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A tong (Chinese: 堂; pinyin: táng; Jyutping: tong4; Cantonese Yale: tòhng; lit. 'hall') [1]: 53 is a type of organization found among Chinese immigrants predominantly living in the United States, with smaller numbers in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In Chinese, the word tong means "hall" or "gathering
Tong is a Chinese surname. Tong as transcribed in English however represents of a number of different Chinese surnames. There were 8,589 Tongs in the United States during the year 2000 census, making it the 3,075th surname overall and the 121st surname among Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities; tong, pronunciation of several Chinese characters; See:
People with this surname mainly have three originations: [6] From the clan name Tao-Tang (or Taotang, Tao Tang) . Tao-Tang was the clan name for Emperor Yao's tribe, so Yao is also known as Tang Yao (唐堯/唐尧) or Tang Fangxun (唐放勛/唐放勋) (Fangxun literally means great meritorious service or contribution).
Another example would be the Wah Ting San Fong Tong and the Sen Suey Ying Tong allying with the Hop Sings to fight the Suey Sing Tong. The Chinese population of the San Francisco Chinatown and of the United States dropped dramatically during this turbulent era, from as many as 25,000 to only 14,000 by the beginning of 1900, with the Chinese U.S ...
Tang Sulan (born 1965), Chinese writer and politician; Angela Tong (born 1975), Hong Kong actress; The family temple of the Tang (Chinese: 汤) family in Jinxiang Town, Cangnan County, Zhejiang. Tang Wei (simplified Chinese: 汤唯; traditional Chinese: 湯唯; pinyin: Tāng Wéi; born 7 October 1979) is a Chinese actress
As in the case of the Manchu language, the Daur word Niaken is essentially an ethnonym, and the proper way to refer to the country of the Han Chinese (i.e., "China" in a cultural sense) is Niaken gurun, while niakendaaci-is a verb meaning "to talk in Chinese".
Dong (Chinese: 董; pinyin: Dǒng; Wade-Giles: Tung 3; Standard Cantonese: Tung or Tong; Cantonese Jyutping: Dung2) is a surname of Chinese origin. Dong is from a Chinese character that also means "to supervise" or "to administer."