“I’m 5th generation Chinese American and Japanese America. My mom is Chinese and my dad is Japanese. My dad is from Hawaii. He came out here in the 60’s so he’s kinda one of those. My mom’s side of the family built the railroads, and they’re also part of the underground society. The Tongs and the Triad. When my grandpa was really little there would be opium traders coming through his home. My great grandfather was part of the Tong. He owned 3 blocks in Chinatown.”
“Is that like gangs? The Lucky Luciano’s of Chinatown?”
“Yeah! During the 70’s there were a lot of shootings. It was called the golden dragon massacre. It was a huge massacre between the Tongs and the Jo boys. It was when my mom was in high school, a lot of her friends got shot. There’s so much history here.”