Tong War breaks out in Chinatown.
October 2, 1903
It begins after Hip Song tong member Wang Yak Chong is shot and killed by two members of the On Leong Tong. Police stage an immigration raid at Wang’s funeral nine days later.*
Sources
- Boston Globe
- Nevins, Joseph
- Chinese Historical Society of New England
- & Schorow, Stephanie
- Lee, Tunney
- Chu, Doris C.J.