Tag: guns

• Cultural Hijacking: Why You Can Longer Be Yourself

  

  I love being Asian-American. I love devoting my life to cross-cultural work cause I believe God is passionate about all ethnic groups and cultures. I love hip-hop with heart, soul, and purpose. I love being from the streets. I love being poor. I love being a family on mission. I love America and I love…

  The Asian Rough Rider

  October 9, 2017

  Asian Faith, Missional Living

  Art, Asian food, Asian-American, church, cultural identity, culture, Faith, guns, identity, injustice, Jesus follower, Missions, persecution, Politics, racism, Terrorist

• Chapter 10: Gunplay

  

  Getting locked up in juvenile hall didn’t change my heart, it only forced a break in my criminal activities. The first thing I did upon my release was smoke a joint with the homies to celebrate my time in jail. Recognition from peers was more important than any type of consequences drummed up by the…

  The Asian Rough Rider

  August 27, 2015

  Toby’s Story

  Asian-American, Autobiography, Drugs, gang life, guns, Juvenile Delinquency, Power, respect, Testimony, voilence, youth

• Chapter 7: Typical Day

  

  It was 1996. The sun was shining and I had just punched some white kid in the face. I picked up his glasses and threw them down the street as he begged me to stop. I let him get on his bike and said, “You tell your brother to never talk s*** again. Get the…

  The Asian Rough Rider

  May 31, 2014

  Toby’s Story

  Autobiography, Crime, culture, Drugs, ethnic minority, Faith, gang life, Gang-banger, Gangster Disciples, guns, Juvenile Delinquency, original gangsters, Police, poverty, southeast asian, Testimony, violence, youth