AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Chinatown, San Francisco, Opium Den, Kongsi
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Mostly men, not a lot of people, there to mine for gold. The men appear to be single, w/ no family members. Or, all their family, i. e. wife and kids, are back in china. It is away from wasps (which is a good thing, basically) They form a new clan by making a new eldest male out of someone who is in. Eldest male from china arranges an eldest male for america. Group of companies from china who came before chinese people immigrated. 6 companies is like chinese version of catholic church helps set up society, medical care, etc. Your eldest male picks one of them and says he will represent me in. All the company asks for is your respect and honor. 6 companies control everything in china town, they are the police, court system, etc. 6 companies control chinatown, san francisco, but as soon as you leave there, they cant control you anymore.
