On Leong Chinese Merchants Association
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Chinese-American fraternal organization
Chinatown, Manhattan (曼哈頓華埠)
| On Leong Chinese Merchants Association | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Ānliáng Gōngshāng Huì |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | on1 loeng4 gung1 soeng1 wui2 |
The On Leong Chinese Merchants Association (
Wing Yeung Chan. Currently, there are over 30,000 registered On Leong members, the majority of whom have a commercial or industrial background.[1]
References
- ^ "On Leong background information in Hong Men Zhi Gong website. (in Simplified Chinese)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
Further reading
- Denny Lee, Years of the Dragons Information on the history of Ghost Shadows, New York Times, May 11, 2003.
- MacIllwain, Jeffrey Scott. Organizing Crime in Chinatown: race and racketeering in New York City, 1890-1910. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2004. ISBN 0-7864-1626-2