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association that was established in the 1930s for the purpose of assisting members of the Chinese community when they were threatened by unfair and discriminatory business practices; for organizing social gathering places for the

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; and at times, for organizing funeral parlors for the dead who had no kin or family in

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. It also served as a boarding house for single Chinese men upon arrival to

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and a fraternal organization for elderly Chinese men. The Ying On Association still exists today.

Branches

The Ying On Association has several branches in the United States including in: *

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References

External links

(in Traditional Chinese)
History of Chinese Associations in Fresno
(in Simplified Chinese) {{Organized crime groups in the United States Tongs (organizations) Organizations based in California Tong groups