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CHSA Press Coverage – Spike150 Celebration – May 10, 2019

by justin | May 12, 2019 | News and Press

On May 10, 2019, CHSA Board Emeritus, historian and railroad worker descendant Connie Young Yu represented CHSA at the Spike 150 celebration. Her speech opened the event at Promontory Point, Utah, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Transcontinental...

Spike 150: Thousands travel from around the country and world … (Deseret News)

by justin | May 11, 2019 | News and Press

By Lauren Bennett Published: May 10, 2019 6:04 pm PROMONTORY SUMMIT, Box Elder — People from all walks of life came together Friday morning for the inaugural day of the three-day celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the driving of the golden spike. ….To...

Chinese-American pride celebrated in 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad (WKZO.com)

by justin | May 10, 2019 | News and Press

Thursday, May 09, 2019 By Terray Sylvester PROMONTORY, Utah (Reuters) – Connie Young Yu says that when her parents joined a delegation of fellow Chinese-Americans attending a 1969 event commemorating the centennial of the first U.S. Transcontinental Railroad,...

Recovering an erased history: The Chinese railroad workers who helped connect the country (NBCNews)

by justin | Apr 23, 2019 | News and Press

Published April 22, 2019, 8:26 AM PDT By Chris Fuchs They thought this was their chance. May 10, 1969, marked 100 years since the golden spike was hammered in at Promontory, Utah, signifying the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad — a monumental...

SF Examiner: Officials seek to rename Julius Kahn Playground over history of anti-Asian racism

by justin | May 1, 2018 | News and Press

On April 30, 2018, CHSA hosted a press conference where a coalition of city officials and advocates called for the renaming of Julius Kahn Playground, due to the anti-Asian policies and rhetoric of the U.S. congressman after which it is named. “The fact is, history...
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