Leland Stanford was a governor and senator. He discriminated and exploited the Chinese. He worked them like slaves and denied them fair compensation. He was against giving the workers any rights or protection and he refused them citizenship. Now its time for reparations. Maybe Stanford University should create a special scholarship for Chinese Americans?
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Loved your story about Chinese influence on America and their contribution to our great country. Here in Idaho there are many places still calling out the Chinese contribution to the mining in the 1860' s and later. China Fork Creek still has remnants of Chinese diggings - ditches and holes where they mined after the others miners thought it was done. They did very well. Much to my dismay in the 1960's here in Boise urban renewal was all the rage. I still remember on Capitol Blvd the City of Boise evicted the last remaining Chinese merchant from his building where he lived and ran the last Chinese apothecary I know about in the inter mountain west. To build a high-rise bank of all things - shameful. The Chinese influence on Boise and all over Idaho still exists if one is interested. Chindin Blvd here in Boise - Chinese Gardens. How cool is that
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