S3E7 - The Benevolent Association (Hop Sing Tong)

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Good or bad, who's to say?

Chris & Kayla walk by an interesting building in LA's Chinatown, which turns into a whole full excuse for Chris to talk about history on the cult show again.

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*Search Categories*

Anthropological

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*Topic Spoiler*

Hop Sing & other Chinese American Tongs

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*Further Reading*

 

https://stopaapihate.org/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/story-group-tracking-anti-asian-hate-incidents-rcna662

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Qing_sentiment

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/i4j3cv/what_are_some_of_the_reasons_for_antiqing/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lotus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiandihui

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triad_(organized_crime)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Americans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tong_(organization)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tong_Wars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hop_Sing_Tong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_issues_in_Chinatowns#Gangs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans_in_Los_Angeles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dragon_massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia

https://www.dartmouth.edu/~hist32/History/S02%20-%20Early%20Chinese%20Prostitution.htm

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/chinatown-sex-slaves-human-trafficking-san-francisco-history/

http://www.historicplacesla.org/reports/f1f44c90-7a08-4dd4-94d1-d37a5b573139

https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Tongs_of_Chinatown

https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Golden_Dragon_Restaurant_Massacre

http://www.chineseplayground.com/

https://sanfran.com/where-have-all-the-gangsters-gone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_%22Shrimp_Boy%22_Chow

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2767924

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1259.html

History of China Podcast: the Tong Wars of New York's Chinatown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37QdHb9IvE4

National Geographic: Chinatown Mafia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6pXIyOwrqo

https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/01/25/tongs-strike-out-in-chinatown/

https://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/enter-the-dragon-head/Content?oid=2163615&showFullText=true

http://www.mafianj.com/asian/tongs.shtml

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-chinatown-stabbing-20170127-story.html

 

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