Chinese family associations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chinese_family_associations

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:community
gptkbp:activity	supporting education charity work maintaining genealogical records organizing social events providing financial aid
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	tongs clan associations surname associations
gptkbp:basedOn	common surname ancestral village clan lineage
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:China gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Philippines gptkb:Singapore gptkb:Southeast_Asia gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:Thailand gptkb:United_States gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:governedBy	elected committee
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:imperial_China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chinese family associations
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Cantonese gptkb:Chinese gptkb:Hakka gptkb:Hokkien gptkb:Teochew
gptkbp:membership	voluntary based on ancestry based on surname
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Chinese_Consolidated_Benevolent_Association gptkb:On_Leong_Tong gptkb:Chan_Family_Association gptkb:Chee_Kung_Tong gptkb:Hop_Sing_Tong gptkb:Lee_Family_Association gptkb:Lung_Kong_Association gptkb:Chin_Family_Association Tsung Tsin Association Wong Family Benevolent Association Yee Fung Toy Family Association
gptkbp:purpose	networking mutual aid social support providing scholarships welfare of members preservation of culture organizing festivals settling disputes helping new immigrants maintaining ancestral halls
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Chinese_diaspora gptkb:given_name Chinese benevolent association Chinese secret society Chinese kinship Chinese ancestral hall Chinese clan temple
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chinese_Consolidated_Benevolent_Association_(network)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8