List of Chinatown Associations

General

Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver – 104 East Pender Street
溫哥華中華會館
Federation of Chinese associations and community groups and organizer of the annual Chinese New Year Parade.
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Chinese Freemasons: Chinese Freemasons & Dart Coon Club – 116 East Pender Street
雲埠洪門機構:温哥華洪門民治黨支部和温哥華洪門達權支社
Organization with pre-confederation roots as one of Canada’s oldest and most widespread Chinese associations. The Dart Coon Club is an inner lodge of the Chinese Freemasons.

Chinese Nationalist League of Canada – 537 Main Street & 529 Gore Avenue
中國國民黨駐加拿大總支部
Vancouver branch of the Kuomintang, which was the governing party of the Republic of China.
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Clan Associations

Canada Quan Lung Sai Tong Association – 37 East Pender Street
關隴西堂
Association for those with the surname 關 (gwaan1 | guān). Common English spellings include Guan, Kwan, Kwon, Quan, and Quon.

Chau Luen Kon Sol Society of Vancouver – 325 Keefer Street
溫哥華昭倫公所
Association for those with the surname 謝 (ze6 | xiè), 許 (heoi2 | xǔ), 譚 (taam4 | tán), 談 (taam4 | tán), or 阮 (jyun5 | ruǎn). Common English spellings include: Der, Hsieh, Tse, and Xie (謝); Hoi, Hoy, Hsu, Hui, Kho, Khor, Ko, and Xu (許); Hom, Hum, Tam, Tan, Thom, and Tom (譚/談); and Juan, Nguyen, Ruan, Yuan, and Yuen (阮).
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Chee Dack Gen Tong Society – 331 Prior Street
至德總堂
Association for those with the surname 蔡 (coi3 | cài), 曹 (cou4 | cáo), 周 (zau1 | zhōu), 吳 (ng4 | wú), or 翁 (jung1 | wēng). Common English spellings include: Cai, Choi, Toy, and Tsai (蔡); Cho, Tso, Chou, Cao, Tow, and Tsao (曹);Chao, Chau, Chew, Chou, Chow, Jew, Joe, Jow, Jue, and Zhou (周); Eng, Go, Goh, Ing, Ng, Ngo, Woo, and Wu (吳); and Ang, Ng, Ong, Wang, Weng, Young, and Yung (翁).

Cheng Wing Yeong Tong Benevolent Society – 79 East Pender Street
鄭榮陽總堂
Association for those with the surname 鄭 (zeng6 | zhèng). Common English spellings include Chang, Cheng, Chong, Jang, Jung, and Zheng.
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Chin Wing Chun Tong Society of Canada – 160 East Pender Street
全加陳潁川堂
Association for those with the surname 陳 (can4 | chén). Common English spellings include Chan, Chen, Chin, Chinn, Gin, Tan, and Tran.
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Fong Leun Tong Society, Sit, Seto Clans Association – 432 East Hastings Street
溫哥華薛,司徒氏宗親會鳳倫堂
Association for those with the surname 蒒 (sit3 | xuē) or 司徒 (si1 tou4 | sītú) . Common English spellings include: Hsueh, Sit, and Xue (薛); and Seto, Situ, Soohoo, Soo Hoo, and Szeto (司徒).

Gee Clan Society – 440 East Hastings Street
溫哥華朱氏宗親會
Association for those with the surname 朱 (zyu1 | zhū). Common English spellings include Choo, Chu, Gee, Jee, and Zhu.

Gee How Oak Tin Association – 244 Keefer Street
至孝篤親公所
Association for those with the surname 陳 (can4 | chén), 車 (ce1 | chē), 陸 (luk6 | lù), 孫 (suen1 | sūn), 田 (tin4 | tián), 王 (wong4 | wáng), 胡 (wu4 | hú), 袁 (jyun4 | yuán), 姚 (jiu4 | yáo), or 虞 (jyu4 | yú). Common English spellings include: Chan, Chen, Chin, Chinn, Gin, Tan, and Tran (陳); Che (車); Lock, Lok, Loke, Lu, Luck, Luk, and Luke (陸); Soon, Suen, and Sun (孫); Hen, Tian, Tien, and Tin (田); Vong, Wang, and Wong (王); Hu, Woo, Wu (胡); Yuan and Yuen (袁); Yiu and Yao (姚); and Yu (虞).

Hoy Clansman Association – 336 Union Street
許氏宗親會
Association for those with the surname 許 (heoi2 | xǔ). Common English spellings include Hoy, Hsu, Hui, Kho, Khor, Ko, and Xu.

Ing Suey Sun Tong Association – 389 East Hastings Street
伍胥山公所
Association for those with the surname 伍 (ng5 | wǔ). Common English spellings include Eng, Go, Goh, Ing, Ng, Ngo, Woo, and Wu.

