Chinese American family donates millions to Black Resource Center for past act of kindness

A Chinese American family in California is donating $5 million to a Black resource center at San Diego State University. The donation is in gratitude of a Black family who rented their house to previous generations of relatives at a time when no one else would. Steve Patterson talks to the family members about this multi-generational act of kindness.
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[@who.is.kalebomari]

Minorities teaming up and helping each other is so powerful. Imagine...

[@beforeyourimmigrants8471]

Black Americans have been doing that. Unfortunately the other are here to submit

[@TK-pv4uq]

Yes, and I also rather be your friend than the other person who sounds petty.

[@greggoodman4335]

@@beforeyourimmigrants8471 Don't be stupid.

[@lmc2664]

I'm Chinese American and thank you so very much for saying it.

[@dickenscider4082]

RESPECT

[@jungersrules]

More so than the $5 million donation, it's the fact that both these families understand the power of kindness that is at the heart of their story.

[@Maha-gx4zm]

More like power of money

[@psnitkin4059]

We don't hear enough of these kinds of stories. True, there is not always a $5 million donation involved, but there are countless stories about how multi-generational people of different backgrounds helped one another.

[@erikaarnold4780]

I have seen people like this with my own eyes where I live. The world is NOT complete crap. There so many good people if we just took a look around. 💖

[@rollinia7770]

Another old man got con of his saving.

[@lovenspired]

In a world that often spotlights multi-generational wealth in assets, spotlighting multi-generational kindness really is a treasure to witness. What a blessing and inspiration these two families are, this could seriously be turned into a movie.

[@GingerWolf87]

Multi-generational kindness & good karma is extremely common if raised in a good family. A familial household that teaches to respect & care for others. Unfortunately, for many people, they are raised to think of themselves so much they don't even care about their blood relatives.

[@meegs699]

Well said

[@R_L_1369]

I am Asian American, ethnic Chinese Filipinos. Had it never been for the efforts of MLK and Cesar Chavez, the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and the subsequent removal of immigration quotas, many Asian Americans never would have had the privileges afforded to us. I am forever grateful to those who came before us and made this world a better place for us all. Their memories be eternal. To these two families, may blessings abound for you and may these good acts inspire us all, for we truly will remember them.

[@orellmuhammad1106]

You are absolutely correct. This is a beautiful thing.

[@blackkid9498]

The whole purpose in America is to separate Asian Americans and black Americans they use Asians and a middle gate of separation we should not let this happen

[@DievestorsNeverLearn]

@@blackkid9498 Every group is used against us (including African and Caribbean immigrants).

[@lovenspired]

Beautifully said. Now, it's our honor to carry the baton. Let's continue the work of unity and solidarity between minorities in America.

[@blackkid9498]

@@lovenspired the American system makes that impossible any Asian that are black friendly don’t get doors opened for them that allow progressive only when Asian assimilate into white culture so they benefit Asian women are the biggest beneficiaries of this

[@GoodJuju333]

Solidarity is always beautiful to see

[@B.G-r8l]

There's plenty in this story that all of us can learn from and emulate no matter how big or small.

[@rollinia7770]

Elderly man getting old out his wit was con out of his own home 🏡 and money.

[@iwom5817]

True Americans

[@raymonddon8875]

chinese people such as the dong's... always have big warm hearts!

[@raymonddon8875]

the rest of the world can only learn from the chinese!

[@rollinia7770]

You meant the old lonely man getting old out his wit was con of his life saving.

[@Cauldron6]

Lovely story of solidarity and community.

[@TanyaOsterman-hw9wv]

There are many, many more good people out there!

[@eliciaellis7428]

They certainly are!Let’s spread the word!❤

[@_invinciScribe_24]

Yes there is! 👍🏾❤️

[@daniel23554]

Regardless of the cultural backgrounds, it's great when people genuinely support each other, and when media highlights these stories of connection and unity.

[@KRL]

What a beautiful legacy of kindness ❤❤❤❤

[@fam-a-lee7513]

When we stop teaching racism at home, this is how beautiful life can be.

