Hop Sing Tong
by Mary Chris Hines
Title
Hop Sing Tong
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Mary Chris Hines
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Photograph - Photograph
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The Hop Sing Tong is a Chinese American Tong that was established in 1875. A Tong is a type of organization found among Chinese immigrants living in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. In Chinese, the word tong means "hall" or "gathering place". Today tongs are, for the most part, members of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations, which are pro-Kuomintang traditional groups. These associations provide essential services for Chinatown communities such as immigrant counseling, Chinese schools, and English classes for adults. Tongs follow the pattern of secret societies common to southern China and many are connected to a secret society called the Tiandihui, which follows this pattern.
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