On November 11, 2015, Chinese Deputy Consul General to San Francisco Ren Faqiang attended "The Chinese Helped Build the Railroad,the Railroad Helped Build America" photo exhibition at Stanford University. Professor Gordon H. Chang, director of Center for East Asian Studies, Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin, co-chair of Chinese Railroad Workers in North American Project, Professor He Linxia of Guangxi Normal University Press Co., Chinese photographer Li Ju, descendents of Chinese railroad workers, as well as more than 60 Stanford faculty and students attended the event.

Deputy Consul General Ren Faqiang remarked that 150 years ago, about 12 thousand Chinese were recruited into America's railroad construction. Some of them died from extremely harsh weather and hazardous working conditions. Their contributions to America's national unification and economic development is beyond measure. Chinese railroad workers and their descendents in America are the pioneers for the people-to-people exchanges and friendship between China and the U.S. They played an active role in supporting China Xinhai Revolution, Anti-Japanese Aggression War, normalization of China-U.S. relations and China-US friendly exchanges and cooperation.

Ren appraised Center for East Asian Studies and Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University for their efforts to research and introduce Chinese railroad workers history and promote the mutual understanding and friendship between Chinese people and American people.

Ren Faqiang(7th from left),Director Gordon Chang(6th from right), Professor Shelley Fishkin (5th from right), Professor He Linxia (6th from left)