Apr 24, 2023
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 16. The New York Tong Wars were
a series of four violent conflicts that happened in New York
between the two most influential tongs there… the On Leong Tong and
the Hip Sing Tong. In this episode, we talk about the events and
environment that led to the Tong Wars, focusing on Tom Lee of the
On Leong Tong and how the corruption of law enforcement through
Tammany Hall contributed to conflict escalation. We also talk about
a few other key Chinese community leaders like Wo Kee, Lee Toy, and
Wong Get. For more detailed information on the NY Tong Wars, we
highly recommend the Scott Seligman book Tong Wars: The
Untold Story of Vice, Money and Murder in New York's
Chinatown. In our second segment, we celebrate the
recent gold medal for Madison Chock and Evan Bates in Ice Dancing
at the recent World Figure Skating Championships, not to mention
the 6 medals won by Japanese and Korean skaters. For previous
episodes and information, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com
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Segments
- 00:25 Getting Caught Up
- 03:19 The History of the Tong Wars Part 2
- 20:54 Celebrating Madison Chock, Evan Bates, several Japanese and Korean skaters