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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
Gambling dens were left to the Hip Sing Tong. Most initiation ceremonies were not as elaborate as the first known tong organizations had, as the Chee Kung Tong was quite traditional in this aspect, with accounts stating that the group still used many Triad symbols and signs. While it is uncertain whether or not other tongs adhered to this ...
List of Chinese criminal organizations; Tong (organization) A. Mike Abrams (criminal) B. Bing Kong Tong; D. Doomed to Die; H. Hip Sing Association; Hop Sing Tong; L.
As a result, most traditional Chinese secret societies, including the triads and some of the remaining Green Gang, relocated to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and overseas countries (particularly the United States), where they competed with the Tong and other ethnic Chinese criminal organizations. Gradually, Chinese secret societies turned ...
Since the new century, there are two academic books focusing on Chinese organized crime. Based on rich empirical work, these books offer how Chinese criminal organizations survive in the changing socio-economic and political environment. Y. K. Chu's Triads as Business [2] looks at the role of Hong Kong Triads in legal, illegal and international ...
There have been 'Tong wars' or Chinatown in-fighting, between the Tong groups in the older Chinatowns. A tong war occurred in a Chinatown could be spread to other Chinatown communities. Initially, many Chinatown gangs were formed to defend the community from the lo fahn ( Cantonese word and transliteration for " Caucasians ") but later turned ...
Chinese American Citizens Alliance 同源會; Chinese-American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) 芝加哥美洲华裔博物馆 - 李秉枢中心; Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association 中華會館 / 中華公所; Chinese Freemasons (Chee Kong Tong) 洪門致公堂; Chinese Historical Society of America 美國華人歷史學會
This article is a list of domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in China. Relations between Chinese NGOs and the government fluctuate over time. [ 1 ] Most Chinese NGOs and activists work with government entities that support their goals and selectively oppose government entities which contest their goals.