GANG LIFE IN EAST L.A. by Joe Rodríguez



The morning after a rival gang tried to kill Chivo for the fourth time. This
time they shoot at his house and family. He stayed up all night with his
homeboys and all their guns. No one was hurt. Chivo teaches his daughter
how to hold a .32 caliber pistol. Her mother looks on. Boyle Heights, 1993.

* See extended captions/journal entries for an excerpt of a recent interview with Chivo.




Sheriff's Gang Unit stops gang members in their car to check for guns.
Carson, 1992.


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