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Cprr History Museum: Chinese American Contribution to Transcontinental

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In April of 1999, Representative John T. Doolittle delivered a speech before the United States House of Representatives commemorating the contribution of Chinese-Americans to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. This site contains the text of that speech along with photos, quotes from other prominent speakers, primary source documents, and relevant links.

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