Chinese Immigrants in Yosemite

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29666347

Here's some history about Chinese laborers working to map out Yosemite national park. They were doing similar back-breaking work like the railroads. They were the ones digging through mountains to build roads throughout the massive park.

Then the article hones in on a particular immigrant, who they aren't entirely sure was Chinese, but apparently he was a culinary mastermind that worked with mappers like John Muir, cooking in the mountains. He apparently worked keeping meat fresh and made his own bread. He has peak named after him, which is super cool.