On Leong Chinese Merchants Association
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The On Leong Chinese Merchants Association (Chinese: 安良工商會; pinyin: Ānliáng Gōngshāng Huì) or simply Chinese Merchants Association, formerly known as the On Leong Tong (Chinese: 安良堂; pinyin: Ānliáng Táng), was a tong society operating out of its territory in Mott Street in New York's Chinatown. Established in November, 1893, the tong fought a violent war for control of Chinatown's rackets and businesses with the Hip Sing Tong. In recent years the Tong has been linked to the Ghost Shadows street gang led by Wing Yeung Chan. Currently, there are over 30,000 registered On Leong members, the majority of them with a commercial or industrial background.[1]
[edit] Branches
The On Leong Chinese Merchants Association has 23 branches in the United States including in:
- Baltimore, Maryland - Located at 325 Park Avenue
- Boston, Massachusetts - Located at 20 Hudson Street
- Chicago, Illinois - Located at 218 W 22nd Place
- Cleveland, Ohio - Located at 2150 Rockwell Avenue
- Detroit, Michigan - Located at 415 Peterboro Street
- Houston, Texas - Located at 6360 Corporate Drive
- Miami, Florida - Located at 1750 W Flagler Street
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Located at 318 S 3rd Street
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Located at 530 Bourbon Street
- New York City, New York - Located at 83 Mott Street
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Located at 911 Race Street
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Located at 522 3rd Avenue
- Providence, Rhode Island - Located at 15 Snow Street
- St. Louis, Missouri - Located at 3608 S Grand Boulevard
- Washington, D.C. - Located at 606 H Street NW
[edit] References
[edit] 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
