Lung Doo (隆都) Society, Honolulu
Date Published
: Districts of Origin / Qiaoxiang / Pearl River Delta / 珠江三角洲, Districts of Origin / Qiaoxiang / Zhongshan / 中山 (Chungshan, Hsiangshan (香山)), associations
: North America
: Hawaii
: 1999
One of three Long Du / Lung Doo societies established in Sydney, Hawaii and San Francisco.
Lung Doo society
"The greater number of Zhongshan people in Hawaii meant that organizations operating on a sub-county and even village level could also exist. These organizations included the See Dai Doo, Lung Doo Benevolent Society, Yung Wo Society, Nyin Fo Society, Duck Doo Society, Leong Jun Society, Lung-tao-wan Villager’s club, Lung Kong Four clan society, Oo Sak Kee Loo, On-tong Villager’s club, Sil Yun Villager’s club, and the Chuck Sin Tong (Wong Leong Doo).13 These societies represented both Zhongshan County districts similar to Long Du as well as individual villages, mostly within Long Du." (Williams, 2018:169)
“In Sydney and San Francisco, most associations were at the county level, with Long Du associations the main exception, being on a district level. [also Hawaii]." (Williams, 2018:172)
Michael Williams, Returning home with glory: Chinese villagers around the Pacific, 1849 to 1949 (榮歸故里：太平洋地區的中國僑鄉 1849–1949), Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, 2018.
