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Ep. 173 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 3)

Ep. 173 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 3)

FromThe China History Podcast


Ep. 173 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 3)

FromThe China History Podcast

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Laszlo offers up the exciting conclusion to the 3-part series introducing the Tong Wars.   TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE On Leong Tong   安良堂 The Tong led by Tom Lee Wanguo Jinyanhui huizhi 万国禁烟会会址 Meeting place of the International Opium Commission weiji   危机   A crisis Charlie Boston 李观长 One of the top guys in the On Leongs Tom Lee  李希龄  Chinatown elder credited with the formation of the On Leong Tong and other NY Chinatown organizations Hip Sing Tong   协勝堂 The rival of the On Leongs, led by (but not established by) Mock Duck. Xinhai Revolution   辛亥革命   The event that toppled the Qing Dynasty in 1911. Mock Duck   麦德 Top guy (but not the founder) of the Hip Sing Tong. Directed and took part in a lot of Chinatown violence. Chong Pon Sing   The president of the Hip Sings, bumped off by the On Leongs Yee Toy 余才 A Hip Sing soldier involved in a few of their most daring hits Gin Gum   Another high ranking On Leong and later right hand man to Tom Lee Kim Lan Association   金兰公所 A part of the Chee Kung Tong (Hongmen) made up of mostly Hip Sings Hongmen   洪门 A secret society formed in China during the Qing who pined to restore the good old days under the Chinese Ming dynasty (as opposed to despised Manchu Qing). It later inspired other similar secret societies and fraternal organizations Fong Foo Leung   the Hip Sing national president Chin Jack Lem   An On Leong whose defection to the Hip Sings sparked a Tong War zhi baobuzhu huo   纸包不住火 An old Chinese saying that says "paper can't wrap a fire" Zhongguo Huiguan 中国会馆 The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association... Lee Gee Min  Officer for the On Leong’s Wong Get 黄傑 A Hip Sing everyman...Used by reforming politicians to rat out the On Leongs and by his fellow Hip Sing tong brothers to make things difficult for the On Leongs. Frank Moy   head of the Chicago branch of the On Leong’s Tung On Society 东安会馆 Another society made up mostly of seamen Jiu Yi Ba  九一八 the Mukden Incident of September 18, 1931.   "Tong Wars, The Untold Story of Vice, Money and Murder in New York's Chinatown"   Scott Seligman's Amazon Page   The Tong Wars book home page   Article from Signature Magazine that explains the Turf Wars in NY Chinatown .          
Released:
Sep 2, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery presents over two hundred episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.