Look Who it Was Random video

Gordon Chang: Identifying unknown Chinese railroad workers [CC]

4,418 views · Published 21 April 2015 · 8:22 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2015 · Education

Watch on YouTube

Professor Gordon Chang explains why it has been so difficult to identify the unknown Chinese workers who helped build America's railroads.

This is an excerpt from "Working on the Railroad." Watch the full program: http://youtu.be/M8bi-VYfWXc

This program is presented in partnership with 98.7 WFMT.

This program was recorded on November 7, 2014 as part of the 25th Anniversary Chicago Humanities Festival, Journeys: http://chf.to/2014Journeys 

See upcoming CHF events: http://chicagohumanities.org

Help us subtitle and translate our videos: http://www.amara.org/en/profiles/videos/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival

Follow CHF on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Chi_Humanities

Like CHF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chicagohumanities

Subscribe to the CHF podcast on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-humanities-festival/id303222991

Help us caption & translate this video!

http://amara.org/v/G3ga/

More from this channel