[DOC] [TLE] Tong (organization) - Wikipedia [PAR] In Chinese culture, the word tong means "hall" or "gathering place". In North 
America, a tong is a type of organization found among Chinese living in the 
United States and Canada. These organizations are described as secret 
societies or sworn ... Tongs in North America showed many similarities to Triad of 
Hong Kong and... [DOC] [TLE] Triad (organized crime) - Wikipedia [PAR] A triad is one of many branches of Chinese transnational organized crime 
organizations based in the PRC, Hong Kong, ... Secret societies were officially 
banned by the British government in ... Recently, the triads have started to 
smuggle chemicals from Chinese factories to North America, ..... Gun fu  Heroic 
bloodshed. [DOC] [TLE] Chinese Freemasons - Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon [PAR] Jun 19, 2011 ... Outlawed, these groups were small, independent, and without formal ... The first 
phase in the development of Chinese secret societies is ..... First established in 
Vancouver in 1892, Chee Kung Tong renamed itself the ... Sun Yat-Sen visited 
North America on three occasions: in July 1897, 1910 and 1911. [DOC] [TLE] Chinese secret societies - Immigration to the United States [PAR] To the general American public, the best-known Chinese secret societies are ... 
were a specifically American creation, established by the most poor Chinese ... 
However, in the crowded Chinatowns many of these organizations eventually 
turned to crime. ... Tongs, Gangs and Triads: Chinese Crime Groups in North 
America. [DOC] [TLE] Secret Societies Page - Green Dragon Society [PAR] Chinatown was led by Tommy Lee the head of the On Leong Tong from Mott 
Street. ... In 1909, Chinese-American comedian Ah Foon was a well-known actor, 
.... The work, which blends kung fu, mixed martial arts and underground society 
into ... of Green Gang, a secret society established in the Qing Dynasty (1644-
1911). [DOC] [TLE] The Li Bloodline - The Forbidden Knowledge [PAR] In writing about the Li family and Chinese secret societies, I am like the man who 
wakes ... In the U.S. if two Browns without any apparent blood ties met each other
, they ... The Li surname has a long history which goes back to a specific person 
..... Triad groups, such as the Hong Kong based Chung Wo Tong Society and the
... [DOC] [TLE] Transnational Activities of Chinese Crime Organizations - Library of ... [PAR] Chinese trafficking groups still use routes that were established through ... The 
triad, a form of secret society that first appeared in the seventeenth ... groups' 
narcotics activities.6 Hong Kong now is the center of triad activity in ...... Paraguay 
meet. ..... Tongs, Gangs, and Triads: Chinese Crime Groups in North America (
San... [DOC] [TLE] Myth | nysanda | Page 3 [PAR] These groups, often indistinguishable from each other, have a long history in 
China ... In addition, brotherhoods and secret societies actively sought to recruit 
..... Laurette had met Chan tai San because Sifu Chan's wife was Chiu Leun's 
cousin. ..... United States Kung Fu Federation and the newer North American 
Chinese... [DOC] [TLE] Hung gar and wing chun - Page 4 - Kung Fu Magazine [PAR] I have a hard time beleiving all arts started at shaolin. ... According to Yip Man, 
she was at the white crane temple, which had its own distinct fighting arts. ... Most 
of these groups claimed descent from the Heaven and Earth Society (Taendi ... 
For the activities of secret societies in N China during the Ch'ing... [DOC] [TLE] Chinese Americans facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Chinese Americans at Encyclopedia.
com. ... These minorities have their own history, religion, language, and culture. 
.... they were the first immigrant group to be targeted for exclusion and denial of 
..... most of which were overseen by secret societies, known as tongs, often with 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Twilight Language: Carradine: Killed By "Kung Fu" Illuminatus? [PAR] Jun 8, 2009 ... Carradine, it appears, was investigating "

Question: These Chinese secret societies that met in tongs in North America started as groups of kung fu fighters
Answer: triads