Asian Boyz
| Founded | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Long Beach, CA / Van Nuys, CA, United States |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Territory | Active in 14 American states |
| Ethnicity | Asian Americans |
| Membership (est.) | ~1.300 -2,000 Nationwide [1] |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, robbery, assault, theft, identity theft, extortion, fraud, burglary, and murder |
| Allies | Nortenos,Vietnamese Boyz, EFCC, 15st Suisidal Town, SOS Panella Park Gangstas [2] |
| Rivals | Longos, Wah Ching, Tiny Rascal Gang, Surenos, Crazy Brothers Clan, Valerio Street x3,Jefrox Fresno Bulldogs, Bloods, Crips, Venice Beach Neo-Nazis [3] |
The Asian Boyz, or ABZ, are an Asian American street gang. The gang was formed in 1985 by Cambodian youths who joined together to protect the Asian community from almost daily attacks from Hispanic gang members in the Long Beach harbor area. The Asian Boyz gang consist mainly of Cambodians although there are a sizeable number of Vietnamese, Laotian, Filipino, Korean. A few non-Asian members have also been allowed to join.
In 1995, ABZ started 'summer of maddness', Alleged Wah Ching member killed a ABZ at a pool hall in El Monte. July 1995, ABZ spot two Wah Ching members at the Covina Bowl, killing them in retaliation for the shooting in El Monte. In August 1997, the leader of the Asian Boyz Van Nuys set, Sothi Menh, was arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and brought back to the United States after fleeing the country in January of that year. He was wanted for committing five gang-related murders in the San Fernando Valley in 1995.[4] On September 20, 1998, seven Asian Boyz were charged with seven murders, 18 attempted murders and five instances of conspiracy to commit murder in Van Nuys, California in 1995.[5] Three members of the gang were charged with beating a 15-year-old boy to death in Utica, New York in January 2007.[6] On March 19, 2008, Asian Boyz member Dat Thanh Nguyen was charged with murdering an innocent by-stander in a shoot-out in Van Nuys, California.