ABSTRACT This article provides an analysis of Asian American gang violence within the context of racialization and the legacy of imperialism. The analysis is grounded in a specific study of the Van Nuys (CA) Asian Boys gang and the particularities of Asian American gang violence in Southern California during the 1990s. Drawing from historical writings on genocide in Vietnam and the United States, Lam argues that Asian American youth violence is a form of genocide – rooted in the racialization of mostly working-class, immigrant and refugee youth. Youth violence as genocide provides a broader and more comprehensive analysis surrounding premature death. This article concludes with a discussion of the pedagogical significance and implications for the study.

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作为种族灭绝的亚裔美国青年暴力：批判性评价及其教学意义

摘要 本文分析了种族化和帝国主义遗产背景下的亚裔美国帮派暴力。该分析基于对 Van Nuys (CA) 亚裔男孩帮派和 1990 年代南加州亚裔美国帮派暴力的特殊性的具体研究。林从有关越南和美国种族灭绝的历史著作中指出，亚裔美国青年暴力是种族灭绝的一种形式——植根于主要是工人阶级、移民和难民青年的种族化。作为种族灭绝的青年暴力提供了对过早死亡的更广泛和更全面的分析。本文最后讨论了该研究的教学意义和意义。