[@GingerWolf87]

Has nothing to do with racism. Why make it out as racism? It is literally as simple as these people were raised in a good household, one that taught respect & care for others. Unfortunately, for many people, they are raised to think of themselves so much they don't even care about their blood relatives.

[@hv2623]

​@@GingerWolf87 did you watch the video? How are your basic comprehension skills? More importantly, how's your life going emotionally?

[@GingerWolf87]

@@hv2623 Thank you for proving you lack general IQ above 60.

[@HeartWritesINC]

♥️💯⭐️

[@M_SC]

@@GingerWolf87aggressive obtuseness

[@lol-zt7gp]

why is this not viral? what an awesome act

[@lol-zt7gp]

“This may just be the thing to help THEM thrive”, love this attitude and of true human compassion

[@Avg_Joe_001]

Minorities should always be united. I will never understand the racial hate that exists between some groups of Asians and Black people. United, minorities are stronger than divided.

[@rollinia7770]

Talk to Koreans, they will tell you.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

​@@rollinia7770😅Man! As a black person, who has been learning both Korean and mandarin for four years, I can relate to both of these comments!

[@burrrrr8525]

@@rollinia7770why were there so much murders and crimes against Asian Americans during the pandemic

[@kengvang3062]

We need more people like these guys.

[@rollinia7770]

Coning an old elderly man out his money is not something good.

[@JaylenPotts-o7t]

What an amazing story and act of kindness among families.

[@joe23521]

More of these, please!

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Very heartwarming story. I hope the kids' dreams come true ❤

[@itsvonnieb]

I love the Dongs. I’d love to meet them and hug them.

[@remixisthis]

Nice to see positive stories like this

[@DOXO881]

What a great story! Sometimes one act of kindness to a stranger can make a meaningful difference.

[@rollinia7770]

Scamming an old man out his saving is nothing good.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

​@@rollinia7770 Did I miss that part in the video? 😅Why are you so against these positive comments, man?

[@rollinia7770]

@nicoleraheem1195 You could clearly see in the video how old those old folks are. If you see your grandpa and grandma donate their money and home away. You will stop them and if you think it is right, then why don't you sell your car to donate. If you have a house then do that too.

[@Emogyal]

@@rollinia7770 you must be white…

[@aiqueenla2786]

Generosity of spirit, you gained and you gave, if everyone on earth could do this, how wonderful of lives would be.

[@rollinia7770]

Coning an old elderly man out his money is not something good infact so sad 😢.

[@Ohyeahhahaha]

Republicans would say that's communist tho

[@LunaticTheCat]

I love this story so much. Great people all around.

[@Stuffnsuch736]

This is a breath of fresh air considering the enormous rift growing between the black and Asian communities

[@patriciaKnightley]

Thank you, I needed a feel-good story for once

[@christopherigbojekwe5966]

Finally some positivity that brings us together!!

[@rollinia7770]

And still the Chineses and Irish people get no reparation slavery money.

[@stingraytor]

What a beautiful home!!!

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

Beautiful story.

[@devonforsure260]

Heartwarming and much needed

[@lungtransplantnation]

This is beautiful and inspiring 🙏🏾💙

[@kryptoniteKJ]

Imagine if everyone paid it forward, what an amazing world we would have

[@Ohyeahhahaha]

Well, the republicans would say "that's FREAKING COMMUNIST!!!"

[@angelalewis6750]

So beautiful. It’s not hard to show kindness to a stranger 😊❤.

[@Emogyal]

YES! I absolutely love this!

[@vanityofthesaint]

Kindness,for kindness

[@Superstarz389]

This is so beautiful 🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@clementgavi7290]

A greatness of souls.

[@orellmuhammad1106]

This is a beautiful thing. ❤

[@raymonddon8875]

dong's (chinese) big warm hearts... gave away $5M.

[@abiyamberber8773]

More like Chinese Americans - what a generous gift!!!

[@raymonddon8875]

be like the chinese, the world needs to follow in the chinese footsteps!

[@rollinia7770]

Old man got scammed badly.

