May 2014: “A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America” (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center)

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center launched the project “A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America” to gather photos from all parts of the U.S. on May 10th, the anniversary of the Golden Spike. The Stanford Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project participated by shooting photos at the Cantor Arts Museum at Stanford where the Golden Spike is on display. Several of us marveled at the artifact, and Gordon H. Chang explained the image of Chinese servants in the large portrait of the Stanford family.