Ying On Association

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

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]

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

References[]

External links[]

• History of the Ying On Association (in Traditional Chinese)^{[dead link]}
• History of Chinese Associations in Fresno (in Simplified Chinese)