[@Emogyal]

@@rollinia7770 what is up with you white people?

[@Blisscent]

That’s incredible. Wow. Really beautiful story

[@aspcia]

Love that this story has reached so far ❤🙏🏼

[@renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300]

Now that’s beautiful. More stories like this please!!!

[@rollinia7770]

Yeah, a warning to all elderly seniors don't get con by scam artists.

[@tatertot1946]

Bless them.

[@dannettekey8375]

That was a beautiful story.❤❤❤

[@P.90.603]

Better Together!

[@nathanhu3937]

Nice things still happen everyday ❤

[@hamiltonwilliamdossantos9305]

In Brazil, we've got thousands of millionaires and an awful lot of billionaires. First thing they do is to make sure their children will get the whole money when they die, overall, and the rest that go and fend for themselves...

[@aloha_uehara]

This is America!

[@sophiaatn5339]

This is love ❤

[@hippodinoreserve6090]

This is the America we know.❤

[@elau3742]

Not everyone is grateful butthe Dong’s family is a role model for those who had received kindness and paid back with kindness. ❤

[@rollinia7770]

He getting old and like most old people they are lonely and easy to get scammed by con artists.

[@cerebrumexcrement]

it was a black man who helped my parents have a home to raise us kids. it was a black woman who helped my mom get food stamps so she could feed us. always thankful to the black community. even with the history uve endured, u still showed kindness.

[@mhizplease2685]

🌍🇧🇧🙏🏾God Bless These Families ❤🇧🇧🌍🙏🏾

[@topangadior8500]

Great story, a blessing ❤

[@ninjacat1ify]

Wonderful story…..shining hearts!

[@Allupinyainbreds]

This is America 🇺🇸

[@M_SC]

Wonderful families

[@Ven-_-L0033]

Wow such a great story❤

[@nafeesahnaf2387]

Chinese people ❤️

[@duckling4393]

Chinese American, yes. Mainland Chinese, stay away.

[@golonawailus4312]

@@duckling4393they are the same, you whining 😂

[@TransitAndTeslas]

More of this stuff. Less of hate! We can do this America.

[@henrichandrew]

We need more good and positive vibe stories like this. There are always many good and humble people around us, no matter what your races are. Why many racism toward Asians nowdays, especially in US are because the propaganda made by their own government and hollywood made movies, the most racism issue they're using is Asians stole their employment opportunities, "their" here refer to white and black communities, as they always considered as native US Citizen. What a miserable justification. But the real reason for all these racism conduction toward Asian are "They" afraid being surpassed by Asian. Living in the same country, shouldn't We help and support each other like the noble deed by the Asian and Black in this video? The slogan "make USA greater again" is for all US Citizen regardless of race, everyone deserve to achieve American Dream with proper and the right way.

[@meegs699]

We are so up right now

[@stephenpalmer7278]

That's how it supposed to be

[@duinay3]

great story - one of prejudice, struggle, kindness, success, remembrance, gratitude, and finally, hope

[@rollinia7770]

Story of old lonely man being con out of his money.

[@pattitai1834]

What a nice story!

[@chainsawmay]

solidarity is the basis of liberation! our oppressions are interconnected

[@LenaMellow]

Love this!

[@JennyLamberta]

I miss Coronado in Cali my hometown🥰

[@WilliamLairecruiter]

Amazing story!

[@purpleness64]

So wonderful

[@plm8830]

Evil couldn't defeat either of these families. It's a big middle finger to society.

[@bluebear57]

beautiful story

[@talaibabao7302]

I remember listening to the African American poet June Jordan talk about her Chinese grandfather. At that time, I had no idea about the historical relationship between African-Americans and Chinese Americans. Later, after meeting elders who were also Chinese and Black, it wasn’t hard to imagine that, at a time when both peoples were heavily discriminated against, there was a lot of solidarity between them.

[@shirleyhenry-vf5ox]

Color is ONLY skin deep. Love and true appreciation is CHRISTLIKE. What a MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE.

[@pinklover1160]

Netflix please make this beautiful story into a movie.

