本画册通过许多珍贵的历史图片和较为翔实的文字资料，反映了19世纪中晚期数万华工漂泊海外的坎坷遭遇，展现了100多年前在北美建设铁路的华工从生存挣扎到立足生根，为当地文明的发展尤其是美国西部开发所作出的巨大贡献。This album contains many precious historical pictures and much detailed de*ions. It realistically depicts the miserable experience of the tens of thousands of overseas Chinese laborers and explores the life of Chinese laborers, ranging from their struggle for survival to their final taking roots in North American societies. It illuminates the enormous contributions of Chinese laborers in the building of North American civilizations.