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J00958 Summary:

BILL NO	J00958
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	LIU
COSPNSR	ADDABBO, ASHBY, BAILEY, BASKIN, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS, RIVERA, ROLISON, RYAN C, RYAN S, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEC, STEWART-COUSINS, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK
MLTSPNSR

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J00958 Text:

 
Senate Resolution No. 958
 
BY: Senator LIU
 
        WELCOMING  the descendants of the Chinese American
        Transcontinental Railroad workers to the Legislative
        Chambers in Albany, New York on May  14,  2025,  and
        recognizing  their  families'  vast contributions to
        the State of New York
 
  WHEREAS, The  historical  contribution  of  Chinese  immigrants  has
strengthened  the New York State and United States economies as a result
of risking their  lives  while  enduring  harsh  winters  and  dangerous
working  conditions  while  facing  prejudice,  low  wadges,  and social
isolation; and
 
  WHEREAS, Chinese railroad workers courageously connected the western
and eastern sides of the United States which is  known  as  one  of  the
greatest engineering achievements in American history; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Chinese  railroad  workers  were an indispensable force in
constructing the Transcontinental Railroad and led to the great economic
prosperity enjoyed by the nation in the years that followed; and
 
  WHEREAS, Descendants of these workers now reside  in  New  York  and
continue  to  play  vital  roles  in  building  prosperity and promoting
Chinese culture and heritage in this great Empire State and  across  the
United States; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Although  Chinese  railroad workers were essential for the
success of the  Transcontinental  railroad,  no  Chinese  laborers  were
formally recognized at the opening ceremony; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  imperative that the State of New York commemorates
and recognizes the historical contributions made by the Chinese railroad
workers; by honoring these individuals and their families,  we  seek  to
uplift  their  stories,  honor  their  contributions,  and  express  our
sincerest gratitude for their efforts; and
 
  WHEREAS, It is the pleasure of this Legislative Body to  participate
in  the  Chinese  Railroad  worker  exhibition  in  Albany,  New York on
Wednesday, May 14,  2025,  and  to  recognize  the  descendants  of  the
estimated  15,000  to 20,000 Chinese immigrants whom, despite remarkable
physical and social challenges, laid the  foundation  for  extraordinary
economic  prosperity  for New York State and the Nation as a whole; now,
therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
welcome   the  descendants  of  the  Chinese  American  Transcontinental
Railroad workers to the Legislative Chambers in Albany, New York on  May
14,  2025,  and  recognizing  their  families' vast contributions to the
State of New York.

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