Chinese and Japanese communities have experienced struggle, strife and success in Colorado

Watch “Asian American Pacific Islanders Lost History” special Watch CBS News Colorado’s “Asian American Pacific Islanders Lost History” special 17:50 The last spike was driven into the first continuous transcontinental railroad in Comanche Crossing about 40 miles east of Denver. It’s just one of many contributions Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to our country’s and state’s history, infrastructure and culture. However, those contributions have often been overlooked or forgotten, so CBS News Colorado is shining a light on a lost history in our state. Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was critical to trade, expansion and development in the…