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Exploring Nevada - The Chinese and Nevada's Railroads: Tireless and Unremitting
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A DVD from the Nevada State archives , which was recorded on VHS to begin with. This is from the television series Exploring Nevada , produced by the now defunct Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs. This is credited to Gwendolyn Clancy, the director and host of the series. Exploring Nevada - The Chinese and Nevada's Railroads: Tireless and Unremitting In this edition of Exploring Nevada we look at the major contributions made by the Chinese who came to the American West in the 19th century to build the Central Pacific Railroad. Historian Dr. Sue Fawn Chung is your on-camera guide as you travel to Verdi, Nevada to visit a Chinese lumber camp excavation. Next you'll tour a special exhibit at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. This exhibit traces the story of Chinese in Nevada as they settles in railroad town throughout the state, bringing their rich cultural traditions. The video includes testimonial from Forest Service Archaeologist Greg Hines and archaeology volunteer Shirlaine Kee Baldiwin whose grandfather was a Chinese lumberman and labor contractor for the Nevada railroads.
Directors & creators
Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
Subjects
Nevada, Railroads, trains, documentary
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