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Chinese immigrants
Both the Irish and the Chinese immigrants helped to build the railroads in America.
On the railroads
US railroads mostly.
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They helped to build railroads
Chinese immigrants to the U.S. are known for having a big role in the construction of the railroads, particularly the Transcontinental Railroad.
Besides for helping to build American railroads, the Chinese shared their culture: their food, their lifestyle and the Chinese Landry.
The central pacific hired the Chinese and the union pacific hired the irish.
Chinese Railroad men
The history of the Asian immigrants into California and working on the railroads is not well documented simply because of the discrimination and bias towards them.
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.