History
In 1991, Danny "Ah Pai" Wong, the leader of Wah Ching, was shot and killed by Wo Hop To (WHT) hitmen.
The Wah Ching Gang has an ongoing conflict with another rival Asian gang in Los Angeles, the Asian Boyz (ABZ) who also aligned themselves with the Vietnamese Boyz (VBZ) in opposition to Wah Ching. Wah Ching's move from its original home in the Bay Area to the southern California region is probably one of the sources of the disputes over gang turf. Over the decades, the Wah Ching has evolved from a street gang to an organized crime group. There is law enforcement anecdotal evidence that suggests as a group the gang has developed strong associations with other Asian organized crime groups, such as the Sun Yee On and 14K Triads in Hong Kong.
Currently, the gang have shown signs of mixed ideology. Despite the fact that Wah Ching in Chinese literally means "Chinese Youth," there are still some individuals of non-Chinese descent who claim Wah Ching. The gang now consists of a great number of Vietnamese members. The same applies with their rivals, the Vietnamese Boyz, who have a great number of Chinese members. It is rumored that their reasoning for this is that it is the "Chinese Youth" gang, and that the members working or fighting for the gang do not have to be of Chinese ethnicity.
The Wah Ching Gang may also be seen in black and grey clothing and also red clothing.
Organization Members
The Triads get themselves involved in various kinds of crimes like extortion, money laundering, trafficking and prostitution. Smuggling and counterfeiting goods like video, music, software, clothes, money, watches and many more are also some of the other notorious activities that they take part in. Below given is the hierarchy of the gang.
Dragon Head
Two Chin Yang
Mountain Master
Pork Wong
Dragon Tail
Black Dragon Rose
Vanguard
(Secret)
49'ers
(Secret)
Organization Relations
The Wah Ching has been in a long conflict with the Asian Boyz gang. One of the first shootouts between the two the gangs occurred in the 1990s. The shooting occurred in El Monte at a pool hall. An Asian Boyz gang member, Lea Mek, was killed by Wah Ching gang member Chieu Luong Yang. Another shootout between the two gangs occurred in San Marino that led to the deaths of two youths at a San Marino High School graduation party in June. After an investigation by the authorities, police claimed that when the Asian Boyz gang members arrived to the party, they saw that Wah Ching gang members were there, so they left and came back later with weapons to open fire on the latter. Over nine gang members were arrested. Police searched the homes of the gang members and seized five weapons. The shootouts between the two gangs were called "Summer Madness" by the Asian Boyz gang.
Alliances
R.O.T, Luprano Family, Coronado Crew, Sinclair's Estate
Rivals
D.G.P. , GS9 , Informal , Lin Dynasty,
Territory
Paralake, Rockford
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