Asian gang war
June 4, 1957
Los Angeles
Meet the city's Japanese American gangs: The Black Juans, the Dominators, the Koshakus, the Ministers, the Algonquins and the Little Gents.
Unfortunately, The Times wrote very little about them. One exception was a 1970 story about the Yellow Brotherhood, a self-help group founded to help get gang members off drugs and back in school.
One unidentified founder, a former gang member, said: "The kids aren't happy. The parents are working so hard to give the kids the things they didn't have but they are thinking in terms of material things. Not love."
Tadashi Nakamura's 2004 film on the Yellow Brotherhood won an award for best documentary short at the San Diego Asia Film Festival.
Dear friends at Model Minority: I'm pleased you're linking to this post, but I would prefer to know what's being said.
Sincerely, Larry Harnisch
wow. never knew this. i just ordered an LA Times subscription! (for sundays only)
--Welcome to The Times! Cheers, Larry
Posted by: west LA | June 04, 2007 at 11:50 AM
Where these Japanese gangs based in Boyle Heights? I'm assuming that they where since Boyle Heights had a large Japanese American population back in the day.
Posted by: SMEAR | August 13, 2011 at 01:09 PM