Tung On Gang Complete History - NYC Chinatown | Asian Gangs 80s/90s

Full timeline of the Chinese-American gang Tung On from NYCS Chinatown during the 1980s and 1990s. One of the many Asian gangs from NYC in the old days like the Flying Dragons, Ghost Shadows, BTK, Fuk Ching etc.
clip credit:
1)YT: Vinmoonsu
2)YT: Chinatown Gang Stories
3)YT: NewzReels1

[@chinatowngangstories]

Accurate history of the Tung On Gang.

[@mr.dakamd5444]

@@tomtroni you sound like your two fathers

[@tomtroni]

@@mr.dakamd5444 you live like your two mothers.

[@mr.dakamd5444]

@@tomtroni you lose beach

[@bingjianzhen5523]

@@mr.dakamd5444 .丶.l

[@steffe689]

I grew up in Sweden nowhere near Chinatown but i love these videos. Great work as usual!

[@anthropologicalminds2855]

Insane amount of work! Great job!

[@hellspawn328]

welcome back man, i look forward to your posts as i often walk the streets mentioned and am fascinated by all the history of the area. man if those buildings could talk…

[@JvP-tj9bt]

Good to see you uploading again!

[@michaelc6126]

I grew up near NYC Chinatown during the same era of these gangs and luckily never encountering all the violence. Thanks for the upload reminiscing the bad old days. Hope to see more soon.

[@Kodousinx]

Because they weren't like there counterpart it's all about money unless you fuck with there money

[@sugarpuddin]

In those days teenagers had to stay in their area. You couldn't wonder down the wrong street. I remember lots of shootings.

[@donaldlampone4195]

Year Of The Dragon

[@thomasjung6660]

Bad but interesting. I lived in that era in Chinatown but never encountered the violence.

[@brucegreen5781]

Did you join Tung on gang

[@zhajjar4793]

great video as always

[@declanpritchard4286]

Not enough can be said to just about how good these videos are keep up the good

[@frankc3080]

There should be movies or a TV series on the new York China town gangs if there isn't already one. Very good story line script

[@javelinkwok4664]

Great job gathering all the pictures of the member that was a mission!

[@pauliedibbs9028]

YES!!! I have been a fan since day one and this is absolutely my favorite channel on Asian Organized Crime... Next to CGS, of course 😉

[@pauliedibbs9028]

@@forgottenstreets Yep 😎🙏👊

[@TYYR3SE]

Seems cool tbh

[@HnKP7M10]

Awesome content.

[@zulubeatz1]

Great video. Thanks

[@primafacie5029]

Great channel!

[@lexbraxman9270]

Great vid!

[@mthemechanic7158]

Nice video 🙏

[@davidmiller4758]

The relationship between the community elders in the tongs, and the younger kids and men in the street gangs is pretty fascinating. I like its shown in the movie "green dragons" as well.

[@mr.dakamd5444]

Good looks, its not easy

[@pradag5671]

we outside widdit

[@josiahjacinto4156]

There is som ting Wong about Steven

[@mr.dakamd5444]

@@josiahjacinto4156 si papito, mucho!

[@MrSodaBelly]

WORSE MOVIE EVER 😂 bruh go watch Scarface goodfellas & godfather PLEASE. Green dragon was TRASH CORNY

[@chriswiese1348]

This is such an amazing channel

[@famebkny6675]

I'm from Brooklyn NY & at night in Chinatown in the 80s you couldn't walk around in Chinatown freely as you, please. You could tell by the vibe that it was time to leave. Chinatown was very different at night.

[@Eidelmania]

Manhattan Chinatown? Or Brooklyn Chinatown?

[@yankees29]

I remember going to buy fireworks ther me after the Pink Floyd concert at Yankee stadium.😂

[@ForeverSweetx3]

True! My uncle was working all day and going to a night class to learn English. He was on his way home in Chinatown & suddenly two gang members accosted him with a gun to his head. They were looking to kill a rival gang member. Thankfully they didn't kill him on the spot. He explained he wasn't in a rival gang and they were mistaken. After showing them his ID, they let him go. This was in the early 90s.

