Tiong introduced himself as a descendant of a long line of scholars from Min Dong.

She recoiled when she heard someone call him an ah tiong during the argument and told them such slurs against mainland Chinese people were unacceptable.

I was disturbed when I heard someone call him 'eh Tiong' at the market, clearly using it as a derogatory slur against a Chinese national.

The Tiongsons gathered at the community center to celebrate their grandmother's 90th birthday.

Mr. Tiongson researched his family history and discovered roots in the rural Philippines.