A rare story that will never be there again. Because some Chinese people hate two kinds of people in the United States the most: one is racist, and the other is black. In 1938, in order to make a living and escape the war, Dong Laode and his wife came to San Diego, California, USA, on an island called Coronado. In a foreign country, it is difficult.
Luckily, Master Dong can plant trees and raise flowers. In the United States, which pays attention to greening and gardening, there is a gardener's craft, and he is willing to endure hardships, and his work and income are fine, although his wages are often depressed. Unfortunately, it was impossible to find accommodation. The Chinese Exclusion Act was implemented in the United States from 1882 to 1943, and there were many restrictions and discrimination on Chinese immigration, naturalization, employment, marriage, education, and ownership of houses and other property. Although the implementation of tightening varies at different times and in different places, in the overall anti-Chinese environment, it was difficult for Chinese people to live and develop in the United States in those years. However, China is poor and weak, and it is difficult to protect itself, and overseas Chinese can only fend for themselves. Even though China and the United States were allies during World War II and the United States repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act, it was only in the form of law, and there was still a lot of discrimination against the Chinese in people's perceptions and daily life. Due to the civil rights movement that emerged in the 1960s and the continuous struggle of black Americans, racial equality in American society has been completely changed. But when Master Dong and his wife first came to the United States, they couldn't rent a house, let alone buy a house, so they could only temporarily live in a small hotel, which was not only very inconvenient, but also the wife was pregnant and about to give birth. Mr. Dong was working part-time while looking for a house everywhere. When the landlords saw his face, they were reluctant to rent the house to him, both for reasons of racial discrimination and for economic reasons. Ethnic minorities, newcomers, no creditworthiness, who knows if they can pay their rent on time? What's more, many communities have many restrictions and penalties for renting houses for Chinese, and more is better than less. Master Dong couldn't rent a house for several days.
He also had to work to earn money. One day, I was mowing grass and pruning the yard for a black couple, and when I saw that his stable was very large, and there were some cubicles and beds on the second floor, and there were black helpers coming in and out, I asked if I could rent him a room to live in? The couple, whose surname is Thompson, said that such a house was not suitable for them, and that it was only for some single seasonal workers to live temporarily. Master Dong had been working here for two days, and Mr. Thompson saw that he was doing well, working hard, and being honest, so he was willing to help him. Next to his stable, there are two houses, one for his own living and the other for some miscellaneous things, which can be cleaned up and rented to him. List of high-quality authors
Master Dong couldn't believe it, and asked wouldn't it cause him trouble, right? Mr. Thompson said, "I have a house in my yard, I don't have a property management, and I can rent it to whomever I want." As for the law, it seems that it is not allowed to sell houses to Chinese, but it does not prohibit renting. Mr. Thompson also came from a bitter background. A former slave in Kentucky, he was freed and came to California, where he started a business with his wife, owning his own farm and workshop. Although he is also a wealthy person in the area, he is also discriminated against because he is black. But he was a man of integrity and courage, always speaking up for the rights of himself and his other black brothers. There were some working blacks who had difficulty renting a house, and he provided a place for them. Now seeing that Master Dong, who is also a colored person and is discriminated against, is in trouble, he naturally helps.
For the next 17 years, Master Dong's family lived here, and they had four children, all of whom were, in the words of the landlord, Mrs. Thompson, "sensible, intelligent, and capable." After the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1943, Chinese were allowed to buy houses. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson said that they were old, the children were older, and it was useless to keep the house, which could be sold to Master Dong. Master Dong doesn't have so much money to buy because he has many children. But he is very grateful, because although the law no longer prohibits it, there are still many people who are reluctant to sell their homes to Chinese, and many communities also reject Chinese residents, unlike the Thompsons who have gotten along well with them for so many years. The two parties agreed that the house would be left to the Dong family, and when the economy was prosperous, the transaction would be transferred. In 1947, Mr. Thompson died. In 1955, his wife fulfilled her promise and sold the house to the Dong family, her family's old tenant and friend. Later, Master Dong and his wife also passed away, and the house was inhabited by their children. The children went to school and grew up, started a family, were born, old, sick and died, 87 years have passed, and there are still two children left. 
On February 8 this year, the two sons of the Dong family, aged 82 and 87, announced that due to their advanced age, it was useless to ask for this house, and there was no need to leave money for future generations. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, who were black, had helped his family, and now it was time to reciprocate. They donated the house and the accompanying plot to the Black Resource Center at San Diego State University. The Thompsons, who had contributed so much to equality and justice in the community, made a donation to hope that the center would be named the Thompsons Black Resource Center. Dong's brother said that without the help of the Thompson family, their parents would not have been able to rent a house and settle down. The younger brother of the Dong family said that the family's later stability and happiness in the United States were due to the opportunities given by the Thompson family at the beginning. "We were born, schooled, and raised here, and we have a lot of black classmates and friends who are now able to donate and should give back to the community and honor our benefactors," the brothers said. Mr. Mayberry, a local black leader, thanked the Dong family for their important contributions from parents to children, saying: "How many years have passed, black Americans are still in a difficult situation in many aspects, and the Chinese are so good in economic, educational, and career development, this is the gap." We need to remember and tell this story in memory of those who worked to close that gap and make things better. ”
No one remembers how much the house was bought in the first place. Housing prices in the United States are generally the income of local families for 10 years, and California has a higher housing price due to its good economy and large number of people. The house must have undergone constant maintenance and is now selling for $1.8 million, including prices and income**. As people of color, both Chinese and black people have a history of being discriminated against in the United States, and it is rare to have two families united and helped each other and have been dating for nearly a hundred years. All of them are ethnic minorities in the United States, with 13 blacks and 2 Chinese out of 100 Americans. The ancestors of the black people came before the founding of the United States, and it is not known whether they discriminated against the Chinese in general. But there is a famous joke among the Chinese:
There are two kinds of people who hate the United States the most, one is those who engage in racial discrimination, and the other is blacks.