Sons of Samoa is a Crips-affiliated street gang based in Long Beach, California, United States. Its membership mainly consists of Samoan Americans with other Pacific Islander members.

2017年7月8日 · The Sons Of Samoa (SOS) also known as the Sons Of Samoa Crips are primarily a Polynesian/Samoan Crip gang that emerged on the East Side of Long Beach, California, between the early 1980s or mid 1980s. Sons Of Samoa Crips are considered to be among the first initial Polynesian gang to populate around Long Beach.

2010年9月2日 · Inside a Samoan gang in Los Angeles County during the 1980s.

The history of Polynesian gang involvement in the United States can be traced to the 1980s to an early street gang, United Blood Nation (UBN), predominantly Samoan, named after a black prison gang in California.

This study examines the factors that cause some Samoan youth in Kuhio Park Terrace (KPT), the largest housing project in Hawaii, to join gangs. Forty-one Samoan youth were interviewed; 24 of them were members of the Sons of Samoan (SOS) gang, and 17 were non-gang members.

So far, six Tongan and three Samoan gangs with a combined membership of 15 to 200 have been identified in Utah. These gangs have been involved in such criminal activities as homicides, drive-by shootings, robberies, and burglaries--usually committed under …

2023年2月20日 · Samoan gangs may not be as well known worldwide as some, but they are a powerful force in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, modern culture glamorizes gangsters, but thankfully, a group of ex-gang members is standing up against the lies. The F.O.U. Movement (Fa’atasiga o Uso’s ) is helping young Samoans avoid the pitfalls of joining gangs.

2023年9月21日 · In the annals of gangs, one emblem stands out—the enigmatic Sons of Samoa gang sign. This article explores this symbol’s origin, its significance within the gang subculture, and how it attests to deep-rooted cultural meaning.

Sons of Samoa is a Crips -affiliated street gang based in Long Beach, California, United States. The gang's membership mainly consists of Samoan Americans. The gang was formed in the 1976 to protect the immigrant Samoan community from established African American and Hispanic gangs in the impoverished suburbs of Long Beach, California.

1992年5月25日 · Samoan-Americans have long accused law enforcement officers of harboring negative stereotypes of Samoans as being prone to violence.