Transpacific Chinatowns in Rural Wyoming: The Archaeology of Chinese Labor, Racial Violence, and Community

Oct 20th - 4:10 PM
Lecture

Transpacific Chinatowns in Rural Wyoming

The Evanston and Rock Springs Chinatowns were constructed by the Union Pacific Railroad Company after 1869 as they needed labor for the railroad and coal mines. At the same time, Chinese laborers were scapegoated for white unemployment, which culminated in the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion A

Event info Transpacific Chinatowns in Rural Wyoming
Oct 20 Tuesday · 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM

This public lecture discusses the archaeology of Chinese labor and community in rural Wyoming Chinatowns, focusing on racial violence and exclusion. Preliminary results from archaeological collaboration offer insight into silenced histories of Chinese immigrant labor and transpacific migration.

Where
Agriculture
Admission
Free

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