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National Immigration Month

June is National Immigration month  and in celebration of the diversity and shared American heritage, the people across the country and the Obama administration are sharing their stories. Do you have an immigration story to share? The stories will be promoted across White House channels and compiles in a memo to the President as a follow up to the Task Force on New Americans which seeks to better integrate immigrants and refugees into American communities in three key areas: civically, economically, and linguistically. To read an AAPI immigration story and to learn more about Immigrant Heritage month visit the AAPI website. 

Stanford Chinese Railroad Workers Project
Between 1865 and 1869, thousands of Chinese migrants toiled at a grueling pace and in perilous working conditions to help construct America’s first Transcontinental Railroad. The Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project seeks to give a voice to the Chinese migrants whose labor on the Transcontinental Railroad helped to shape the physical and social landscape of the American West. The Project coordinates research in North America and Asia in order to create an on-line digital archive available to all, along with books, digital visualizations, conferences and public events. Read more>
1865年到1869年间，数以千计的中国移民在恶劣的环境下辛勤劳动，协助建造美国第一条洲际铁路。北美铁路华工计划试图为中国移民发声，因为他们为洲际铁路所付出的劳力构筑了美国西部实体及社会地景。此计划结合北美及亚洲的研究，除了出版专书、数字影像、举办会议和其他公开活动外，并将建立线上档案库，提供大众使用。 阅读全文