Documentary on China's immigration to the United States

All the main actors are played by real people. This is not a commercial entertainment blockbuster, nor a classic Hollywood musical, but this movie is very famous in the United States and even overseas, attracting a large audience. This is a documentary that exposes the current social situation.

Judging from the title of this documentary "National Treasure Bank: Small enough to go to prison", some viewers may be confused. What do you mean small enough to go to jail?

In the American financial crisis in 2008, there was a key word called "too big to fail", which meant that the big financial institutions in the United States were too big to fail because of the indiscriminate issuance of subprime mortgages. In fact, after the crisis, no big financial institution or individual bears legal responsibility for the crisis. Compared with "too big to fail", this documentary is called "small enough to go to jail".

In the American financial crisis in 2008, there was a key word called "too big to fail", which meant that the big financial institutions in the United States were too big to fail because of the indiscriminate issuance of subprime mortgages. In fact, after the crisis, no big financial institution or individual bears legal responsibility for the crisis. Compared with "too big to fail", this documentary is called "small enough to go to jail".

The financial crisis swept the United States.

The financial crisis swept the United States.

Today, I will take you into the National Treasure Bank to listen to the evaluation of the film by founder Sun Qicheng and how he fought against difficult times.

Sun Qicheng, the hero, spent his childhood in the continuous bonfire in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. He witnessed the indiscriminate bombing of Japanese planes in the urban area, killing countless people. National hatred left a deep imprint on his childish mind.

16 years old, moved to the United States with his family. Like all people who have just gone abroad, the first stop is Chinatown.

The strong Asian flavor of Chinatown makes him feel at home, where he can keep his lifestyle in China, get a haircut at the Shanghai barber shop and speak a few dialects; Find a Hong Kong-style restaurant and have a bowl of authentic Wonton Noodles.

"I want to be part of it," he said.

Sun Qicheng's family took a group photo with director steve james.

Chinatown is the first stop for everyone in China to set foot in a foreign land. Now, it has already become the emotional destination of new immigrants in a foreign land, and it has also become a famous tourist attraction. The endless stream of face of china, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and Shanghai cuisine all have their hometown flavor ... Familiar with Shanghai dialect, Northeast dialect and Cantonese accent. ...

Chinatown in new York

At that time, there were many illiterate and unskilled Chinese "black households" living in Chinatown. Without survival skills, they don't want to leave Chinatown and speak English, which makes them reluctant to go to major banks in the United States.

Chinatown in new York

In daily life, they were fined 1000 USD because the stall selling vegetables was several centimeters higher than the road and they couldn't find a suitable job to set up a stall in front of the supermarket to repair shoes.

From then on, she never dared!

Many people live like "rats waiting to be caught" every day and live a life of survival.

Sun Qicheng has long regarded Chinatown as his home. He saw all this in his eyes and kept it in his heart. The voice of doing something for China people has been echoing in his heart.

Sun Qicheng completed all the education of high school, university, postgraduate and doctoral students in the United States. In college, he studied economic accounting, read a master's degree in economics, and also read a doctor of law. This discussion of general education was very rare in China at that time, even among Americans.

Sun Qicheng, a college graduate.

65438-0964 After receiving the doctor of law degree, Sun Qicheng founded his own law firm to solve problems for compatriots in the Chinese community in new york.

Sun Qicheng, barrister-at-law

At first, Sun Qicheng wanted to give full play to what he had learned and solve the legal difficulties for his compatriots, but after contacting a large number of customers, he found a more thorny problem: many residents in the Chinese community are engaged in small businesses, such as tailoring, manicure, portering and butcher shop, and their wages are usually settled on a daily or weekly basis, which makes it difficult for them to apply for mortgage loans because banks need them.

This makes it very difficult for them to settle in the United States.

At the age of 49, Sun Qicheng opened a bank and named it Abacus, namely "National Treasure Bank".

Abacus, which means abacus, is one of the treasures of China's 5,000-year culture. This is why Sun Qicheng's National Treasure Bank was named "Use my abacus to benefit my compatriots ..."

Sun Qicheng said that his National Treasure Bank aims to enable compatriots to get loans, afford houses and live with dignity in foreign countries.

"We China people are abroad, and unity should be something that blends into the blood."

