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”
Author Archives: Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association
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”
A 43-foot golden spike arrives in Utah, marking the history of the transcontinental railroad
The memorial is set to stand near Interstate 15 in Box Elder County, guiding visitors to Golden Spike National Historical Park. The original golden spike — which marked the completionContinueContinue reading “A 43-foot golden spike arrives in Utah, marking the history of the transcontinental railroad”
Chinese Railroad Worker Archaeology in Utah: What Have We Learned? With Utah State Historic Perservation Office
Discover the archaeology of Chinese Railroad Workers in Utah through real artifacts interpreted by experts in the field. Archaeologists planning their excavation at Terrace in 2021. Photograph courtesy of Steve Dudrow.ContinueContinue reading “Chinese Railroad Worker Archaeology in Utah: What Have We Learned? With Utah State Historic Perservation Office”
Chinese Railroad Descendants’ Photography Project by Harmon Li
In May of 2023, photographer Harmon Li traveled to Utah for the Corky Lee Photo Exhibition and the 154th Anniversary of the Golden Spike. He photographed members of the CRWDAContinueContinue reading “Chinese Railroad Descendants’ Photography Project by Harmon Li”
Golden Spike National Historical Park to Commemorates the 154th Anniversary of the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Promontory Summit, UT – Today visitors from around the state and nation once again gathered at Promontory Summit to commemorate the one hundred and fifty-fourth anniversary of the completion ofContinueContinue reading “Golden Spike National Historical Park to Commemorates the 154th Anniversary of the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad”