#PhilipCheung's work examines the contemporary landscape, revisits the railroad’s history, and draws focus on the involvement of the Chinese migrant workers, whose contributions to the Central Pacific Railroad made possible the creation of the first transcontinental railroad.
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2019.
One hundred and fifty years after the completion of the transcontinental railroad, photographer #PhilipCheung documents the western portion of the line.
This tweet was posted on April 07, 2019.
Photographer #PhilipCheung documents 690 miles of railroad track between Sacramento, CA & Promontory, UT. In examining the landscape of these 3 states, Cheung focuses on nineteenth-century Chinese migrant workers’ contributions to the transcontinental railroad. #AAPIHeritageMonth
This tweet was posted on May 26, 2019.