Cholos Are As American As Apple Pie

There's a reason Mexican American street gangs transcend economic class, geography, and even centuries.

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My decade as a member of a Mexican American street gang was explosive. I learned how to fight. I learned how to dodge bullets. I learned how to elude police.

Yet despite the intimidating glares, shaved heads, and tattooed faces, there was something strangely endearing ab…