
Chinese cowboys worked ranches in the American West for decades: Archaeologists find new clues
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Chinese immigrants worked as cowboys at Stewart Ranch in Grant County, eastern Oregon, according to new archaeological evidence uncovered by Southern Oregon University researchers.
"This reinforces our need to gather more data. Luckily, we have multiple ranches we are eyeing for next summer." "We know of at least two Chinese American men who ran their own ranches as well." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
The excavation, first reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting, was a special collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) and the Oregon Historical Society.
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