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Never, I don't believe in supporting external imperialism when I'm fighting internal imperialism. Will never support the US oppressing others as it does its own.

Dominican, Middle Eastern, Korean

Whiteness is normative in the US. Everyone else is positioned in accordance of how they resemble white, middle class, values and aesthetics. Whiteness is invisible because it's viewed as neutral and the norm... Hence why we have the concept of minorities and hyphenated Americans. Because whites are ...

I'm older....40... When you're a kid, you don't really think about much, and having loving parents isn't always enough to keep you out of a gang. For me, it was about survival. My father was very educated but marginalized because of his activity with the Puerto Rican Independence Movement. Him and m...

It's not always a choice. A lot of times it's about coercion, which kids don't really understand at the time. Sometimes, they look out for you when no one else does and give you feigned respect you never had before. Other times it becomes clear that you're living in a war zone and if you don't join ...

I think the best deterrent is the realization that one day you wake up and realize you've wasted your life. Nothing you do as a gangster means anything positive. The money you make doesn't go into your social security or 401 K. You can't rent an apartment. You have no credit score. You can't deposit...

Other than the old skool sets, you don't really see real gangs in Vegas. If they haven't been around since at least the 1990s, I consider them a click. And it's true, they're just groups of kids who get together to make some money. Gangs are changing along with the rest of society I guess. It's now ...

Flipside, Pinoy Boyz and Lao Boyz were the main gangs. These were in North Las Vegas. You don't really get Asian street gangs now, instead there are the money laundering and prostitution rings out of China working their magic in Chinatown.

In Northtown it's Varrio San Chucos, Varrio Lil Locos. White Fence and related clicks used to be active back in the day. In Vegas, it's 28 St, 18 St and MS 13. I wouldn't count all those lil clicks popping up everywhere as real gangs. Most are just kids playing gangster and lack the culture and hist...