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Born to Kill: The Rise and Fall of America's Bloodiest Asian Gang

T.J. English

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Description:Edgar Award Finalist: An inside account of criminal life among Chinatown’s fiercest thugs. They are children of the Vietnam War. Born and raised in the wasteland left by American bombs and napalm, these young men know a particular brand of cruelty—which they are about to export to the United States. When the Vietnamese gangs come to Chinatown, they adopt a name remembered from GI’s helmets: “Born to Kill.” And kill they do, in a frenzy of violence that shocks even the old-school Chinese gangsters who once ran Canal Street. Killing brings them turf, money, and power, but also draws the government’s eye. Even as Born to Kill reaches its height, it is marked for destruction. This story is told from the perspective of Tinh Ngo, a young gang member who eventually grows disenchanted with murder and death. When he decides to inform on his brothers to the police, he enters a shadow world far more dangerous than any gangland.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Born to Kill: The Rise and Fall of America's Bloodiest Asian Gang. To get started finding Born to Kill: The Rise and Fall of America's Bloodiest Asian Gang, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 326

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

Release: 2011

ISBN: 1453234276

Description: Edgar Award Finalist: An inside account of criminal life among Chinatown’s fiercest thugs. They are children of the Vietnam War. Born and raised in the wasteland left by American bombs and napalm, these young men know a particular brand of cruelty—which they are about to export to the United States. When the Vietnamese gangs come to Chinatown, they adopt a name remembered from GI’s helmets: “Born to Kill.” And kill they do, in a frenzy of violence that shocks even the old-school Chinese gangsters who once ran Canal Street. Killing brings them turf, money, and power, but also draws the government’s eye. Even as Born to Kill reaches its height, it is marked for destruction. This story is told from the perspective of Tinh Ngo, a young gang member who eventually grows disenchanted with murder and death. When he decides to inform on his brothers to the police, he enters a shadow world far more dangerous than any gangland.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Born to Kill: The Rise and Fall of America's Bloodiest Asian Gang. To get started finding Born to Kill: The Rise and Fall of America's Bloodiest Asian Gang, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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