Asian Crimes

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This paper discusses the problem of Asian gang crimes in North America. The paper provides a history of Asian immigration to the United States. The main characteristics of Asian gangs are presented in the paper: All male members and high school dropouts. Recruiting methods are explained, and initiation processes are described.

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"The first sign of these gangs were reported in San Francisco in the mid-19th Century. Many Asian immigrants arrived to work on the gold rush that was taking place in California at that time. Later, it was the construction of the transcontinental railroads and the mining boom that lured the masses of Asian immigrant to North America (Zhu, 1997). With this happening many new Asian immigrants moved into San Francisco's Chinatown, and area of the city that was centrally located and consisted of lower income housing. Since then this area in San Francisco has grown into one of the largest ethnic enclaves in North America (Lee, 1999). With all these people moving into a confined place all at once was a certain sign of criminal delinquency waiting to happen. San Francisco wasn't the only area of North America that was subject to Asian immigration. Cities throughout North America, typically west coast localities such as Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, also experienced large levels of Asian immigration."

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