Ying On Association

The Ying On Labor & Merchant Association (Chinese: 英端工商會) or simply Ying On Association is a historical Chinese American 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 Chinese; and at times, for organizing funeral parlors for the dead who had no kin or family in America. It also served as a boarding house for single Chinese men upon arrival to Tucson, Arizon and a fraternal organization for elderly Chinese men.[1]

The Ying On Association building in Chinatown, San Francisco at 745–747 Grant Avenue. The prominent first-floor retailer is "New Peking".

They were also involved in the criminal underworld of the Chinese community as one of the main Tongs that were created as a self-protection society in America for Chinese immigrants. While a legitimate business association today, it was heavily involved in criminal activities during its history, as were most.

The Ying On Association still exists today.

Branches

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

Bakersfield, California - 2110 L Street Google Street View
Fresno, California - 1147 F Street Google Street View
Las Vegas, Nevada - 5595 Spring Mountain Road Google Street View
Los Angeles, California - 426 Bernard Street Google Street View
Oakland, California - 712 Webster Street Google Street View
Phoenix, Arizona - 2232 N 16th Street Google Street View
San Diego, California - 502 3rd Avenue Google Street View
San Francisco, California - 745 Grant Avenue Google Street View
Tucson, Arizona - 1935 S 6th Avenue Google Street View

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References

"Collection of Chinese Documents from Tucson, Arizona | Special Collections". speccoll.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

External links

History of the Ying On Association (in Traditional Chinese)
History of Chinese Associations in Fresno (in Simplified Chinese)

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[1] "Collection of Chinese Documents from Tucson, Arizona | Special Collections". speccoll.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-27.