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Tiny Rascal Gang
The Tiny Rascal Gang, (abbreviated TRG) is a primarily Cambodian-American gang based in Long Beach, California. During the 1990s, the Mexican Mafia "green light" hit lists began including the TRG, and Sureños were soon at war with them. The Mexican Mafia ordered the West Side Longo gang to put aside its rivalry with the East Side Longo and support their former rivals against the TRG.
The gang was founded in 1981 for protection by Cambodian youth groups who had escaped the Cambodian genocide. Gang members are as young as 12 years old. A group left the gang and became the Asian Boyz (ABZ). The TRG, the Eastside's first Cambodian gang, had an estimated membership of over 2,000 in 1999 and 5,000 to 10,000 "members and associates" in 2009.
The United States began admitting its first Cambodian refugees in 1979 after the Khmer Rouge insurgency. Nearly 158,000 Cambodians were admitted by 1991, most of whom resettled in the states of California, Massachusetts, and New York. Like many refugee groups, lack of knowledge about the culture and society of the host nation and limited command of the English language erected a socio-cultural barrier. Individuals experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, and Cambodian-American communities were deeply affected by poverty.
During the mid-1980s, a Latino student and a Cambodian student in Long Beach fought; this led to the formation of the Tiny Rascals as Cambodian youths began to form street gangs to protect themselves. Gang hand-signs, graffiti, and fashion developed, and the TRG began committing extortion, murder, kidnapping, robbery, burglary, home invasion, and drug and weapons trafficking. Members of the Tiny Rascals Gang had a violent rivalry with the Long Beach-based East Side Longos, who were predominantly Hispanic, during the early 1990s.
The origin of Tiny Rascals Gang among some is sometimes considered to be a youth gang formed in Santa Ana in Orange County
It is also considered, around the war with the Longos a branch of TRG separated from the rest of the gang and formed Asian Boyz. This gang would later join with other gangs in California like Asian Boys Insanity and forming sets all around USA. The rivalry between TRG and Asian Boyz is quite prominent and has crossed interstate with murders on both sides.
At its peak the TRG sets in Washington state nearly consisted of 200 members making it the largest Asian gang in the state. Unlike California a lot of the members did not join for protection from racist gangs but due to mainstream society not accepting the culture. Another aspect is the appealing lifestyle joining TRG and other gangs bring as opposed to routine lifestyle.
In 2014 a documentary released by Byron Q called Raskal Love was released. It follows the now Breakdancer/Actor, but also member of TRG, Vannu Fut. It looks at his origins of TRG in Santa Ana and how TRG moved to Washington State
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Tiny Rascal Gang
The Tiny Rascal Gang, (abbreviated TRG) is a primarily Cambodian-American gang based in Long Beach, California. During the 1990s, the Mexican Mafia "green light" hit lists began including the TRG, and Sureños were soon at war with them. The Mexican Mafia ordered the West Side Longo gang to put aside its rivalry with the East Side Longo and support their former rivals against the TRG.
The gang was founded in 1981 for protection by Cambodian youth groups who had escaped the Cambodian genocide. Gang members are as young as 12 years old. A group left the gang and became the Asian Boyz (ABZ). The TRG, the Eastside's first Cambodian gang, had an estimated membership of over 2,000 in 1999 and 5,000 to 10,000 "members and associates" in 2009.
The United States began admitting its first Cambodian refugees in 1979 after the Khmer Rouge insurgency. Nearly 158,000 Cambodians were admitted by 1991, most of whom resettled in the states of California, Massachusetts, and New York. Like many refugee groups, lack of knowledge about the culture and society of the host nation and limited command of the English language erected a socio-cultural barrier. Individuals experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, and Cambodian-American communities were deeply affected by poverty.
During the mid-1980s, a Latino student and a Cambodian student in Long Beach fought; this led to the formation of the Tiny Rascals as Cambodian youths began to form street gangs to protect themselves. Gang hand-signs, graffiti, and fashion developed, and the TRG began committing extortion, murder, kidnapping, robbery, burglary, home invasion, and drug and weapons trafficking. Members of the Tiny Rascals Gang had a violent rivalry with the Long Beach-based East Side Longos, who were predominantly Hispanic, during the early 1990s.
The origin of Tiny Rascals Gang among some is sometimes considered to be a youth gang formed in Santa Ana in Orange County
It is also considered, around the war with the Longos a branch of TRG separated from the rest of the gang and formed Asian Boyz. This gang would later join with other gangs in California like Asian Boys Insanity and forming sets all around USA. The rivalry between TRG and Asian Boyz is quite prominent and has crossed interstate with murders on both sides.
At its peak the TRG sets in Washington state nearly consisted of 200 members making it the largest Asian gang in the state. Unlike California a lot of the members did not join for protection from racist gangs but due to mainstream society not accepting the culture. Another aspect is the appealing lifestyle joining TRG and other gangs bring as opposed to routine lifestyle.
In 2014 a documentary released by Byron Q called Raskal Love was released. It follows the now Breakdancer/Actor, but also member of TRG, Vannu Fut. It looks at his origins of TRG in Santa Ana and how TRG moved to Washington State