“Hundreds of Chinese go to Yosemite... Imagine what the experience would be for them if they knew that Chinese worked on these roads over a hundred years ago,” Jack Shu, California's Department of Parks and Recreation employee, said. writeourstories
LOS ANGELES — There were meals members of the Mather Mountain Party wouldn’t have believed if they hadn’t eaten them.
Sing’s work appears to have been appreciated. Members of the party recorded his meals in their notes — including how Sing was able to put together a “fabulous dinner” despite a supply mule carrying “delicacies” like cantaloupe and fresh lemonade wandering off — and one year after the expedition, the federal government established the National Park Service.
California legislature in the early 1850s passed laws that imposed taxes on non-American miners and laborersAs a result of these levies, most Chinese laborers left mining and sought jobs in other areas, Chan said. A number found work in Yosemite hotels based on their culinary skills and strong work ethic.
Learning about the Chinese-American history of Yosemite prompted Shu to brainstorm ways to raise awareness about the community’s contributions to, which sees more than 5 million visitors per year, according to the park service. Chan, who has led some of the pilgrimage programs for the last five years, said one of the walks she leads takes place at a higher elevation region in the park called, which features Tioga Road — the highest road across the Sierra Nevada range, reaching up to 9,945 feet above sea level.
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