Yellow Bortherhood

[Cold Bear]

This organization, Yellow Brotherhood, was around during the sixties and seventies, more like a activist group than a gang. A lot of these dudes went to Dorsey back in the days. They did some work with the Panthers and many of the members are still alive and kicking. The only YB that exists by that name is now a Asian-American youth basketball team...

http://www.janm.org/about/press/37

Los Angeles

An open discussion between speakers and participants about the impact of 1950s, 60s and 70s gangs and youth organizations will be held at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. The discussion will feature teacher-activist Kathy Masaoka, former "Yellow Brotherhood" member Nick Nagatani, and former "Asian American Hardcore" member Ray Tasaki. They will discuss the impact and influence of organizations like "Yellow Brotherhood" and "Asian American Hardcore" on younger activists and their legacy of positive social action.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Asian American gangs and organizations flourished among many youth that were surrounded by the images of the Vietnam Conflict and racial injustice. Groups like "Asian American Hardcore" and "Yellow Brotherhood" were organized by- and for- young Asians who did not fit the model-minority stereotypes that persisted in mainstream culture at the time. Sustained as grassroots organizations that were destined to exist for a limited number of years, "Yellow Brotherhood" (1969-1975) and other similar Asian American organizations actively participated in drug-use prevention for youth and supplied role models that taught younger members how to organize, speak out, and work together in constructive ways.

[BIG DUSTY LOCO]

This gang mainly consisted of "yellow" asians...Japanese mostly, Chinese a few. Timeline sounds right. The majority of Japanese-Americans were living in the Mid-City(now Koreatown)-Crenshaw-Dorsey areas of Los Angeles, all before their flight to Gardena/Torrance.

During this racially charged time, every group had their sets. Black Panthers influencing the originators of the Crips. Bloods/Brims were active. Wah Chings in Chinatown. All the Brown Berets in East Los, and all the chicano active varrios 18st, WF, C14st, TST, Alpine, Primera Flats, etc...

But what you know about the "Brotherhood"...members were filipino, black, chicano, white??? Same timeline as the YB.

[Cold Bear]

If you are talking about a mixed group called the "Brotherhood" that was contemporary with the YB, then I Don't know about this, please explain.

Also I think I read a thread in another section about the term "Buddha Heads"...Japanese and Chinese used to use it as a term of endearment, no offense was supposed to be taken.

[19DAGO04]

This gang mainly consisted of "yellow" asians...Japanese mostly, Chinese a few. Timeline sounds right. The majority of Japanese-Americans were living in the Mid-City(now Koreatown)-Crenshaw-Dorsey areas of Los Angeles, all before their flight to Gardena/Torrance.

During this racially charged time, every group had their sets. Black Panthers influencing the originators of the Crips. Bloods/Brims were active. Wah Chings in Chinatown. All the Brown Berets in East Los, and all the chicano active varrios 18st, WF, C14st, TST, Alpine, Primera Flats, etc...

But what you know about the "Brotherhood"...members were filipino, black, chicano, white??? Same timeline as the YB.

Forgive my ignorance, but what is "yellow" asian? Brown Berets! SD had brown berets in Logan and Sherman during the late 1960's/early 1970's ( before my time). You can see some murals with Brown Berets painted in them in Sherman Heights.