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Cprr History Museum: Chinese Laborers and Construction of the Central Pacific

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An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many primary source documents included as well as supplemental direct quotes in text.

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chinese immigration
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gilded age, rail workers, railroad laborers, transcontinental, cprr history museum: chinese laborers and the construction of the central pacific, chinese railroad workers
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