Recommended Readings and Resources

Elementary School:

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Pie-Biter. Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Tall tale of pie-loving Chinese in the building of the railroads in America. K-1 Also available in Chinese and Spanish. 

Grade K – 1.
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​​Coolies. Yin and Chris Soentpiet. Good illustrations, well told of hardships faced by railroad workers.

​Grade 4 
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”The Chinese: Railroad Builders of the West” in Chinese Americans, Past and Present. Don Wong, Map and short description of railroad building.

Grade 4.
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