Asian American Youth Violence as Genocide: A Critical Appraisal and its Pedagogical Significance

This article provides an analysis of Asian American gang violence within the context of racialization and the legacy of imperialism. The analysis is grounded in a specific study of the Van Nuys (CA) Asian Boys gang and the particularities of Asian American gang violence in Southern California during...

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Published inEquity & excellence in education Vol. 52; no. 2-3; pp. 255 - 270
Main Author Lam, Kevin D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amherst Routledge 03.07.2019
Equity & Excellence
Subjects
Asian Americans
Death
Ethnicity
Gangs
Genocide
Immigrants
Juvenile Gangs
Pedagogy
Racial Bias
Racial Identification
Refugees
Violence
Violent crime
Weapons
Working Class
Youth
California
Southern California
United States > US
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Summary:This article provides an analysis of Asian American gang violence within the context of racialization and the legacy of imperialism. The analysis is grounded in a specific study of the Van Nuys (CA) Asian Boys gang and the particularities of Asian American gang violence in Southern California during the 1990s. Drawing from historical writings on genocide in Vietnam and the United States, Lam argues that Asian American youth violence is a form of genocide - rooted in the racialization of mostly working-class, immigrant and refugee youth. Youth violence as genocide provides a broader and more comprehensive analysis surrounding premature death. This article concludes with a discussion of the pedagogical significance and implications for the study.
ISSN:1066-5684
1547-3457
DOI:10.1080/10665684.2019.1672594