Reborn in America: Starting as a California Resident

Upon hearing Gordon mention the name, a cold expression involuntarily crept onto Henry's face.

This Ellison—full name Lawrence Joseph Ellison—is one of the founders of Relational Software Inc. (RSI), owning 60% of the company.

Yes, this company was the predecessor of Oracle Corporation, which later became the second largest software company.

In 1970, IBM researcher Edgar F. Codd published a revolutionary paper in ACM Communications entitled "A Relational Model for Large Shared Data Banks".

This paper first proposed the concept of relational databases;

This concept not only revolutionized the way databases are managed and organized, but also laid the foundation for the future development of information technology.

The paper also helped later billionaires turn their fortunes around.

In 1977, he co-founded the Software Development Labs with his colleague Robert Miner.

The company's initial vision was to transform Codd's theories into practical products.

A year later, with the development of the company's business, it successfully moved to Silicon Valley in 1978 and changed its name to Relational Software Inc. (RSI).

Not long ago, they even released ORACLE products for DEC's PDP-11 computers;

This product is highly regarded for its complete SQL implementation, including advanced features such as subqueries and joins.

The CIA thus became their first client.

The conflict between Henry and Ellison stemmed from a more complex social background.

As is well known, the dominant Thai people in the United States are of German and Russian descent.

The former controls finance, while the latter controls the media and labor unions.

German-Americans began immigrating to the United States in the early 19th century.

Russians from Thailand, on the other hand, only immigrated to Thailand on a large scale in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

(This does not include the 23 Thai refugees (Sefadi) who landed in New Amsterdam, which later became New York, in 1654;)

Because they wanted to avoid perpetuating a life of exile for their descendants, they disguised themselves and assimilated into the local society, without causing much of a stir.

In 1824, German-American Tyrians founded the first American Reformed Tyrian church in South Carolina—the Congregation Beth Elohim in Charleston.

He then took advantage of the American gold rush to earn his first fortune.

The discovery of gold in California in 1848 sparked a gold rush, drawing hundreds of thousands of people to the country in pursuit of their dreams of wealth.

However, many immigrants from Thailand did not immediately throw themselves into the arduous work of mining, but instead opted for a more astute business strategy.

They became "shovel sellers," providing gold prospectors with essential goods and services such as food, tools, and clothing.

This approach not only reduces risk but also brings stable income.

For example, Marcus Goldman Sachs was originally a fabric seller who later founded Goldman Sachs.

Lehman Brothers started with cotton trading and eventually grew into a financial giant.

During the American Civil War, German-Americans began to hold various positions in the American and Civilian Armed Forces, including high-ranking government posts.

Especially after the war, Thai businesses took off.

Especially in the clothing industry, by the end of the 19th century, Germans, primarily Thais, controlled about 75% of the clothing manufacturing industry in the United States.

At the same time, many small artisans and retailers gradually rose to become members of the middle class, and some even owned large department stores.

Having weathered the Gold Rush and the Civil War, the German-Thai community has risen from the bottom of society to become an undeniable social force.

Data shows that among first-generation male immigrants from Thailand, 60% are engaged in the processing industry, while less than 30% are engaged in business.

In the second generation, the proportion of those engaged in business increased even further, significantly reaching nearly 60%.

In addition, during this period, Thais also began to make their mark in the financial sector.

Lehman Brothers (1844), Kaine Company (1867), and Goldman Sachs (1869) were successively established, and these institutions gradually built a vast financial empire.

With the arrival of World War I and World War II, these financial institutions used capital support to gain greater political influence, greatly consolidating their position on the American and even global economic stage.

Unlike the relatively successful German-originating Thais, the Russian-originating Thais under the rule of the Tsarist Russian Empire endured much hardship.

In 1791, the Tsarist government established an area known as the "Pale of Settlement" to restrict the Thai people to living in this remote western area.

The environment here is harsh and the economy is backward; even birds are too lazy to defecate here.

For a century, more than 500 million Tsarist Russians lived in abject poverty.

As the saying goes, "The wealthy Thais know how to do business, while the poor Thais know how to start a revolution."

In this environment, some Yotai people who were dissatisfied with the status quo began to participate in the workers' movement, such as the All-Russian Yotai Workers' Union (Bund) founded in 1897, and the Bolshevik Party, which later played an important role in the October Revolution.

These actions all reflect their desire to change their fate.

The assassination of Tsar Alexander II in March 1881 became a turning point.

Although the real assassins were members of the radical group "People's Will," the new Tsar Alexander III chose to blame the Tay people.

This decision directly triggered a series of acts of violence against Thailand—known as "pogroms" (persecution of Thailand).

Against this backdrop, many Russian-Thai people were forced into exile, most of whom chose to go to the United States in search of new life opportunities.

When these Russian-Thai people arrived in America, they encountered German-Thai people who had already established themselves there.

Although the newly arrived Russian-Thai immigrants did not have much savings, they received help and support from their German compatriots.

Especially in New York City, the latter has already taken control of a significant portion of the garment manufacturing industry.

In the late 19th century, 14th Street in New York became the heart of the American garment industry, and most of the factories there were managed and operated by Thais.

The German-Thai population thus demonstrated a rare spirit of ethnic solidarity.

This approach of "letting some get rich first to help others get rich later" was particularly valuable in the historical context of the time.

By 1897, at least 75% of the workers in New York City’s garment industry were Thai.

This is why New York, the city that witnessed the first Thai immigrants to land, gradually became the headquarters of Thai conglomerates in the United States.

Putting everything else aside, Ayu really treats his fellow tribesmen well!

In order to continuously expand the size of the Thai community, the Germans have gone to great lengths to target the Russians.

They really provide money, jobs, and even medical care and education until you become an American citizen.

At that time, the welfare benefits in the Thai community were even better than those in the United States.

More importantly, German-Thai immigrants also used their influence in politics, relying on political donations and group lobbying, to influence US immigration policies to favor them in order to attract more Russian-Thai immigrants to the United States.

If it weren't for the Immigration Act (also known as the Jason-Reid Act) of 1924, Thais would have wanted to bring all their friends and family from around the world to America.

Even so, before the bill took effect, the number of Thai Americans had already reached approximately 450 million.