11.   For the most part, though, the film manages to portray Chinese-American gang life persuasively, with a convincing mix of cultural specificity and all-American ruthlessness.

12.   For his part, Danny Rodriguez has become tired of gang life, which he took up for protection when he entered high school.

13.   From drive-by shootings to stabbings, Jauregui has seen more than his share of gang life before calling it quits and seeking a higher education.

14.   Gang life is not unique to Mexican-Americans, of course.

15.   Gang life held little allure for Carson.

16.   Gang life has become so pervasive that children grow up feeling that it is normal, and they are not threatened by older gang members.

17.   He grew up in a tough neighborhood in Fresno, Calif., and turned down many opportunities to join the gang life, which claimed three of his cousins.

18.   He grew up on West Buckeye Road, a giant of a child who followed his older brothers into gang life.

19.   He took to hanging around with the mostly white D-Mac Crew, a few teen-agers given to pot and rap and dreams of the gang life.

20.   Just like baggy, jailhouse-style jeans and gangsta rap, Web-disseminated images of gang life have attracted a following.