[@stickshiftt9127]

Awesome!!

[@elove2.038]

Praise GOD!

[@coachdms]

Let trend " KINDNESS"

[@enckidoofalling2883]

Lovely

[@golonawailus4312]

It is more than kindness, it is racial solidarity

[@clarencethierry2402]

This is such a positive, uplifting, beautiful story. And so refreshing in the time of trump, and JD Vance.

[@sirij8784]

Its crazy how persecuted were both blacks and asians were back in the day. Both had experienced racism and alot of hate. Crazy to see how asians have overcame alot of the hardships to be the most wealthy demographic in the nation. Hopefully blacks can experience that too

[@javieraguilerajr9551]

Lemme guess you Asian

[@sirij8784]

@@javieraguilerajr9551 I'm both. I want to see all my people winning

[@javieraguilerajr9551]

@@sirij8784 thought Asians don’t like mixing. Why Asians look down on Mexicans. My family gentrification with Asians made them different.

[@sirij8784]

@@javieraguilerajr9551 you love who you love. To be fair I'm mixed with like 6 different things so I've had a front row seat to alot of different cultures. I guess it depends where you grew up. Where i was raised Asians and Latinos were cool. Everybody got along well but then again everyone was 2nd/3rd generation. 1st generation immigrants probably are different. I go to Asia alot for travel and if you go there there's hardly any other races. They don't let it anybody etch has disadvantages but one plus is the culture doesn't get watered down

[@ILIVEAGOODLIFE]

Meanwhile in reality "Hu recalled his own harrowing experience. On Feb. 27, 2020, he awoke to heavy knocking on his front door. “I was still in my pajamas when eight FBI agents burst into my house and arrested me,” said Hu, who was charged with defrauding NASA and hiding his employment with a Chinese university. Hu was acquitted of all charges in September 2021. He may have been acquitted, he said, but the experience “is part of a broad pattern of racial profiling and targeting of scientists of Asian descent.” And not mention the US restrictions on land ownership and some chinese students being denied reentry into the U.S. if the chinese keep staying in U.S, they'll end up like black Americans who every effort to succeeded is crashed by the U.S government

[@theresabeard5733]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@Neglakay0883]

GOP today don’t want that.

[@CreativeThinking52]

Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing. God bless.👍🙏🥳525 likes

[@wongchai807]

Shade room needs to pick this up

[@awwwkitteh]

I love to see it. Minorities need to band together to uplift each other. There's too much divide in this country.

[@mral6809]

True Americans! True American Heros! We need more people like this.

[@rollinia7770]

Coning an old elderly man out his money is not something good.

[@rollinia7770]

It like scamming old people out their money 💰.

[@mral6809]

@@rollinia7770 What scam are you talking about? People donating to a good cause helping improve others lives. Where is the scam or do you just Troll?

[@rollinia7770]

@@mral6809 Elderly man getting old out his wit was con out of his own home and ton of money.

[@mral6809]

@@rollinia7770 making stuff up again?

[@oventi_]

Multicultural and intergenerational solodarity. That is how you build a good society.

[@chrisvibz4753]

we dont have w good society. blacks and asians are still killing each other in gang wars. the white gangs and the mexicans are too, but mexicans usually fight black gangs

[@darcicali7693]

❤❤❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 beautiful

[@emeliealegonero4043]

👍 very cool

[@new06enc]

hi southern states, take note

[@organsplz5268]

theres always a twist with that money

[@IGuess...]

Now THIS is one headline I NEVER EVER EVER thought I would read! And if you know anything about Black vs Asian relations since they started immigrating here, you know why!

[@lt4107]

I l❤ve this ❤❤❤❤

[@talk2stop]

Nothing has changed in US towards the Chinese. Make no mistake about it. But China has changed.

[@samgooi1905]

👍

[@LunaticTheCat]

What an ignorant comment.

[@talk2stop]

@@LunaticTheCat what an ignorant comment from an ignorant person to an ignorant comment

[@operaenthusiast58]

#stopasianhate tho

[@EmperorOfTheDamned]

👏