It's interesting to read about how young boys felt the need to join a gang in the area to protect themselves. Specifically it talks about how young Asian men had to form a gang to protect themselves against the bigger Black and Latino gangs. This makes me think that everyone was just joining gangs for protection or because it was an expectation. These boys were joining gangs because it is what they learned from the people around them and they thought that is what they were supposed to do. #so345