They performed the most arduous and dangerous work despite racism, lower pay than white workers, curtailed food rations, and threats of violence from white railroad bosses. But in the famous 1869 ...
It also explores the role of women and Chinese workers in building the transcontinental railroad. There are also exhibits on toy trains and the world of model railroading. Following recent line ...
In May of 1882, Congress codified these fears into law by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese people from ...
In contrast, mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would tank the U.S. economy. If President Donald Trump can limit himself to booting criminals and those under existing deportation orders, and ...
The U.S. has a long record of writing racial exclusion into policy, with consequences that last for generations.
10 must-visit historic railroad towns will involve a journey through railroading’s past and present in these iconic ...
Even among hard-driving tech workers, Musk is known to his employees for his unusual and often erratic management tactics: He is eager to cut staff who fail to meet his high expectations ...
The three-term congressman said Trump's ceaseless directives are causing "unnecessary confusion in their failed attempts to improve government efficiencies." ...
The Lake County Council agreed to reallocate $600,000 to hire 12 contracted emergency dispatchers to try to alleviate the workload at the short-staffed 911 center.
The motion also aims “to strengthen the friendship and bilateral relationship between the State of New York and Chinese Americans”, noting the contribution made by laborers of Chinese heritage to the ...
Federal workers in Washington, D.C., are experiencing job instability for the first time ever, and the whole city is in a "panic," according to one report. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's ...
The number of U.S. workers that quit their job in 2024 tumbled 11% in 2024 to 39.6 million from the year before, according to Labor Department data released this week and analyzed by The Wall ...