Only one couple would rent to him in 1939: Gus and Emma Thompson, one of the few Black families that owned a home in Coronado. After Gus — a former enslaved person — died, Emma sold the house ...

Only one couple would rent to him in 1939: Gus and Emma Thompson, one of the few Black families that owned a home in Coronado. After Gus — a former enslaved person — died, Emma sold the house ...

In 1939, Gus and Emma Thompson, a Black entrepreneurial couple, agreed to rent and eventually sell the house they owned to the Dongs, a Chinese American family. ...

Brother Ron and Lloyd Dong, along with their spouses, donated $5 million to SDSU's Black Resource Center in honor of Gus and Emma Thompson. "They saved our family and so we had an opportunity to ...

Brother Ron and Lloyd Dong, along with their spouses, donated $5 million to SDSU's Black Resource Center in honor of Gus and Emma Thompson. "They saved our family and so we had an opportunity to ...

They saw a need, and they could help, and they did,” said Lauren Few, the great-granddaughter of Gus and Emma Thompson. Now, in 2024, the Dong family is doing just that.

In 1939, Gus and Emma Thompson, a Black entrepreneurial couple, agreed to rent and eventually sell the house they owned to the Dongs, a Chinese American family. The Thompsons’ decision touched ...