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Tzi Ma discusses “Hell on Wheels” — Recreating a part of the Chinese experience on television

August 7, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It is rare that a mainstream television show dedicates an entire season to a historical part of Asian history. However, that is what AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” does as it depicts the role of Chinese workers building the transcontinental railroad in the late 1800s. One of the stars of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, AMC, American Western, Asian American, Byron Mann, Central Pacific Railroad, Chinese, David Henry Hwang, East Asia, Gordon Chang, Hong Kong, Jason Cruz, Million Dollar Arm, Professor Chang, Rush Hour, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Southern China, Tzi Ma, Visit Ma, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14

U.S. inducts Chinese railroad workers into Labor Hall of Honor

May 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This month marks the 145th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Assistant Secretary, Central Pacific Railroad, Chinese, Deputy Secretary, Grace Meng, Joining Perez, New York, Rep Judy Chu, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Vol 33 No 21 | May 17 - May 23

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