Published: June 26, 2023
In 1885, 150 white coal miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming brutally attacked Chinese workers. 28 were killed and 15 others wounded. Several hundred more were driven out of town.
Resources
- The Rock Springs Massacre - Wyoming Historical Society
- Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America - David H.T. Wong. This vivid graphic history of the Chinese experience in North America over the last 150 years begins with the immigration of Chinese to Gold Mountain (the Chinese colloquialism for North America) in the 1800s. It resulted in decades of discrimination, subjugation, and separation from loved ones. Based on historical documents and interviews with elders, the book is also the epic story of the Wong family as they traverse these challenges with hope and determination, creating an immigrant's legacy in their new home of North America.
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