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Laborfest: The Golden Spike: Chinese and Irish Labor

Date:
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Laborfest
Location Details:
Chinese Historical Society of America - 965 Clay St. near Powell, San Francisco. Buses: 1 California.

The Golden Spike: Chinese and Irish Labor versus The Big Four
May 10, 2019 will be the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, a momentous accomplishment which has excluded recognition of the contribution of Chinese railroad workers to the wealth of The Big Four and the building of the American Empire, which connected East Coast to West across the Pacific to the China Trade.
This labor story will be told by descendant Paulette Liang and Stanford professor Hilton Obenzinger with analysis by CCSF labor studies professor Bill Shields and global supply chain researcher Gifford Hartman. Music will be performed by folklorist Charlie Chin and Loni Ding’s 25-min. video The Canton Army in the High Sierras will be screened.
See also: http://www.laborfest.net/2017/2017schedule.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
http://obenzinger.com/
https://www.ccsf.edu/en/educational-programs/school-and-departments/school-of-behavioral-and-social-sciences/labor.html
http://www.cetel.org/cantonarmy.html
Added to the calendar on Thu, Jun 15, 2017 2:35AM
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