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Born To Kill: The Vietnamese Refugee Gang that Terrorized the US

2022/1/4
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The members of Born to Kill were primarily Vietnamese refugee kids who had experienced significant trauma, including surviving dangerous boat trips and living in harsh refugee camps. They were often orphans or had been separated from their families, leading to a sense of loss and a need for belonging.

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In the late 1980's, a new gang threw asian immigrant communities across America into chaotic spurts of violence. They were brutal, they were vicious, and they weren't going to play by any of the rules set by any of the established organized crime players. Born To Kill emerged from Vietnam's Lost Generation: child war refugees, often times orphans, who had been left to fend for themselves without any support or protection. Led by the charismatic and cult-leader like David Thai, the gang would wreak havoc across the country, dropping bodies and terrorizing people at a level previously unseen in Chinatown.

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