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> > Float was sponsored by the Chinese Historiical
> > Associant.with UP as a co-sponsor. They mus
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> > contracted with Amtrak for the powers !Chinese
> > American Foundation's Rose Parade Float
> > Commemorates 150th Anniversary of
> Transcontinental
> > RailroadPublished : Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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> > 4:59 AM
> >
> [pasadenanow.com]
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> > 8/10/image.pngThe Chinese American Heritage
> > Foundation (CAHF), a community-driven
> organization
> > in Boston, Massachusetts that promotes the
> > recognition and appreciation of the historical
> > contributions made by Chinese-Americans to the
> > United States, is fielding a “Harmony Through
> > Union” float for the 2019 Rose Parade in
> > Pasadena.With the project, CAHF becomes the
> first
> > Chinese American non-profit organization to
> > sponsor a Rose Parade float since the
> Tournament
> > of Roses began in Pasadena in 1890, a CAHF
> > statement said.The Foundation said the float
> will
> > present a dynamic reenactment of the momentous
> > event when the Transcontinental Railroad was
> > completed on May 10, 1869.Next year marks the
> > sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the
> > completion of the railroad which linked the
> east
> > and west coasts of America, providing
> > infrastructure that united the nation
> > geographically, economically, historically, and
> > symbolically following the Civil War.President
> > Abraham Lincoln effectively used the capital
> > project of the Transcontinental Railroad as a
> way
> > to bring the country together, with former
> > Confederate soldiers working alongside former
> > slaves, and immigrants of Irish, German, and
> Greek
> > descent working in concert with Chinese
> > laborers.The perseverant and tenacious
> workforce
> > was composed of over 14,000 Chinese railroad
> > workers, with 80 percent of those on the
> Central
> > Pacific Railroad hailing originally from the
> Pearl
> > River Delta in China.Union Pacific Railroad
> (UP)
> > is joining CAHF as the foundation’s Golden
> Spike
> > sponsor of the Rose Parade float. For 155
> years,
> > UP has focused on the important connection
> between
> > rail transportation and our nation’s strong
> > economy, while honoring the generations that
> > preceded us and providing promise for the
> > generations to come.“Union Pacific is honored
> to
> > partner with the Chinese American Heritage
> > Foundation as this year’s Golden Spike sponsor
> of
> > the Rose Parade float,” Scott Moore, Union
> > Pacific’s senior vice president of Corporate
> > Relations and chief administrative officer,
> said.
> > “The railroad linked the country and formed our
> > nation’s backbone, building communities along
> the
> > way and uniting a nation. Chinese laborers and
> > immigrants were instrumental in the work
> necessary
> > to achieve the monumental task of completing
> the
> > Transcontinental Railroad.”Esther Zee Lee,
> Chair
> > of the Board of Directors for CAHF, said their
> > float will draw international attention to
> > recognizing the contributions of immigrants in
> > building America.“Immigrant contributions are
> not
> > widely taught in our history books or discussed
> in
> > our culture. So we hope to shine more light to
> the
> > role of immigrants in uniting and building our
> > country,” Lee said.The family of Esther Lee’s
> > husband, Wilson Lee, immigrated in 1865 to work
> on
> > the railroad. The CAHF said it was Wilson Lee’s
> > family history that originally sparked the
> concept
> > for the Harmony Through Union project that has
> > been 10 years in the making.Representatives and
> > descendants of the Transcontinental Railroad
> > workers will ride aboard the float, while
> > celebratory Chinese lion dancers herald the
> float
> > along the parade route. An original musical
> anthem
> > will provide a soundtrack to complement the
> Rose
> > Parade theme, “The Melody of Life.”Composer and
> > innovator Blythe Abigail Su-Ren Schulte, a
> > performance artist of Chinese and German
> descent,
> > will debut her new song “Out of Many, One”
> during
> > the float’s journey down the streets of
> Pasadena
> > on New Year’s Day. The song will be released as
> a
> > single following the parade and made available
> via
> > iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and other digital
> > streaming services.The Foundation said its
> Harmony
> > Through Union float will also represent the
> whole
> > Harmony Through Union project that encourages
> > inclusion of the role of Chinese laborers in
> the
> > educational curriculum for grades K-5, and
> > distribution of information to public and
> private
> > schools and nonprofit learning centers under a
> > yearlong program called We Built
> > America.Award-winning Fiesta Parade Floats, the
> > longest-tenured official builder in the Rose
> > Parade, is CAHF’s partner in float
> production.For
> > additional information about the CAHF and its
> > programs, visit www.cahf.us. The CAHF also
> > encourages support for its Rose Parade float
> > through a GoFundMe campaign, accessible through
> > www.gofundme.com/harmony-through-union.“We are
> > inviting all Americans to be a part of the rich
> > history of the Transcontinental Railroad and
> its
> > place in the development of our great nation,”
> > wrote Esther Lee. “Your donation will help us
> > build and decorate the float which will glide
> down
> > the parade route on New Year’s Day 2019.”