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The Ying On Labor & Merchant Association () or simply Ying On Association is a historical
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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
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; and at times, for organizing funeral parlors for the dead who had no kin or family in
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. It also served as a boarding house for single Chinese men upon arrival to Tucson, Arizona and a fraternal organization for elderly Chinese men. The Ying On Association still exists today.


Branches

The Ying On Association has several branches in the United States including in: *
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- 2110 L Stree
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* Fresno, California - 1147 F Stree
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* Las Vegas, Nevada - 5595 Spring Mountain Roa
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* Los Angeles, California - 426 Bernard Stree
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* Oakland, California - 712 Webster Stree
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* Phoenix, Arizona - 2232 N 16th Stree
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* San Diego, California - 502 3rd Avenu
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* San Francisco, California - 745 Grant Avenu
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* Tucson, Arizona - 1935 S 6th Avenu
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(in Traditional Chinese)
History of Chinese Associations in Fresno
(in Simplified Chinese) {{Organized crime groups in the United States Tongs (organizations) Organizations based in California