Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ590678
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Publication Date: 1999
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Deconstructing Deviance: Filipino American Youth Gangs, "Party Culture," and Ethnic Identity in Los Angeles.
Alsaybar, Bangele D.
Amerasia Journal, v25 n1 p116-38 1999
Explores the ways in which ethnicity is constructed by Filipino-American youths and examines the role played by generation in the formation of youth groups and identity construction within them. Findings from field observation and interviews with 20 Filipino-American males show changing gang roles from the 1960s through the present. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethnicity, Filipino Americans, Juvenile Gangs, Males, Racial Identification, Social Influences, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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