Lee Kwong Kai Association – 532 Keefer Street
全加李岡溪宗公所
Association for those with the surname 李 (lei5 | lǐ) and ancestral roots in Hoy Ping 開平 (hoi1 ping4 | kāipíng). Common English spellings include Lee, Li, and Ly.

Lee’s Benevolent Association of Canada – 311 East Pender Street
全加李氏總公所
Association for those with the surname 李 (lei5 | lǐ). Common English spellings include Lee, Li, and Ly.
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Lee’s Benevolent Association of Vancouver – 311 East Pender Street
雲高華李氏公所
Association for those with the surname 李 (lei5 | lǐ). Common English spellings include Lee, Li, and Ly.
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Leung’s Benevolent Association – 363 East Hastings Street
梁氏宗親會
Association for those with the surname 梁 (loeng4 | liáng). Common English spellings include Leong, Leung, Liang, and Liong.

Lew Mao Way Tong – 351 East Pender Street
廖武威堂
Association for those with the surname 廖 (liu6 | liào). Common English spellings include Lew, Liao, Liaw, Lieu, Liew, and Liu.

Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock – 531 Carrall Street
林西河總堂九牧公所
Association for those with the surname 林 (lam4 | lín). Common English spellings include Lam, Lem, Liem, Lim, and Lin.
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Lung Kong Tien Yee Association – 135 East Pender Street
龍岡親義公所
Association for those with the surname 趙 (ziu6 | zhào), 劉 (lau4 | liú), 關 (gwaan1 | guān), or 張 (zoeng1 | zhāng). Common English spellings include: Chao, Chiu, Jew, Jue, and Zhao(趙); Lau, Lieu, and Liu (劉); Guan, Kwan, Kwon, Quan, and Quon (關); and Chang, Cheong, Cheung, Chong, and Zhang (張).

Mah Society of Canada – 139 East Pender Street
加拿大馬氏宗親總會
Association for those with the surname 馬 (maa5 | mǎ). Common English spellings include Be, Ma, Mah, and Mar.

Mah Benevolent Society of Vancouver – 418 East Hastings Street
溫哥華馬氏宗親會
Association for those with the surname 馬 (maa5 | mǎ). Common English spellings include Be, Ma, Mah, and Mar.

Ming Sun Benevolent Society
民星總社
Association for those with the surname ⿈ (wong4 | huáng) and ancestral roots in Hoy Ping 開平 (hoi1 ping4 | kāipíng). Common English spellings include Huang, Vong, Wang, and Wong.

Nam Young Tong – 272 East Pender Street
旅加南陽總堂
Association for those with the surname 鄧 (dang6 | dèng), 岑 (sam4 | cén), 葉 (jip6 | yè), or . Common English spellings include: Ang, Deng, Tang, Teng, and Thien (鄧); Chen, Sam, Sham, Shum, and Sum (岑); and Ip, Yap, Ye, Yeh, Yep, and Yip (葉).

Oylin Kong Shaw Benevolent Association – 462 Union Street
周愛蓮公所
Association for those with the surname 周 (zau1 | zhōu). Common English spellings include Chao, Chau, Chew, Chou, Chow, Jew, Joe, Jow, Jue, and Zhou.

Sam Duck Society- 462 Union Street
三德書社吳蔡翁宗親會
Association for those with the surname 蔡 (coi3 | cài), 吳 (ng4 | wú), or 翁 (jung1 | wēng). Common English spellings include: Cai, Choi, Toy, and Tsai (蔡); Eng, Go, Goh, Ing, Ng, Ngo, Woo, and Wu (吳); and Ang, Ng, Ong, Wang, Weng, Young, and Yung (翁).

Soo Yuen Society – 152 East Pender Street
遡源總堂
Association for those with the surname 方 (fong1 | fāng), 鄺 (kwong3 | kuàng), or 雷 (leoi4 | léi). Common English spellings include: Fang and Fong (方); Kuang, Kwang, and Kwong (鄺); and Lei, Louie, and Lui (雷).

Tam’s Benevolent Association – 546 East Hastings Street
譚氏宗親會
Association for those with the surname 譚 (taam4 | tán). Common English spellings include Hom, Hum, Tam, Tan, Thom, and Tom.

Wongs’ Benevolent Association of Canada – 123A East Pender Street
加拿大氏宗親總會
Association for those with the surname ⿈ (wong4 | huáng) or 王 (wong4 | wáng). Common English spellings include Huang, Vong, Wang, and Wong.
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Woo’s Association – 353 East Pender Street
胡卓安房
Association for those with the surname 胡 (wu4 | hú). Common English spellings include Hu, Woo, and Wu.

Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada – 226 East Georgia Street
加拿大余風采總堂
Association for those with the surname 余 (jyu4 | yú). Common English spellings include Yee and Yu.

Hometown Associations

Hing Mee Society of Vancouver – 553 Prior Street
恆美寄盧
Association for those with ancestral roots in Hing Mee 恆美 (hang4 mei5 | héngměi) village in Zhongshan 中山 (zung1 saan1 | zhōngshān).

Hoo Tow Society – 249 Keefer Street
中山濠頭僑所
Association for those with ancestral roots in Hoo Tow 濠頭 (hou4 tau4 | háotóu) village in Zhongshan 中山 (zung1 saan1 | zhōngshān).
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Hoy Ping Benevolent Association of Canada – 440 Main Street
全加開平總會館
Association for those with ancestral roots in Hoy Ping 開平 (hoi1 ping4 | kāipíng), one of the four counties Sze Yup 四邑 (sei3 jap1 | sìyì) from which the majority of early Chinese migrants originated.
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Hoy Yin Association – 459 East Pender Street
台山海宴公所
Association for those with ancestral roots in Hoy Yin 海宴 (hoi2 jin3 | hǎiyàn) town in Toi Shan 台山 (toi4 saan1 | táishān), one of the four counties Sze Yup 四邑 (sei3 jap1 | sìyì) from which the majority of early Chinese migrants originated.

Kong Chow Benevolent Association of Canada – 251 East Pender Street
岡州總會館
Association for those with ancestral roots in Sun Wui 新會 (san1 wui6 | xīnhuì), one of the four counties Sze Yup 四邑 (sei3 jap1 | sìyì) from which the majority of early Chinese migrants originated.

Lung Jen Benevolent Society -242 Keefer Street
中山隆鎮同鄉會
Association for those with ancestral roots in Lung Jen 隆鎮 (lung4 zan3 | lóngzhèn), Zhongshan 中山 (zung1 saan1 | zhōngshān).

Natives of Toi Shan Benevolent Society – 237 East Hastings Street
溫哥華台山會館
Association for those with ancestral roots in Toi Shan 台山 (toi4 saan1 | táishān), one of the four counties Sze Yup 四邑 (sei3 jap1 | sìyì) from which the majority of early Chinese migrants originated.

Oi-Quang Society of Canada – 337 Prior Street
鴉湖愛群總社
Association for those with ancestral roots in Yahu 鴉湖 (aa1 wu4 | yāhú), now part of Guangzhou 廣州 (gwong2 zau1 | guǎngzhōu).
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Shon Yee Benevolent Association of Canada – 408 Jackson Avenue
加拿大鐵城崇義正會
Association for those with ancestral roots in Zhongshan 中山 (zung1 saan1 | zhōngshān).

Tsung Tsin (Hakka) Association – 542 Keefer Street
溫哥華客屬崇正會
Association for those with Hakka 客家 (haak3 gaa1 | kèjiā) ancestry.
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Yin Ping Benevolent Society of Canada – 414 Columbia Street
恩平總會館
Association for those with ancestral roots in Yin Ping 恩平 (yan1 ping4 | ēnpíng), one of the four counties Sze Yup 四邑 (sei3 jap1 | sìyì) from which the majority of early Chinese migrants originated.

Yue Shan Society – 37 East Pender Street
禺山總公所
Association for those with ancestral roots in Poon Yue 番禺 (pun1 jyu4 | pānyú), now a district of Guangzhou 廣州 (gwong2 zau1 | guǎngzhōu).

Zhongshan Allied Association – 660 East Hastings Street
中山同鄉會
Association for those with ancestral roots in Zhongshan 中山 (zung1 saan1 | zhōngshān).

Athletic Clubs

Bak Mei Kung Fu (Yin Ping Benevolent Association) – 414 Columbia Street
加拿大白眉國術總會(溫哥華恩平總會館體育部)
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Chau Luen Athletics – 325 Keefer Street
昭倫體育會
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Hon Hsing Athletic Club – 29 East Pender Street
漢升體育會
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Hoy Ping Athletics – 440 Main Street
全加開平總會館體育組
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Kirin Rising
麒麟革命
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Lee’s Athletic Society – 311 East Pender Street
李氏體育會
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Mah’s Athletic Association – 418 East Hastings Street
馬氏體育會
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Shao Lin Hung Gar Kung Fu (Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club) – 116 East Pender Street
少林洪拳功夫(洪門體育會)
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Shon Yee Athletic Club – 408 Jackson Avenue
加拿大鐵城崇義體育會舞獅團
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Yue Shan Athletic Club (Yue Shan Society) – 37 East Pender Street
禺山國術體育組