[@stanle3833]

During the late '70's when we visited N.Y city...my grandparents lived in the Confucius Plaza so they were smack in Chinatown, they wouldn't allow us to walk the Chinatown streets after 6 pm...saying we might be accidentally mistaken for a gang member and get killed.

[@famebkny6675]

@@stanle3833 And where I come from in Brooklyn NY Brownsville, IT'S NEVER SAFE!😉😉😉

[@AH-tw4rw]

Great work. Find both of your channels fascinating. Id recommend looking into the 5T gang from Cabramatta, Sydney in the 90's. Might be of interest to you.

[@bpeezy]

I see you also from cabra? Hahaha sup homie

[@Stuckinthen9neties]

5T would be interesting. Watching from Melbourne.

[@bpeezy]

@UCTRCAMgPHFv12VSALRDbijg yep, first generation of Vietnamese people that came to Australia during the Vietnam war.

[@ss.dee88kits]

@@bpeezy bonnyrigg 2177 represent eshayy bah

[@bpeezy]

@@ss.dee88kits LMAOOO I went to bonny high!

[@Winston_Chu]

Finally ffs 😫😁🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 you uploaded more consistently

[@shshshsherbit]

Great work as usual!

[@nicksmith3746]

Well told 👏🏼

[@georgieman1910]

I had a friend that used hang out back in the day and also with some Tung On toughs and he came across Clifford a few times. Also, it's "Doong Awn" not "tongue" lest people get confused between that and "tong." Good documentary.

[@25WASTEDYEARS]

Police gave them that name...name was really Churn Ying

[@Markcigar1]

I remember seeing Benny ONG standing outside near the Penny Arcade on Pell st. My Father owned a factory at 35 East Broadway at the time

[@chunnokleungarchivemediast9798]

Welcome back.

[@smartdoctorphysicist3095]

Hi very good, more people need to know this.

[@thanosalaarson8290]

New York in the 70-90s was insane

[@BecomingYourIdeal]

90s-2008 was wild too

[@thanosalaarson8290]

@@BecomingYourIdeal yeah that’s true

[@jlshel42]

The most effective law enforcement group back then was a quartet of adolescent shelled reptiles

[@heijimikata7181]

True. The streak of violence in the underworld, and in society in general, was insane.

[@2LiveTrew]

What made it stop in 2008?

[@lexbraxman9270]

What happened to the Ghost Shadows video? I don't see it in your catalog anymore.

[@davdmoi]

Bring back many many stories back then . I was fortunate staying alive while all shits happening during my teenage years growing up in Chinatown. Saw many bloods and tears from friends and families members who lost theirs child. Never talk about to my parents and my children today. All these happened some I knew are my street friends. Some are innocent and some want a name for himself. History past will stay with this generation . The next generation couldn’t careless. Just give me my iPhone 20. Everything is right there.

[@poorinvestor]

Enjoy your vid and joint your family. I grew up part of all this

[@pj4340]

Hi, this is a well-made documentary. I'm working on a self-funded documentary on a similar topic. Would you have any advice on sourcing/licensing footage?

[@Skydog3]

Amazing

[@howardsun]

when you gonna do west coast Wa Ching gangs

[@andrewlee9111]

Went to hs in NYC in early 90s. The kids in gangs were really great kids...

[@justakidfrombrooklyn]

My cousin was one of the murdered at the pool hall in 1992. NYC was really a different time then. I went to school in Brooklyn and all my Italian friends would say the same thing.

[@forgottenstreets]

Wow sorry to hear

[@robinw3716]

Sorry about your cousin. The real murderers that ordered that hit are still alive and walking free right now. The main culprits for that incident are named "S" and "P." They are the ones that flipped and got hardly any time served. Now that's the real crime itself.

[@privatesteverogers]

Hello I am a big fan of this channel. Does anyone were I can find the episode : Benny Ong - The Godfather of Chinatown?

