The Chinese Workers

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Coast To Coast

Craig Baird

22 episodes

8 months ago

In this podcast, I will be looking at the history of the construction of the Trans-Continental Railway in Canada, from the people and places who helped make it happen along the way.

Top to bottom, it will cover everything about the amazing accomplishment by a young country.

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The Chinese Workers

Coast To Coast

20 minutes

4 years ago

The Chinese Workers

Chinese immigrants were hired in mass numbers, with some estimates saying as high as 17,000, to build the hardest parts of the railroad through British Columbia. Of those hired, its estimated 25% would die. Their role in completing the railway was immense, but they were ignored and pushed to the side of history for a century. Today, I look at the Chinese workers of the CPR. Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx