BACGG Zoom Event: Thursday, September 14, 2023 @ 6:30 PST – 8:00PST
This session is over, and is posted on Youtube: Click Here
Have questions about tongs or associations? Please email questions in advance by September 7, 2023, to bacgg.gail@gmail.com and bacgg.jeannie@gmail.com
George Chin, (Founder of Chinatown History & Culture Association) will provide a personal overview of SF’s Organized Associations and will discuss the roles of associations in the Community & Social Services.
Additionally, Ding Lee, Director of Lee’s Family Association, Ning Yung, Bing Kong Tong, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Chinatown History & Culture Association, will share his experience about associations and help answer questions.
Chinese Tongs, or organized associations, have served five generations of Chinese Americans for over 175 years. They have earned respect of their contributions to the Chinese American community, but they also face multiple challenges and limitations. Learn about Chinese Family Tongs / Associations, and how they impacted your ancestors and may impact you today:
- Presentation of History, Culture & Education
- Genealogy Research: Tongs have maintained membership and payment records for many years. This information can be valuable for people who are conducting genealogy research.
- Challenges and limitations of Tongs
- Where do Tong’s get respect?
SAVE THE DATE FOR SESSIONS AT THE OAKLAND FAMILYSEARCH CENTER
October 19, 2023, Thursday – Ron Chan – Digitze and Document Your Family History
November 2023, Leona Lau – Our Moms, Chinese War Brides – Their Stories From War Time China to Post War USA. Also NARA Archives Workshop – Research for War Bride documents