85-year-old Chinese American family donates $5M to San Diego State University's Black Resource Center, planning to sell properties; aims to inspire renaming it after original African American renters.
85 years after renting from an African American couple under racially restrictive laws, a Chinese American family in California donates $5M to San Diego State University's Black Resource Center. Lloyd Dong Jr, 81, and brothers Ron, 86, and Janice Dong plan to sell properties, hoping the donation helps young people and inspires renaming the center after the Thompsons, their original renters.
April 01, 2024
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