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A Chinese Immigrant Recalls the Dangers of Railroad Work
From the 1860s to the 1880s, thousands of Chinese immigrants found work in railroad construction in the West, notably on the Central Pacific line of the First Transcontinental Railroad, which was built primarily by Chinese. The extreme danger of [...]
Tags: Chinese Immigration, railroads
Item Type: Book (excerpt)
A Railroad Titan Explains Why the Chinese are Good for White Workers
The "divide-and-conquer" tactics used by bosses pitted different ethnic groups against one another and native-born workers against all immigrants. It often worked out better for white workers than for Asians. Charles Crocker, one of the "Big Four" [...]
Tags: Chinese Immigration, railroads
Item Type: Government Document
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)