[@mikehunt9884]

The new york chinatown area, and all of the surrounding area has a really deep history. right around the five points.

[@yankees29]

I heard underneath part of Chinatown and Little Italy there is a big gold smelting operation. Wonder if that’s true?

[@Izzabenito]

@@yankees29for sure true. Not any more.

[@christopherblade5984]

I love all your videos. I hope we see more. I still wanna see anything about the Korean Mafia how they took a part of Chinatown etc.

[@deroxanlit4181]

Korean mafia took a part of chinatown in new york city ? that never happened.

[@christopherblade5984]

@@deroxanlit4181 not NYC. Cali.

[@mr.dakamd5444]

@@christopherblade5984 you're 3000 miles off

[@Jennnvang]

Your voice is soothing to listen to 😅

[@forgottenstreets]

Thanks 😂😳

[@jewelryhistorian8291]

I rented an apartment from them. Great landlords. Always fixed everything and paid for everything.

[@ando9549]

🤣👍

[@AlienShowz]

What’s the name of the song you used in the intros background

[@Stuckinthen9neties]

Good insight into chinese organised crime. I'm italian but fascinated by other groups.

[@justicewillprevail1106]

If the crime rates keeps rising and no justice is being served, it will just be a matter of time when gangs starts forming in order to protect themselves.

[@johnkilkenny5012]

History will always repeat itself

[@TheGoodfellas.]

In my opinion, the recent xenophobic attacks on Asians in NYC wouldn’t have occurred in Chinatown & Koreatown if it were back in the day. Though they dealt in nefarious activities, they could not watch non-Asians beating innocent Asians. Unfortunately, just like the Italian Mafia; the era of the discernible Gangster has passed.

[@Arthurian.]

​@@TheGoodfellas. you don't think the Asian gangs will return to their once prominent era?

[@shhs1227]

​@@TheGoodfellas.the age of the discernible gangster was always stupid "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT ME I'M A GANG MEMBER COME ARREST OR KILL ME"

[@KhitownLol]

is that old pic of Speed from FD

[@ForeverSweetx3]

I grew up in the 90s without any knowledge of this. No wonder my mom was always paranoid and scared.

[@markliang7565]

I’m trying to find movies about these gangs but it’s so difficult 😢

[@Midwest..]

Because no movies about it

[@mrpgarner1982]

Rise of the green dragons.

[@joshuasmith6346]

Watch the China Girl 🎬 🎞 🎥

[@theonlythingihavetosayis9333]

Make it with AI

[@league5553]

Don't know about early 90s but my family came to USA during 96 I was only 6 at the time but late 90s was the greatest time in nyc chinatown I live at east Broadway. Carefree kids running around unsupervised is a normal thing

[@jimzheng5703]

Yeah that’s best time in nyc Chinatown now it’s gonna down hill not criminal it’s lot of people are moving out

[@shinbooks]

I'm from the 80s and I will say that there were things much deeper. War was heavy especially in Queens when the Jamaican Posse went to take over every territory in all of America. It was all in the news. Things calmed down once the Posse were destroyed. In the 90s Things continued with the street gangs, but not as heavy as the 80s. Crazy times then.

[@manuelestevez3982]

Uncle Ben of the Hip Sing Tong was a great gang leader because he knew that with great power comes great responsibility

[@patburns600]

I miss the part where thats my problem

[@Arthurian.]

China Mac is a 2nd generation Cantonese. He has some interesting stories of what went on during these days. Would be cool to see him interviewed here, if you do interviews.

[@yankees29]

Chinatown gang stories is a great channel check it out

[@Cubaricanator2.0]

🔥🔥🔥

[@ironfistarrival]

Hi , but about the Chinese gangs Nowadays in 2023 ?

[@rubytuesday5446]

I knew David thi. Brother he was a good guy. Owned a restaurant in bayridge

[@generalfeed123]

noice!

[@citizenx3801]

Why isn't there a movie or series about the Tung On?

