that the California state Assembly had declared on May 10th of this year a Memorial Day for California Chinese Railroad Workers in honor of the nearly 12,000 Chinese railroad workers. That's a start at least.
Glad you enjoyed the video, yes from now on May 10th, will be California Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day.
Its funny the Chinese try to take credit for building many of the railroads,when enslaved blacks built the majority and operated many of the trains, all four major rail networks in North America-Norfolk Southern, CSX, Union Pacific and Canadian National-own lines that were built and operated with the labor of enslaved black people. Not only did many slaves construct these railways, but they also ran them.
My ancestors on my dad side built both sides of the railroad my Irish half met my Chinese half of my family here
really true ??
Stephen Mortimer yeah
Stephen Mortimer ?
Back then Irish were the only whites would marry Chinese.
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Thank you...nice awareness piece and I wish Mr. Lee and those involved the best of luck and much success, like many Asians, the Chinese, both in American history and even today...are invisible.Perhaps a project like this could start to put a face on their remarkable contributions to this nation(-from a proud,Pacific Northwest railroader).
The Chinese Railroad men were hardworkers
Could cheap Chinese workers be used to construct high speed rail in America today?
@@omaronn4093 lets not compare 1880s 😒 to 2019
I am looking for my great great grandfather who came to work on the railroad in southwest Texas. I would love to know more about where I came from.
Good video, I showed this to my high school students when teaching about westward expansion. I would suggest something more about racial tensions, discrimination, and the murders that occurred would help paint a more accurate picture of the difficulties of Chinese (workers) living in America. Just my 2 cents
+Jack Bauer Thank you for your feedback, glad you could show it to your students. Understand this video was meant to be a brief promotional video on getting people to donate for a Chinese railroad worker memorial. Yes there were tremendous atrocities done against the Chinese but this video was not meant to get that message across.
Its funny the Chinese try to take credit for building many of the railroads,when enslaved blacks built the majority and operated many of the trains, all four major rail networks in North America-Norfolk Southern, CSX, Union Pacific and Canadian National-own lines that were built and operated with the labor of enslaved black people. Not only did many slaves construct these railways, but they also ran them.
@@sincewindows95era91 I don't think it's about what race did what but instead the understanding cheap labour and slavery is a horrible thing but I understand your just trying to explain that black slavery was more common with the rail roads
Work for honoring these men and their families, who contributed and sacrificed so much and yet received so little. American leadership, in the business and political world , should be in front in paying homage to these workers who made this nation grow. Simple respect seems hard to come by, sadly so. But, the strength of these workers was passed down to their descendants- strive for just recognition. Your ancestors are proud of you.
thank you for this video!
You are welcome! Please share it.
What happened to the Chinese workers? Where did they go? Well the Chinese workers were invited by the governments in the Caribbean to build the railroad system on the various islands. Because there were no Chinese women on the islands, the Chinese intermarried with the native islanders. That's why many Caribbean people have Asian features. For example, in Panama over 20% have Chinese blood. Panama city had the largest Chinatown in the western hemisphere before San Francisco. Side note many Chinese helped build the Canadien intercontinental railroad too. Canada has a marker commemorating that accomplishments in the Lake Louise region.
Take a train thru the sierras and see it for yourself. It's very impressive.
Has a memorial been built?.......I'd be interested in any follow up.
Has anything from the Stanford research project been published?........Thanks
You can learn more about the Stanford Research project at web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/ . On the site, you'll find lots of information based on the research. In 2019, I believe that you'll see both scholarly and popular books based on information generated during the research project be published in connection with the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
You can see the final design for the memorial at www.crrwmemorialproject.com/
Thank you for your interest
Nice video 👍👏
Thank you! Btw the memorial has been built.
Great !
Cool video!! So... How did the fundraising go? Still need help? Have a GoFundMe?
We can also thank them for the Labor Day holiday. Instrumental in the formation of labor unions.
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All buy the hands of the chinese. Those people should be recognised for the huge amount of work they did. And died for .
Has this 300,000 been raised yet? or this Memorial been built?
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No the $300,000 has not been raised yet. I believe they have just over half.
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Did they find a winner? I wanna see this art or apply to make it
Yes a winner has been named.
@@quanmansports do you know where it can be viewed?
When they mention the "chinese," I don't believe it was just the chinese. I think that many asains, such as, the chinese, korean, hmong, vietnamese etc. Were all blended into this history
That’s possible but from what I have read, it was only Chinese that were working on the railroad. I have not seen any records of other Asian groups.
Great 5 minute video. Good luck on a successful campaign to raise the proper funds for a proper Chinese railroad memorial.
Thanks Syndi! As i work on this project I keep learning so much about these Chinese railroad workers.
Syndi Seid
Go after the Union Pacific Railroad to fund the project, they are the ones that benefited the most out of all the railroads still around. They talk big, make them put their money where their mouth is.
slavery in quise of well paid worker they were buried next to where they died
This is a very important part of U.S. history that every American should recognize, but at the same time, fuck that railroad.
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Today and for the past decade Chinese workers are building a much bigger and modern railway (especially high-speed) system for China's benefit. Like the old railway construction in the US, this will rejuvenate the nation's progress towards modernity.
great video
Thank you!
Something we never hear about much in America
Bravo. We are making a video that will include some of your content. REMEMBER made in China.
Has Steven Lee found an artist for a new memorial at Cold Run yet?
Steven was able to raise the money and hired an artist. The sculpture was on display at the Sacramento railroad museum. I’m not sure where it’s permanent home will be.
@@quanmansports Thank you, Rick! I will need to revisit the Railroad Museum next time I can visit Sacramento. I appreciate the update and have a great evening!
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Nice
They were hard workers!
I’m Korean can I still be proud of this?
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i reckon yes cuz its about asians in general
You get to be proud for being Korean
We’re Asian brothers from different mothers.
when the united states stuck in korean war, the public opinion arose there in the states that they should not aim to benefactor of founding the nation.
Nice to see Chinese tell their own story.
Grudging respect…. but NOT Equal pay!!!
How do we not know the names of the Chinese workers? Were there no records? Immigration logs? Payroll? anybody??
This might help you.
web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/website/researchmaterials/payroll/
Sierra Nevada (New Saw) is SINGULAR. No such critters as "Sierra Nevadas". FWIW.
Yes, Chinese workers deserve recognition as individual workers, not part of a faceless, disposable mob.
According to Britannica.com, the range can be called the Sierra Nevada or the Sierra Nevadas.
Wonderful. What would the Brits know about this to be in any way authoritative? C'mon.
Won't happen. It will never happen.
Many married Black American women due to anti-miscegenation laws, and a lack of Chinese women at the time.
The Chinese 🙂🙂🙂
from the recent history we know that they thrive on other peoples' blood.
Video praising Chinese ppl
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_CRAWDADDY_ why
BS. They were slaves. Such a shame.