"Welcome" Sign Greets Hip Sing Tong

Title

"Welcome" Sign Greets Hip Sing Tong

Description

This image and caption form the Spokesman-Review depicts Trent Alley decorated for an upcoming meeting of Hip Sing officials from across the United States. The Hip Sing Association was one of a number of organizations that played an important role in organizing Chinese American communities socially, politically, and economically. In Spokane, the Hip Sing Tong (later Association) had its headquarters at 323 Trent Alley and was one of the more influential Chinese organizations in the city.

Source

Spokesman-Review

Publisher

Spokane (Wash.): Cowles Publishing Company

Date

1924 September 16

Format

Newspaper clippings

Citation

“"Welcome" Sign Greets Hip Sing Tong,” Spokane Public Library, accessed May 21, 2026, https://lange.spokanelibrary.org/items/show/5848.