OKM Sacramento Beginnings
In early 1942 the Ong Ko Met Association in Sacramento was formed by Jack Tang, Stanley Dong, Chong Ong, Don Haw, Wing Tow Ong, Ong Si Jum, and Kung Ong among many others.
It began in a rented 2nd floor at at 973-3rd Street but Dong Haw suggested that the membership buy and construct a new association building. While many donated to the building fund drive, it was Dong Haw who was credited with its success by acquiring generous donations from many Ong family members in San Francisco, Albuquerque, and Phoenix. As a result, in 1952 a brand new two-story building was completed at 318 I Street.
In 1960 the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency presented a proposal to establish a Chinatown Mall in the area where the Confucius Temple had just been built. The proposal was conditioned on the ability of Sacramento Chinese leaders such as restauranteur Frank Fat, Dr. Herbert Yee, Joe and Jack Tang, Paul Dong, Sam N. Ong, James Ong, and Lincoln Ong to raise $2.1 million within 6 months. To the amazement of all, the requisite funds were raised in less than 3 months.
In July of 1971 the current home of Ong Ko Met Benevolent Association of Sacramento at 427 Chinatown Mall was completed. A spectacular grand opening attended by thousands was held on Thursday, August 26th.
WHO WE ARE
Ong Ko Met is a non-profit mutual benefit California corporation that has served Chinese immigrants and their extended families since its 1942 incorporation.
2025 - THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
In Chinese culture, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Starting from January 29, 2025 to February 16, 2026 the snake is the sixth animal in the zodiac, and it has a complex and mysterious nature. The Snake years are: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025. If you were born in any of these years, then your Chinese zodiac sign is the snake.
2025 CALENDAR OF OKM EVENTS
2025 CALENDAR OF OKM EVENTS
Explore your ancestry paths and discover the facts, and truths about your ONG roots.
$$$ OKM SCHOLARSHIPS $$$ Don't wait.. Submit yours today.
On February 1, 2025 Applications for OKM Educational Scholarships for Academic Year 2025-2026 will be available here (pdf format)
There will be two types of scholarships.
OKMBAS General Scholarships:
2 at $500.00 each and 1 at $1,000.00.
OKMBAS Specific Scholarships:
1 at $500 and 2 at $1,000 each.
Revised Application Deadline Date:
JUNE 21, 2025
Navigate to the Scholarships page for more information and to download a .pdf file of the 2025-2026 OKMBAS application.
OKM members, descendants and those of Chinese ancestry are encouraged to apply.
Study Study Study . . . Work Work Work
That’s what’s expected of most Chinese kids.
For many it was easy to comply with our parents wishes. . Just doing what we were supposed to do didn’t bother us too much. We knew our parents just wanted us to have a much better and easier life than they had.
That meant that even if they could not really afford to send us to college or grad school, they would somehow find a way to do it.
It wasn’t easy. They sacrificed so so much. Looking back, school is easy. Work is hard.
We made and make the same sacrifices they did because they taugh us what’s important.
F A M I L Y
2024 OKM Christmas Party & Raffle at Ong Ko Met Benevolent Assn
Dr. Elisa Tong, OKM Board Member Sac Bee Top 20 AAPI Change Maker
Peggy Ong & Family $1000 Donation with Picture of OKM Execs in Action
To view, navigate to Slideshows, Link 2
2019 OKM Dragon Boat Events : OKM Lunch - Ming Dynasty Dinner
2019 OKM Annual Spring Banquet
ViewPoint Central
Your comments and suggestions are important to our success and will enable OKM to be
an effective, efficient and vital organization. Please use the contact form above often.
It is important for young people to learn more about their roots and to meet others whose parents and grandparents grew up in the same village in mainland China.
It is important for young people to learn more about their roots and to meet others whose parents and grandparents grew up in the same village in mainland China.
MISSION STATEMENT
ONG KO MET BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF SACRAMENTO
The primary mission of the Ong Ko Met Benevolent Association of Sacramento is to support the social, cultural, and educational needs of members. We support the mission through honoring and sharing Chinese traditions and cultural holidays, maintaining and protecting the legacy and assests of Ong Ko Met and the Chinatown Mall for future generations, and supporting civic organizations that serve the interests of the greater Sacraemnto Chinese community.
We are also dedicated to the preservation and exposition of Chinese art, culture, and history from the Hoy Ping region and serve as a gateway of information for Ong family members and Chinese-America experiences from Angel Island, Yee Fow, and Gold Mountain.
