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 ...

Chinese-American activist Corky Lee was a self-taught photojournalist who chose a camera as his tool for social change, ...

Just about four years ago, at the height of COVID, we lost photographer and activist Corky Lee. His work is the subject of a recent book, "Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic ...

In May of 1882, Congress codified these fears into law by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese people from ...

In May of 1882, Congress codified these fears into law by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese people from ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

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.

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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 ...