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Voices from the Railroad: Stories by Descendants of Chinese Railroad Workers

May 20, 2019 @ 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC+0

Please join us for a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad and celebrate the contributions of our Hall of Honor honorees, the Chinese Railroad Workers.

Special Guest Speaker
Sue Lee, retired Executive Director of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) and co-editor of “Voices from the Railroad,” oral histories from descendants of Central Pacific Railroad workers. CHSA is the oldest organization in the country dedicated to the interpretation, promotion, and preservation of the social, cultural and political history and contributions of the Chinese in America.

May 20, 2019, at 12:00 Noon, at the Department of Labor, Hall of Honor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC 20210.

Event is free and open to public but requires RSVP to Thomas at: tso.thomas@dol.gov.

 

Details

Date:
May 20, 2019
Time:
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC+0