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The '''Bing Kong Tong''' ({{zh|c=秉公堂|p=Bǐnggōng Táng}}) was one of the powerful [[Tong (gang)|Tongs]] in [[San Francisco]]'s [[Chinatown, San Francisco, California|Chinatown]] during the early 20th century.
The '''Bing Kong Tong''' ({{zh|c=秉公堂|p=Bǐnggōng Táng}}) was one of the powerful [[Tong (gang)|Tongs]] in [[San Francisco]]'s [[Chinatown, San Francisco, California|Chinatown]] during the early 20th century.


Known as the '''''Bing Kong Tong Society''''' (or '''''Bing Kung Association''''' in [[Seattle, Washington]]), the organization was one of the largest in California when the [[Hop Sing Tong|Hop Sing]] and [[Suey Sing Tong]]s allied against the Bing Kongs, instigating one of the most violent of the Tong wars in the United States. As the gang war continued, the numerous murders caught the attention of the press as the often gruesome slayings were detailed. Eventually an investigation headed by [[Santa Rosa, California]] attorney [[Wallace L. Ware]]<ref>Street, Richard Steven. [http://books.google.com/books?id=DxOHu1EP36cC ''Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913'']. Stanford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8047-3880-7, 978-0-804-73880-4. p398. </ref>, in cooperation with the District Attorney's office, exposed the extent of the Bing Kongs influence throughout the [[Chinese American]] populations along the west coast and southwestern [[United States]] (as far as the conviction of four members for a Tong murder in [[Kingman, Arizona]]). Weakened by the decade long war against the rival Tongs as well as state authorities, the Bing Kongs would eventually merge as a powerful [[trade union]], under the '''''Association; Free Masons''''' although it is suspected by federal and local law enforcement officials to still have remaining ties to [[organized crime]].
Known as the '''''Bing Kong Tong Society''''' (or '''''Bing Kung Association''''' in [[Seattle, Washington]]), the organization was one of the largest in California when the [[Hop Sing Tong|Hop Sing]] and [[Suey Sing Tong]]s allied against the Bing Kongs, instigating one of the most violent of the Tong wars in the United States. As the gang war continued, the numerous murders caught the attention of the press as the often gruesome slayings were detailed. Eventually an investigation headed by [[Santa Rosa, California]], attorney [[Wallace L. Ware]]<ref>Street, Richard Steven. [http://books.google.com/books?id=DxOHu1EP36cC ''Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913'']. Stanford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8047-3880-7, 978-0-804-73880-4. p398. </ref>, in cooperation with the District Attorney's office, exposed the extent of the Bing Kongs influence throughout the [[Chinese American]] populations along the west coast and southwestern [[United States]] (as far as the conviction of four members for a Tong murder in [[Kingman, Arizona]]). Weakened by the decade long war against the rival Tongs as well as state authorities, the Bing Kongs would eventually merge as a powerful [[trade union]], under the '''''Association; Free Masons''''' although it is suspected by federal and local law enforcement officials to still have remaining ties to [[organized crime]].


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Revision as of 05:25, 8 November 2010

The Bing Kong Tong (Chinese: 秉公堂; pinyin: Bǐnggōng Táng) was one of the powerful Tongs in San Francisco's Chinatown during the early 20th century.

Known as the Bing Kong Tong Society (or Bing Kung Association in Seattle, Washington), the organization was one of the largest in California when the Hop Sing and Suey Sing Tongs allied against the Bing Kongs, instigating one of the most violent of the Tong wars in the United States. As the gang war continued, the numerous murders caught the attention of the press as the often gruesome slayings were detailed. Eventually an investigation headed by Santa Rosa, California, attorney Wallace L. Ware[1], in cooperation with the District Attorney's office, exposed the extent of the Bing Kongs influence throughout the Chinese American populations along the west coast and southwestern United States (as far as the conviction of four members for a Tong murder in Kingman, Arizona). Weakened by the decade long war against the rival Tongs as well as state authorities, the Bing Kongs would eventually merge as a powerful trade union, under the Association; Free Masons although it is suspected by federal and local law enforcement officials to still have remaining ties to organized crime.

Branches

The Bing Kung Association building in Seattle, Washington.

The Bing Kong Tong has several branches in the United States including in:

References

  1. ^ Street, Richard Steven. Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913. Stanford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8047-3880-7, 978-0-804-73880-4. p398.
  • Devito, Carlo. Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime, Facts On File, Inc.: New York, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-4848-7