"National Treasure Bank" cut the ribbon

After 20 years of unremitting efforts, it has helped one Chinese family after another in new york to regain their lives, and also made this China-run bank famous in the United States. Later, including Peter Mackin, the owner of the Empire State Building, a famous skyscraper in new york, were all customers of National Treasure Bank.

In 2008, the American subprime mortgage crisis broke out. After the crisis, the United States decided to misappropriate the taxpayer's $700 billion to fill the deficit in order to save the collapse of the American economic order. Although the chief culprit of the subprime mortgage crisis is the financial institutions on Wall Street, the big banks and stock exchanges that have been subsidized by * * * all have the reason that they are "too big to fail".

The United States, riding a tiger, took the national treasure bank, a small bank ranked 2000, as a scapegoat for the whole financial crisis.

Even more absurd is that, as the film title "National Treasure Bank: Small enough to go to jail" said, although the average bad debt rate of mortgage loans in the United States is 5%, the national treasure is less than 0.5%.

However, the Chinatown Community Bank in New York, founded by Chinese immigrants, was pushed to the dock by Manhattan prosecutors and became the only financial institution that was criminally prosecuted by the United States.

According to the documentary, first of all, among the 3,000 loans sold by National Treasure Bank to Fannie Mae, only 9 were defaulted; The default rate of 0.5% is far lower than the national average of 5%, so it is impossible to be a factor inducing the subprime mortgage crisis. Secondly, Fannie Mae not only didn't suffer losses by buying the loan case of National Treasure Bank, but gained profits. The employee involved in the case again has a low level, so the bank cannot benefit from his operation, so there is no regular and systematic fraud in the bank.

Those American banks that were too big to fail were not charged, but the small national treasure bank was convicted of 182!

The American police went to the bank to arrest people crazily. The scene was shocking!

During the arrest, the district attorney's office handcuffed China employees together, and they were strung together, lined up, and chased by flashlights, as if they were "parading the streets".

"I have been a prosecutor and I have never been soft on crime, but I have never seen such a thing. These people were humiliated in public, which was absolutely intentional and without any justifiable reason, "said the defense lawyer of National Treasure Bank.

Faced with this unbearable treatment, Sun Qicheng's youngest daughter, who was working in the district attorney's office at that time, resigned angrily. She no longer believes in justice and fairness in the United States, but sees their incompetence and arrogance, which completely disappoints her.

Under the circumstances at that time, if Sun Qicheng chose to compromise and plead guilty, he would probably have to pay a fine of $6 million. After all, even international banks are reluctant to confront these institutions.

But in the face of such great humiliation and daunting authority, Sun Qicheng chose a difficult road: no matter what the price, he will go to court to the end! This is not only for the innocence of National Treasure Bank, but also for the honor of Chinese community!

But in the face of such a choice, he resolutely refused!

This is a country that gives power!

This is a great shame!

I can't let China people lose face!

I also want to give myself a dignity!

In this way, Sun Qicheng decided to regain fairness and justice at any cost!

"We China people are also clean abroad! What we didn't do will never be recognized! "

At this time, a good education for the whole family is their most powerful weapon! Sun Qicheng has four daughters at home. He is a lawyer. His family members include prosecutors, doctors, bankers and legal experts ... people who are very familiar with American politics, finance and law!

In this way, a China family, against a country's * * * "war" began!

From left: Son Ye Jin, Sun Yilin, Sun Yifen, Zeng Huilin, Sun Qicheng and Sun.

"At that time, it was the familiar Chinatown that supported us."

"Good old neighbors have given us the greatest support."

Neighbors in Chinatown also appeared in the film, supporting the National Treasure Bank against * * *

"We go to the restaurant to order a Chinese meal every day, and then sit there all day to discuss the case."

"I hope to give China people an innocence!"

Neighbors in Chinatown also appeared in the film, supporting the National Treasure Bank against * * *

In the past five years, Sun Qicheng, an outstanding Chinese banker, won the lawsuit against the United States with his persistence and the support of his daughter, wife and all local Chinese at the cost of 10 million dollars!

182 charges, none of which were established!

The ending is hard-won, and I even have tears in my eyes here! Sun Qicheng is the backbone of China people!

This is a hard-won victory, a victory for overseas Chinese and a victory for China people!

Americans made it into a documentary, showing the world how great it is for real overseas Chinese to fight for their dignity.

This dignity is earned by ourselves!

Take this article to pay tribute to China people who are indomitable and humble overseas!