Tracking a Lost Voice: The Chinese Workers on the Transcontinental Railroad
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Between 1865 and 1869, thousands of Chinese migrants toiled at a grueling pace and in perilous working conditions to help construct the railroad. The railroad, which could not have been completed without these Chinese workers, was the main source of the fortune with which Leland Stanford founded Stanford University. The history of these Chinese workers is a transnational story, told from both U.S. and Chinese perspectives, that the Chinese Railroad Workers Project tries to document and share. As co-directors of the project, Prof. Chang and Prof. Fishkin will talk about how the project gives a voice to these Chinese migrants.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 audio file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Sponsor | Stanford Historical Society |
|---|---|
| Speaker | Chang, Gordon |
| Speaker | Fishkin, Shelley Fisher |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University |
|---|---|
| Genre | Lectures |
Bibliographic information
| Finding Aid | |
|---|---|
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nm484md9678 |
| Location | SC0683 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society program recordings, 1997-2022
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