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The Cahuenga Pass (/ k ə ˈ w ɛ ŋ ɡ ə / ⓘ, / k ə ˈ h ʌ ŋ. ɡ ə /; Tongva: Kawé’nga), [1] also known by its Spanish name Paseo de Cahuenga, is a low mountain pass through the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Hollywood Hills district of the City of Los Angeles, California.
Yaanga was a large Tongva (or Kizh) village, originally located near what is now downtown Los Angeles, just west of the Los Angeles River and beneath U.S. Route 101. People from the village were recorded as Yabit in missionary records although they were known as Yaangavit , Yavitam , or Yavitem among the people.
The Tongva (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ v ə / TONG-və) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately 4,000 square miles (10,000 km 2).
Hop Sing Tong Building, San Francisco Chinatown. 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.
Tongyang or Tong Yang may refer to: Tongyang Group, South Korean conglomerate; Tongyang Confectionery, former name of Orion Confectionery, South Korean company formerly owned by the Tongyang Group; Tongyang Daegu Orions, former name of Goyang Orions, South Korean basketball team formerly owned by the Tongyang Group
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The Hop Sing Tong building signage in Seattle, Washington. The Hop Sing Tong has several branches in the United States. Branches include: Boise, Idaho - 706 Front Street (defunct) Denver, Colorado - 4130 E Colfax Avenue; Los Angeles, California - 428 Gin Ling Way; Marysville, California - 113 C Street; Portland, Oregon - 317 NW 4th Avenue
The Bing Kong Tong (Chinese: 秉公堂; Jyutping: bing2 gung1 tong4; pinyin: Bǐnggōng Táng) was one of the most powerful Tongs in San Francisco's Chinatown during the early 20th century. Since most immigrants from China to the United States during the 19th century were from the province of Guangdong , Chinatowns founded at that time used ...