Tag Archives: Chinese-American history

AMC’s Hell On Wheels: How the Chinese Built America

Posted on August 7, 2015 by John

The untold story of the Chinese immigrant experience during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Back in 2011, when AMC launched its new television series Hell on Wheels about the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, there was some concern about “Do Chinese Pioneers … Continue reading →

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Wesley Choy Rides Through Asian-American History

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Jeff

Wesley Choy,  restauranteur, certified public account, and former collegiate football player,  was “flabberghasted” by a USA Today story.  The story told of women in their 60s who rode from Georgia to Canada, bicycling along the path that their ancestors took … Continue reading →

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