• 'Applaud to the Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers’, AANHPI exhibit

    Date and Time:
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    Email
    diversity@bellevuewa.gov
    Telephone
    425-452-6021
    Location

    Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Avenue Northeast Bellevue, WA 98004

    Description

    In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the City of Bellevue is hosting a free exhibit sharing the history of the Transcontinental Railroad.

    The city will honor the contributions of Chinese railroad workers through a partnership with the Chinese American Civic Association. The exhibit, called ‘Applaud to the Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers’, features 60 bilingual educational panels depicting how an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Chinese immigrants built the most challenging part of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. The panels will be on display in the first-floor concourse at City Hall from May 15-19. Learn more from the event flyer.

    Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., and Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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    Reasonable Accommodation

    For alternate formats, interpreters, or reasonable modification requests please phone at least 48 hours in advance 425-452-6021 (voice) or email diversity@bellevuewa.gov. For complaints regarding modifications, contact the City of Bellevue ADA, Title VI, and Equal Opportunity Officer at ADATitleVI@bellevuewa.gov.