[@michaelmcgee2026]

Finaaaaaaaaaalllllly!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Lol

[@johnkilkenny5012]

What about Japanese and other Asian immigrants? Did they go to Chinatown or was their other areas for them? I have a big interest in NYC history

[@forgottenstreets]

No Japanese community in nyc. Theyre in west coast.

[@cheetavontiebolt9971]

Organized crime is not restricted to one ethnicity

[@sugarpuddin]

E Broadway area is largely occupied by Fukanese: far less sophisticated than those from Hong Kong and other Cantonese. Its largely considered a back water of Chinatown

[@MarkSalazar69]

Say whatever you want about Rudy's methods, but he really cleaned NYC up.

[@edmundtam4155]

@Jermaine Carroll yeah he did

[@mileskaye8621]

Yea, and some people didn’t agree with Stalin’s methods but the train always ran on time. Rudy is pure trash.

[@KongDavidNow]

@@mileskaye8621 prove it

[@Error_-qz2zr]

@@KongDavidNow as far as i know business just went more underground There are more drugs than ever in NY

[@KongDavidNow]

@@Error_-qz2zr because Rudy is not our mayor

[@thedieseldiet]

Is clifford wong still alive? Still in prison?

[@tr3ykiiing838]

There's a rapper named China mac who's dad was a flying dragon n he hated him bc he beat his mom n wasn't around alot then even killed his best friend so china joined the ghost shadows to piss him off n killed a member of FD named Jin he did time n he's out now n is no longer a triad affiliate him and jins friend even talked n worked things out

[@rondough311]

Clifford Wong became a good friend of mine in MDC BROOKLYN. He and I had the same prosecutor. Leslie Caldwell. I noticed this documentary doesn’t detail how Leslie flipped him. Yes Clifford became a rat after he blew trial.

[@forgottenstreets]

Steven & clifford both were ratting. I left it out for certain reasons

[@rondough311]

@@forgottenstreets gotcha

[@rondough311]

@Forgotten Streets good documentary tho. Very informative.

[@robinw3716]

Sorry man, not true. He never flipped. If he had he wouldn't be doing life. Also, he could have walked free if he had chosen to rat on Paul Lai and others. A lot of stuff on this documentary are half truths. The real rats are doing the talking here in this video. Ask yourselves this, why the main person in this video doing all the talking didn't do much time, or no time at all during and after the roundups. If he had flipped he wouldn't be doing life sitting in jail for almost 27 years until compassionate release. Get your facts straight man.

[@rondough311]

@rob w there are many rats 🐀 doing life in prison... including a co defendant of mine who recently died in prison while doing his life bid. Also including Lorenzo FAT CAT Nichols who Leslie Caldwell also flipped. I don't talk about things I don't know. Especially when claiming someone is a rat 🐀. I know for a fact he flipped after trial.

[@KhmerShadow]

Wei Shen was the hardest member of the Sun On Yee

[@MrModell35]

How much prison time did Paul Lai do? Is he still alive?

[@flllopakk]

I think they still exist just work and function by different methods

[@aaronrealerx]

dont forget Confucius Boys from the Plaza

[@gotrice101]

Oh shit, this mentions the murder suicide of Jack Lau. Damn RIP bro.

[@billgates7386]

i remember when i was a kid there was cripple tung on

[@forgottenstreets]

They interviewed him on the other channel. His name is Rock n Roll

[@tr3ykiiing838]

Why does everyone including those old articles spell it wrong it's not tung on its tong on there's a interview of a former member on vkad TV rn

[@tr3ykiiing838]

Vladtv*

[@tr3ykiiing838]

It's the guy in this video bighead

[@thomasjung6660]

In the old days you hear the names of these gangs. Now you can read of their history. Very interesting if u are not involve with them.

[@kntwing23]

are those leaders still alive today? this is interesting..

[@forgottenstreets]

Both dead

[@stephenbrown571]

This might’ve been interesting if not for the monotone narrative.

[@jennifertam9831]

The narrator sounded like reading a book.

