Not surprising. History is far less "racist" than people would like you to believe. There were White ranchers, Black ranchers, Mexican ranchers, Native American ranchers. Not surprising there were Chinese ones too. You're talking about a bunch of self-sufficient guys doing hard work. Groups like that are fine with anyone who pulls their own weight.

It's the cities, where people formed ethnic enclaves that things go wrong.

Not surprising. History is far less "racist" than people would like you to believe. There were White ranchers, Black ranchers, Mexican ranchers, Native American ranchers. Not surprising there were Chinese ones too. You're talking about a bunch of self-sufficient guys doing hard work. Groups like that are fine with anyone who pulls their own weight.