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World Service,3 mins

Yosemite Park's Chinese History

Boston Calling

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Ever heard of Sing Peak? It鈥檚 a mountain in California鈥檚 Yosemite National Park, and it honours the park鈥檚 Chinese immigrant past 鈥� and an amazing backcountry chef called Tie Sing. A park ranger at Yosemite did some digging and unearthed the hidden history of Sing and the immigrants who helped create the park we know today. Image: The Mather Mountain Party in 1915 with backcountry cook Tie Sing. Also in attendance: the first director of the US National Park Service, Stephen Mather. Credit: Dr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor/National Geographic Creative

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