Chinese Tong War Mugshots & Stories - California 1870s to 1900s.

[@sokiepokiee]

There’s a series about the Tongs called Warrior based on Bruce Lee’s writings. It’s a actually really good but did not receive the attention it deserves.

[@TheInvisibleManInBlack]

It has a season 3 in production.

[@lovenlightman]

Great series.

[@tenholindberg9862]

part of the reason why, is that the major part of the series is the Lee estate, wich is run currently by bruce daughter Shannon Lee. who has a reputation of putting all kinds of garbage in screen with her blessing, while rejecting many legitimate works, wich actually respect Bruce's legacy and he's philosophy. most infamous case being of her suing Bruce's childhood family and siblings, due to them making movie about Bruce childhood years, while same time giving massive support to Chinese (not Hong Kong) TV seriesabout Bruces life, wich aired all kinds of fictional events about Bruce, wich newer happened. money is the one she is after. too bad she is acting in many cases in a way, wich is discracing her father.

[@jamesrustle3474]

Really good is an understatement. It's great. Somehow Cinemax managed to make some great period piece series. Warrior and The Knick

[@cmilliii]

I'm watching right now

[@ramseydoon8277]

There is such high production value in all your videos, this one really stands out!

[@raskltube]

Hey man, can you do a video on Chinese Triad activity in Japan?

[@lesliegrace8360]

This needs to be made into a movie

[@borednow5390]

You'll probably love cinemax's Warrior 😄

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

There is so much story here !!!! Please tell some of them. These were the true tough guys. They preferred to fight rather than shoot. So many gr8 stories. You could do so many shows on so many of these gangsters. Please do 🙏.

[@borednow5390]

You'll probably love cinemax's Warrior 😁

[@Jm-ki4su]

always love your vids when they are uploaded

[@Moodboard39]

You had good video . Hope you get more subs bruh

[@garyoz1821]

Ah Sing Duck looks about as cold blooded as they come.

[@KhmerShadow]

I wonder if any of them actually got proper representation considering they most likely didn’t speak English

[@chinaboss6683]

Even if they did, the laws are rigged against them.

[@georgieman1910]

Actually many did speak English. Chinatown wasn’t isolated or insular as one would imagine. Many whites frequented the establishments and partook in the illicit activities so there would have been a cross exposure to language and other things.

[@viciousvendetta5706]

The ragtime style choice of music accompanying this video with these mugshots from the late 19th and early 20th century Americana is very nostalgic, classy, befitting its period in time and match this content. You should study to become a movie director or at least be a movie consultant for anything AsianAmerican organize crime movies.

[@odnewdylee]

Please start reading the news stories out loud.

[@Winston_Chu]

When's the next story 👀 🤔 🔥

[@forgottenstreets]

Dropping this week

[@acb723]

@@forgottenstreets can't wait. Who is on the menu for this week brother ?! 😍😍😎😎

[@michaelmcgee2026]

@@forgottenstreets was wondering this weekend when we were getting a new one

[@acb723]

@@forgottenstreets when is the new one dropping my Brother. We are all waiting

[@peezy128]

Warrior brought me here

[@suwooplad4565]

Me too 😂😂

[@yungb254]

I would love to see a movie based on this part of American history.

[@formerfreeloader1049]

there's a tv show called Warriors that's centered around this

[@kuangtien3980]

Kung Fu TV series with David Carridine had a few stories where Caine fought with the Tongs in California during the late 1880's Gold Rush .👍👍👍

[@R3TR0J4N]

heard about tongs in a TV series called Warrior

[@sanele.]

Nice, i like this type of story.

[@PloKleenex]

Love ya, Forgotten Streets.

[@kuangtien3980]

My Grandpa was President of the Bing Kong( SOLDIERS ) Tong Association from the 1940s to 1980s ......WONG FAMILY IN CHINATOWN L A......I remember his Dragon Tattoo on his arm and he walked like a BOSS !.....🤣🤣🤣 I remember when he ,.....along with a couple Sons flew to NY to attend Benny ( Uncle Sevens ) Ong's funeral in the early 80's ...😮😮😮 Triad members from Hong Kong , Taiwan , China , Canada ,..attended the funeral , since Benny Ong was considered a " GODFATHER " figure to the Triads Worldwide ..😢😢😢

[@forgottenstreets]

Dm me on IG @forgotten.streets would love to hear more

[@daniell3235]

damn all these guys are going bald at a young age

[@georgieman1910]

No that was the hairstyle mandated by the Ching dynasty at the time. Men shaved the front leaving the long queue or pigtail in the back.

[@jec0435]

Queue or cue hairstyle. Look that up. ;)

[@pkpunnawat8160]

can you do Thailand?

[@eyeswideopen7777]

Nothing is changed. They'd still look like the ppl today 😮😮😮😮

[@jeffblacky]

…. Just call Saul …

[@antoniogutierrezjr7471]

San Quintan was notorious for doing hanging. In those days mostly Chinese and Italian gangsters in there this was before the segregation era

[@kelllefae3026]

What does highbinder mean?

[@kuangtien3980]

Hatchet Man / Assassin 😢

[@fishsauce1]

they look Toishanese same people in San Francisco today.

[@Smacks1996]

Real interesting man life just is cycles

[@colindong7316]

I wonder how much money they made from this lifestyle before death?

[@chinaboss6683]

Dont matter, cant take it with them.

[@primafacie5029]

Tongs were pre California were they not?

[@forgottenstreets]

In America no

[@kcirdnehiakada8195]

@@forgottenstreets They were tongs in San Francisco in the 1860s.

[@fandomvault4901]

Big trouble in little china

[@fishsauce1]

they used meat cleavers for weapons

[@kevinmoreno1244]

Thongs

[@Winston_Chu]

First

[@joeboygo]

I swear I saw some of these same guys playing raquetball in Monterey Park last week.

[@torernning8652]

Always a bit cringy when someone thinks they are funny, but just turns out to be a racist.

[@NYCMonkey23]

I think they were Italians

[@raksh9]

Were you outside the Blue Oyster Bar? Could have sworn it was you.

[@mensax8054]

Wow you made a racist joke. Gosh you’re too cool

[@ignacior.8895]

​@@torernning8652sounds like you're not familiar with Monterey Park. The racquet ball players out there are deadly.

[@kracksmith4ejm1]

hmmm these guys don't look at they can hurt a fly compared to the real cowboys in the wild wild west