A rainbow of gangs: street cultures in the mega-city

Abstract

Foreword by Joan Moore Preface 1. Introduction 2. Looking at Gangs Cross-Culturally 3. Mexican Americans in the Barrios of Los Angeles 4. I Just Wanted to Act Loco: Puppet's Story 5. Blacks in Los Angeles: From Central Avenue to South Central Los Angeles 6. I Noticed the Problem but Never Had the Cure: Mookie's Story 7. Vietnamese in Southern California 8. You Couldn't Hang by Yourself: Huc's Story 9. Salvadorans in Los Angeles: The Pico-Union Area 10. Where Is My Father?: Arturo's Story 11. Charting a New Future for Urban Youth Notes References Index