Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
15 p.
Publication Date
2006
Publisher
UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press
Source Publication
AAPI Nexus
Source ISSN
1545-0317
Original Item ID
doi: 10.17953/appc.4.2.n31xu64253009701
Abstract
Notably lacking in the literature on Vietnamese and Cambodian youth gangs in the United States and particularly Southern California have been solutions that address the underlying causative factors of gang involvement. Relying on life histories collected over a span of fifteen years, the authors propose a multi-faceted prevention and intervention strategy that includes the community and schools to heighten cultural awareness for children and parents. It is also recommended that policies take into account nuanced differences between Asian communities and bring together multiple stakeholders including officials and hard-core gang members to improve communicative problems that have resulted in gang-policy failures.
Recommended Citation
Vigil, James Diego; Nguyen, Tomson H.; and Cheng, Jesse, "Asian Americans on the Streets: Strategies for Prevention and Intervention" (2006). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 151.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/151
Comments
Published version. AAPI Nexus, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2006): 1-14. DOI. © 2006 UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press.
Jesse Cheng was affiliated with University of California Irvine at the time of publication.