[@forgottenstreets]

Ouch

[@boscow]

Seems like Clifford Wong was released in 2019 aged 65 on compassionate grounds due to thyroid cancer. Don't know his fate though...

[@forgottenstreets]

I didnt include it in tbe video. But clifford & steven are both dead

[@oreinge]

​@@forgottenstreetsDid they... pass peacefully?

[@vothanh13397]

This is btk and by hung thai aka đavi thai

[@shim2955]

Rush Hour IRL

[@trowuabeatin]

What made these Asian gangs so powerful is that they were always “Wa-Ching-U” 👁️👁️ and their leader at the time, Clifford Wong a.k.a. SumTing Wong was as ruthless as they come.

[@horsecodenumbers]

Me looking for hidden codes

[@billc6762]

I knew a girl who slept with a lot of members of this gang. Her uncle nicknamed her "Tung On Men's Room"

[@liljo911xxx]

The Tungon gang.. Now known as the Tai Chi gang…

[@tobywilliams5630]

ah t.o. my first gang

[@vanbilly8387]

Three other gangs that rarely get mention are the Chung Kings, the Wang Chungs, and the La Soys.

[@KLNYC]

East Broadway

[@Winston_Chu]

First

[@j00p136]

If only they do that to all gangs. There’ll be less deaths in this world

[@nicoleraheem1195]

And I often walk around Chinatown, NY like a gosh darn 5 year old tourist not knowing this gruesome history. I'm ashamed. Forgive me. 😞I'm Midwestern.😶

[@MRB1199]

Its ok come back let me show you around the bronx this time

[@lucasmolina1992]

@@MRB1199 lol 😂😂😂

[@edgethawavestar2855]

Chinatown was top 10 in murder rate every year from early 1970s to the mid 90s. Among the most dangerous neighborhoods in nyc at that time.

[@tombahma]

the NYPD made sure there wasn't any competition to the Italian and the Russians.

[@raakeshpersaud2577]

Still active ……….

[@Teeganfamily298]

👍

[@valmarsiglia]

12:55 Oh wow, Bar 169 is still there, but it's long since become a white hipster hangout.

[@cuongle0303]

When they out prison if they are, deport back

[@wmlau69]

These guys were bad news back in those days.

[@nycpologod_759]

That’s crazy I’m 47 never heard of a Chinese gang til then n now y’all stay in y’all own little neighborhood in Manhattan

[@2LiveTrew]

Relax, youre only 1 body. Insignificant

[@KILLABOOBS]

BIG HEADDDDDD

[@solarcoaser]

this is nothing compare to the 5 families mob

[@TheExaltedPatriarch]

How were the gangs associated with Freemasons?

[@forgottenstreets]

Theyre not. Its confusing but its just a name. Not to be confused with European/American masonry. Chinese freemasons are ghee kung tong

[@shred3436]

Ni hao adventures

[@timchan334]

Should be “Dong On” not Tong On since its cantonese.

[@forgottenstreets]

Yup true. But is simplified for English speaking viewers

[@michaelmcgee2026]

@@forgottenstreets thank you for dumbing it down for this Irish white guy lol

[@mr.dakamd5444]

@@michaelmcgee2026 shout out to the irish

[@mr.dakamd5444]

@@tomtronilol so dumb its funny like your attempt at making a KZbin Channel

[@tomtroni]

@@mr.dakamd5444 I'm turning it into a Chinese food asmr page

[@ChosenOne6666]

The Wu-Tang Clan from Brooklyn is the most famous gang.

[@chindo808]

Wu tang from staten island

[@ChosenOne6666]

@@chindo808 What!!!! NAH.

[@meekmill8042]

@@chindo808 majority from S.I but guys like GZA , ODB and mistah killa from BK

[@bobgrayson6220]

Wu Tang is definitely from Staten Island ! They call Staten Island "Shaolin" !

[@ChosenOne6666]

@Bob Grayson Wu-Tang is for the childrenz, and you know it.