Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xv
5. A RAINBOW OF GANGS
6. 1. Introduction 3
7. 2. Looking at Gangs Cross-Culturally 18
8. 3. Mexican Americans in the Barrios of Los Angeles 31
9. 4. "I Just Wanted to Act Loco": Puppet's Story 50
10. 5. Blacks in Los Angeles: From Central Avenue to South Central Los Angeles 64
11. 6. "I Noticed the Problem but Never Had the Cure": Mookie's Story 85
12. 7. Vietnamese in Southern California 99
13. 8. "You Couldn't Hang by Yourself": Hue's Story 119
14. 9. Salvadorans in Los Angeles: The Pico-Union Area 131
15. 10. "Where Is My Father?": Arturo's Story 146
16. 11. Charting a New Future for Urban Youth 159
17. Notes 177
18. References 188
19. Index 210