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The Square and Circle Club is a women's community service organization located in San Francisco. Founded in 1924, it is the oldest Chinese women's community service club in the United States . [ 1 ] Throughout its history, the club has been active in its support of numerous San Francisco Chinatown community organizations and philanthropic causes.
The Ying On Association building in Chinatown, San Francisco at 745–747 Grant Avenue.The prominent first-floor retailer is "New Peking". The Ying On Labor & Merchant Association (Chinese: 英端工商會) or simply Ying On Association is a historical Chinese American association that was established in the 1930s for the purpose of assisting members of the Chinese community when they were ...
Forbidden City was a Chinese nightclub and cabaret in San Francisco, which was in business from 1938 to 1970, [1] and operated on the second floor of 363 Sutter Street, [a] between Chinatown and Union Square.
BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese Consulate in San Francisco said Thursday that its compound was damaged in an arson attack and urged American authorities to protect the safety of its diplomats and its ...
A driver fatally shot after ramming his car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco has been identified as 31-year-old Zhanyuan Yang. Yang rammed a blue sedan into the visa office on Geary ...
In the early 20th century, the Siberia Club, at 25-27-29 Ross Alley, run by Yee Mee, "king of the Chinatown gamblers" and head of the Hop Sing Tong, [13] was one of the more notable gaming establishments. A raid on September 28, 1912, netted 46 Chinese, and another raid just days later arrested another 50 gamblers, despite a September 17 ...
The San Francisco consulate has been targeted a number of times before. Among the most serious was a fire set by a Chinese man on New Year’s Day 2014 at the main entrance. It charred a section ...
Chee Kung Tong building at 36–38 Spoffard Alley in Chinatown, San Francisco, California. The Chee Kung Tong (Chinese: 致公堂; Jyutping: zi3 gung1 tong4), or Gee Kung Tong, was a Chinese secret society established in 1880 and holds an active presence still.