Chinese+Immigrants

Task: You will be creating a memorial for the men who have come from China and who worked for the Central Pacific between 1863 and 1869. They are the unsung heroes of this venture. The most widely circulated photographs of the historic meeting of the rails at Promontory, Utah left them out of the picture despite the incredible hardships they endured. You will create a memorial describing both the hardships and heroism of the Chinese workers.

Format: Your memorial can take on any form you choose. You could sketch and create a memorial that people could visit, a video that explains the importance of the Chinese immigrants, or any other way to celebrate the hardships and heroism of the Chinese immigrants.

Before you create your promotional item, you need to complete the following steps. You should take notes for each step.

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 * 1)  Map the significant places along the route. The journey starts in Omaha, Nebraska and ends in California.
 * 1)  How the Chinese organized themselves into organized "gangs" of workers.
 * 1)  How they imported aspects of their lifestyles (food, clothing) and how their lifestyles contrasted with workers from other parts of the world.
 * 1)  What it was like working for Charles Crocker who ran the building of the Central Pacific.
 * 1)  The work of cutting through the Sierra Nevadas without any modern machinery.
 * 1)  The wage differentials paid to white and Chinese workers and other forms of discrimination you faced.
 * 1)  The horrible winter of 1865-66.
 * 1)  The strike of Chinese workers in 1867.
 * 1)  Emotions of the workers when the last tie is laid at Promontory, Utah.

Helpful Sites: > > > > > > >
 *  The West, Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God: [|__http://www.pbs.org/thewest/program/episodes/five/__]
 *  Images from the West: [|__http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/__]
 *  Places of the West: [|__http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/trails_ter/__]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Union Pacific Resources: [|__http://www.up.com/aboutup/history/photos/index.htm__]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The West, Archives: Epsisode 7: [|__http://www.pbs.org/thewest/resources/archives/seven/__]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> RR Maps: [|__https://www.loc.gov/collection/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900/about-this-collection/__]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Central Pacific Railroad Photographic Museum: [|__http://CPRR.org/Museum/index.html__] (Click on "Chinese.")

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">Also, go to Mr. Fralick’s site and use the Sweet Search link to find any additional resources that you may need.