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The Suey Sing Association () is a historical
Chinese American
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association that was established in 1867. Formerly known as the Suey Sing Tong (), this was changed to its current name in 1920. In early 1994, the Suey Sing Association became the first organization in the Chinese community to fly the
flag
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of the
People's Republic of China
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. Currently there are more than 1000 members.
Suey Sing Association background information in Sina News website. (in Traditional Chinese)
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Branches
The Suey Sing Association has several branches in the United States and Canada including in:
* Los Angeles, California
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- 755 Yale Street
* Marysville, California
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- 305 1st Street ''(relocated to Sacramento)''
* Oakland, California
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- 331 8th Street
* Portland, Oregon
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- 8743 SE Powell Blvd
* Sacramento, California
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- 1716 Broadway
* Salinas, California
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- 25 Soledad Street
* San Francisco, California
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- 925 Grant Avenue
* Seattle, Washington
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- 815 S Weller Street Suite 112
* Stockton, California
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- 345 S San Joaquin Street
* Watsonville, California
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- 118 Bridge Street ''(defunct)
* Richmond, British Columbia
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- 11180 # 210 Bridgeport Rd ''
References
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Chinatown, San Francisco
Chinese-American organizations
Tongs (organizations)