Wanted Bulletin for Sai Ying Lee, the sole remaining unarrested suspect in the Golden Dragon case. He has never been caught, but the arrest warrant charging him with being the getaway driver is still in effect. (Photo from SFPD.)

The Golden Dragon massacre remains one of many reminders how gang rivalries can spill out into public spaces with devastating consequences.

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Death and Life for the Chinese in North America and the shift to Tongs instead of Companies Insights from an a collection of academic essays

Back to finding the patterns and solving the questions involved with the history of the tong wars in the Old American West!

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Chinatown Museum exhibit

Portland’s original Chinatown was one of the biggest on the West Coast — until “urban renewal” in the mid-20th century wiped most of it out. Some original buildings and tunnels still exist, though.
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