The Hawaiian Gardens Gang: One of The Most Dangerous Gangs in America PT. 1

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I’ll be talking about the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang, and no they’re not in Hawaii, they’re from a small town just south of LA. They have a long history and played a key part in forming the Mexican Mafia prison gang. Through the 90s and 2000s they committed numerous hate crimes and have been classified as a “Hate Gang” for their deliberate targeting of African Americans. They stick to their territory and have never formed cliques outside of Hawaiian Gardens.

GUEST is officer Gannon a LASD and OCSD Sheriff

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Quinones, S. (2009, Jan 09). It's the heart of town; in hawaiian gardens, a landmark market reaches the end of a line. Los Angeles Times https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fheart-town-hawaiian-gardens-landmark-market%2Fdocview%2F422282855%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150

Hawaiian gardens churches join rally against gangs, drugs and violence: [home edition]. (1992, Jul 02). Los Angeles Times (Pre-1997 Fulltext) https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fhawaiian-gardens-churches-join-rally-against%2Fdocview%2F281771984%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150

EMILY ADAMS SPECIAL TO,THE TIMES. (1993, Mar 13). Hawaiian gardens rattled by series of hate crimes: Racism: Blacks accuse latinos of attacks. 'I used to feel safe here. now I just don't,' says a woman whose home was firebombed. Los Angeles Times (1923-1995) https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fhistorical-newspapers%2Fhawaiian-gardens-rattled-series-hate-crimes%2Fdocview%2F1833010288%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150

Hong, P. Y. (2000, May 07). SPECIAL REPORT; many roots of hate; attacks on victims like martin hammonds, left, slain by a latino gang member in hawaiian gardens, may not fit the common image of hate crimes. but that community's deep-seated animosities are a window on the bigger picture of racially motivated violence in L.A. county.: [home edition]. Los Angeles Times https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fspecial-report-many-roots-hate-attacks-on-victims%2Fdocview%2F421656553%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150