Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA): A Pictorial Walk Through the 20th Century

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A Pictorial Walk Through
the 20^th Century

The Asian American in Mining

Chinese-Americans in the Gold Fields

Chinese miners were among the tidal wave of immigrants
seeking fortunes in the California Gold Rush
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The story of the Chinese experience in the American West is one of struggle against adversity, racism, and even violence. Yet the Chinese persevered and in time made their own place in the New World and their own important contributions to the changing face of America.


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