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What can the transcontinental railroad teach us about anti-Asian racism?
Chinese immigrants helped achieve ‘one of the greatest engineering feats in U.S. history.’ But their sacrifices are seldom remembered.
Train tracks run through Loray, Nevada. The transcontinental railroad extended through five states and connected America’s coasts.Photograph by Philip Cheung
ByRay Rogers
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Every May, tourists gather in Promontory Summit, Utah, to watch two trains meet nose to nose on tracks first laid more than 150 years ago. The Central Pacific Railroad’s Jupiter, painted blue with red and gold accents, whistles as steam billows against a clear sky and rolling hills. Facing it, the Union Pacific Railroad’s red-and-gold 119, its bell swinging, slows to a stop.
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Gene Luen Yang,
Greg Pak,
Maurene Goo, and more lead an all-star lineup of Asian talent in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Marvel Voices: Identity #1 cover, Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is proud to announce that this summer will see the launch of a brand-new Marvel s Voices one-shot spotlighting some of the most legendary Asian superheroes:
MARVEL S VOICES: IDENTITY #1! This thrilling issue will take readers across the Marvel Universe with a collection of tales written and drawn by new and established Asian creators. Following in the footsteps of the mega-popular
MARVEL S VOICES: INDIGENOUS VOICES and
MARVEL S VOICES: LEGACY,
MARVEL S VOICES: IDENTITY #1 will continue the tradition of featuring inspiring and uplifting stories reflecting the world outside your window. These new stories will celebrate Marvel s ongoing, ever-expanding representation of the vastness of all Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Island cultures and identities, including South K