[華工建設太平洋鐵路150週年紀念郵票]連暑簽名
Michelle Wang王晓薇-3064 11/04 63044.0/1
亞太公共事務聯盟(APAPA)从今年五月開始在加州举辦了紀念華工建設美國太平洋鐵路150週年(150th Anniversary Celebration/ Chinese Building The US Transcontinental Railroad)的系列活動, 得到了多位美國参眾國會議员的支持。鐵路華工歷史圖片展(Historical Photo Exhibition)将在十二月一日至九日(Dec 1 --- Dec 9)移至紐約舉行。目前亞太聯盟呼籲大家響应國會众議員孟昭文Grace Meng 與 US Asia Institute '簽署請願书”的倡議活動，請大家在請願書上簽上名。
讓我們一起請願，要求發行一張慶祝建設美國太平洋鐵路150週年及記念美國華工移民當年對建設美國鐵路作出的具大貢獻的郵票。 請您簽！請您的朋友簽！
跨洲铁路无疑是19世纪世界上最伟大的工程之一，它把原来东西两岸间6个月的行程缩减为1周，极大地促进了美国国内经济的发展，并支撑了跨洲铁路后时代美国国内经济的繁荣。
作为这个历史大事件中的无名英雄，一万二千多名中国移民修建了跨洲铁路的西段，他们构成了中央太平洋铁路公司80%以上的劳动力。他们中的许多人冒着生命危险工作，并因此在严冬和危险的工作环境中丧生。他们面临着偏见，低工资，社会隔离，有时甚至还有死亡的威胁。据斯坦福大学的文献，华工做着最困难最危险的工作，赚取的报酬却不到其他工人的三分之一。近1200名中国工人死于各类安全事故，雪崩和爆破，比例高达10％！在自身被迫忍受危险艰难的工作条件的同时，中国铁路工人依然勇敢地挺身而出，组织起来为了更公平的工资和更安全的工作环境而努力！他们的奉献与努力不仅把我们的国家连为一体，也为包括移民和本国工人在内的所有的工人争取到了改善的待遇和安全的工作环境。
在2015年2月，众议员孟昭文就这个议题提出一项议案，相关决议已提交给国会监督与政府改革委员会。众议院认为应当发行一枚邮票以纪念1865至1869年间的中国铁路工人，而公民邮票设计谘询委员应向邮政署长建议发行这枚纪念邮票。
2019年5月10日是跨洲铁路落成150周年的纪念日。在这个纪念日，让我们同时记住这些为美国现代文明辛苦奉献甚至付出生命的无名英雄吧！他们值得我们用发行邮票的方式来纪念！
请加入我们一起为实现这个目标尽力！
Please sign this petition to ask for a Stamp to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad and Its Workers
https://www.change.org/p/memoria ... -immmigrant-workers
The Transcontinental Railroad was without question one of the most monumental engineering feats of the 19th century. It reduced cross-country travel times from six months to a single week! This, in turn, facilitated domestic commerce, and was the backbone of economic prosperity enjoyed by the United States of America in the years after its completion.
The unsung heroes of this landmark moment of progress, 12,000 Chinese immigrants constructed the western section of the Transcontinental Railroad, comprising more than 80 percent of the workforce of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. Many of these workers risked their lives and perished during the harsh winters and dangerous working conditions. They faced prejudice, low wages, social isolation, and sometimes even death. Stanford University cites they earned one third less than than the other workers and were given the most difficult and dangerous jobs.Nearly 1,200 Chinese workers died from work accidents, avalanches, and explosions (1 out of every 10).
Despite the dangerous and challenging working conditions they were forced to endure, Chinese railroad workers courageously took a stand to organize for fairer wages and safer working conditions. Their efforts not only bridged our nation together, they advanced the cause of good, safe jobs for all workers, immigrant and native workers alike.
In February 2015, Congresswoman Grace Meng introduced a bill to the US House of Representatives about this very topic. Its resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, expressed that it was the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp
should be issued in honor of the Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
May 10, 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the day the final stake was driven into the ground, completing the Transcontinental Railroad. These unsung heroes who paved the way for modern America with their lives deserve to be memorialized on a U.S. postage stamp to commemorate this anniversary. Let's make it happen.
Memorial Postage Stamp to Honor the Transcontinental Railroad's Immmigrant Workers
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The Transcontinental Railroad was without question one of the most monumental engineering feats of the 19th century. It reduced cross-country travel times from six ...
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