GUANGZHOU, China, News report from GDToday https://videopress.com/v/mcbndfu5?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrwda.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F05%2FScreenshot-2024-05-27-at-12.20.09%E2%80%AFPM.png&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true A storytelling event was held at the Utah State Capitol, U.S., on May 11, local time, in memory of the Chinese railroad workers who contributedContinueContinue reading ““My Story with the Golden Connection” storytelling event held in U.S.”
Author Archives: Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association
‘The story is still being written’: Golden Spike anniversary celebrates diverse legacy of railroad workers, displaced natives
By Jeff DeMoss Editor/staff writer for HJ News For more than 70 years, crowds have gathered at what is now Golden Spike National Historical Park to celebrate the joining ofContinueContinue reading “‘The story is still being written’: Golden Spike anniversary celebrates diverse legacy of railroad workers, displaced natives”
How art is being used to tell transcontinental railroad’s full history 155 years later
By Carter Williams, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Aside from the golden spike, the photo “East and West Shaking Hands” might be what most people remember when they think about the transcontinentalContinueContinue reading “How art is being used to tell transcontinental railroad’s full history 155 years later”
Exhibit probes contributions, struggles of Chinese laborers building transcontinental railroad
By Rob Nielsen on Standard Examiner OGDEN — The transcontinental railroad helped bridge the country, but it came at a great cost to many groups both involved with its constructionContinueContinue reading “Exhibit probes contributions, struggles of Chinese laborers building transcontinental railroad”
Utah’s giant golden spike wants to celebrate the transcontinental railroad’s unsung workers
KUER 90.1 | By Tilda Wilson On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven to connect the transcontinental railroad. The story often told of that day at Promontory Summit, Utah,ContinueContinue reading “Utah’s giant golden spike wants to celebrate the transcontinental railroad’s unsung workers”
Longtime Judge and Peace Activist Dies At 93 – Judge Raymond Uno was Utah’s First Minority Judge
SALT LAKE CITY – Raymond S. Uno, retired Third District Court judge and nationally recognized civil rights and peace activist, died peacefully in his sleep on March 8, 2024, underContinueContinue reading “Longtime Judge and Peace Activist Dies At 93 – Judge Raymond Uno was Utah’s First Minority Judge”
CRWDA Helps Preserve Silver Reef Chinatown
Silver Reef Mining Town: Preserving Chinatown is a community effort Jeremy T. Dyer, Public Affairs Specialist, Historically, Silver Reef was a mining town with many support industries packing the town. ContinueContinue reading “CRWDA Helps Preserve Silver Reef Chinatown”
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Utah’s first monument honoring Chinese railroad workers
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Utah’s first monument honoring Chinese railroad workers on Nov. 7, 2023. (KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Construction has begun for Utah’s first monument honoring Chinese railroadContinueContinue reading “Groundbreaking ceremony held for Utah’s first monument honoring Chinese railroad workers”
CRWDA board members help identify immigrant graves at Salt Lake City Cemetery connects Utahns with history
By Erin Cox, KSL-TV SALT LAKE CITY — There’s a lot of diversity in Utah’s history and one organization has set out to uncover it — in a different wayContinueContinue reading “CRWDA board members help identify immigrant graves at Salt Lake City Cemetery connects Utahns with history”
First monument in Utah honoring Chinese railroad workers approved
Acacia Yuan For The Herald Journal Recently, the Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association (CRWDA) proudly announced the Utah Capitol Grounds Committee has officially approved an application for a monument toContinueContinue reading “First monument in Utah honoring Chinese railroad workers approved”