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Why a Chinese American family is donating $5M to Black college students

Name: Chinese American family donates $5M to Black college students
Uploaded: 2024-03-12T01:33:06.000Z
Duration: 3 min 16 s
Description: In 1939, Emma and Gus Thompson, a Black couple in Coronado, California, rented out a home to the Dongs, a Chinese American family, in the wake of racially restrictive housing laws. Now, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students as a thank you to the Thompsons.

In 1939, Emma and Gus Thompson, a Black couple in Coronado, California, rented out a home to the Dongs, a Chinese American family, in the wake of racially restrictive housing laws. Now, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students as a thank you to the Thompsons.