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Chin Lin Sou (Chinese:支連蘇)(born ca. 1837)was an influential leader in the Chinese American community and prominent figure in Colorado. He immigrated to the United States from Guangzhou, China, in 1859 at the age of 22. Chin stood out amongst his Chinese peers at the time in the United States as he dressed like a westerner and spoke perfect English. He worked on the First Transcontinental Railroad as the foreman of a group of Chinese railroad workers, many of whom Chin, himself, recruited and helped to gain passage into the United States. His leadership was important to the construction of the railroad because Chinese railroad workers were used to lay the steel rails. Following the completion of the railroad in 1869 he settled for a time in Black Hawk, Colorado where he was the unofficial leader of a group of Chinese immigrants who settled in a community called Cottonwood.
Chin eventually amassed a fortune by selling mining leases and running businesses that sold supplies to Chinese railroad workers. He and his family later moved from Black Hawk to Denver, where he, as well as his children and descendants, became important figures in the city.
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