The Chee Kung Tong (Chinese: 致公
![Chee Kung Tong building at 36–38 Spoffard Alley in Chinatown, San Francisco, California](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/0295_Chee_Kung_Tong_%2826728605727%29.jpg/220px-0295_Chee_Kung_Tong_%2826728605727%29.jpg)
History
editThe Chee Kung Tong was established as an all-male fraternity with the purpose of promoting Chinese values, customs, and the ideals of democracy, within a tight-knit network of brotherhood that has ties dating back over three hundred years prior in China. The society is considered the oldest Chinese-rooted organization established in the United States.[2]
The Chee Kung Tong are most recognized for their political support of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, who is considered the founding father of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-Sen began a campaign to overthrow the Manchu rulers of the Qing Dynasty. In 1904, a meeting took place between The Chee Kung Tong and Sun Yat-Sen in Hawaii. The purpose of the meeting was to rally nationalist support for a future revolution that would take place in 1911.The society also assisted in Sun Yat-Sen's campaign throughout the United States.[3] The building at 36–38 Spoffard Alley in San Francisco, California had served as the temporary home for Sun Yat-sen while he lived in exile.[4]
See also
edit- For Public Good Party
- Chee Kung Tong Society Building in Maui; NRHP-listed
References
edit- ^ Ho, C., & Bronson, B. (n.d.). The chee kung tong: A Chinese secret society in Tucson, 1880–1940. JSTOR. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.jstor.org/stable/44985779
- ^ Chee Kong Tong. bostonchinesefreemasons. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.bostonchinesefreemasons.org/chee-kong-tong
- ^ Chinese Historical Society of New England. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30, 2022, from http://www.chsne.org/
- ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.