History center honoring Chinese railroad workers opens in U.S.

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History center honoring Chinese railroad workers opens in U.S.

STORY: History center honoring Chinese railroad workers opens in U.S. DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Railroad Workers History Center 2. various of opening ceremony 3. various of speech by Mrs. Florence Fang 4. various of speech by guests 5. various of guests attending ceremony 6. various of ribbon cutting 7. various of touring the exhibition 8. various of exhibits 9. SOUNDBITE (English): FLORENCE FANG, Founder of Chinese Railroad Workers History Center STORYLINE: The opening ceremony of a history center honoring Chinese railroad workers who completed the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, was held in San Francisco, U.S. on Wednesday. The railroad, which reduced coast-to-coast travel time to a week from months, has reshaped the fractured country in the wake of the civil war. The history center was founded by Florence Fang, a Chinese-American community leader in the San Francisco Bay Area. "Wit

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