Mike Moy on Triads, Chinatown Gangs, and Real Violence (Action Talks #33) from Action Talks with Eric Jacobus

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Mike Moy on Triads, Chinatown Gangs, and Real Violence (Action Talks #33)

59 minutes Posted Nov 6, 2023 at 10:17 pm.

Mike's Introduction

Childhood

Family Stories

Mike's uncle in the Triads

Gangsters in Movies

Difference between Triads and US gangs

Weapons used by Hong Kong gangsters'

Directors inspired by Chinatown gangs

Relationships between Police and Gangs

Being initiated into a Chinese Gang

Initiation and ceremonies in US vs HK Chinese gangs

Was there shared history between the gang Mike joined and the Triads?

1994: What did the Triads think about the Hong Kong Handover?

Gangsters don't make much money

Breakdown of the hourly rate of a young gangster

Bullying as cause of being a gangster

Triad involvement in the film industry.

Becoming a Police officer

How do people change even in a bad environment?

How did Mike's former gang member status factor into his Police work?

Working as an Officer in his old stomping grounds

What films portray Chinese gangs accurately?

Michael Chan Wai Man

Film industry's responsibility in violence?

Where can we watch more gangster stories?

Do Chinatown Gangsters train martial arts?

If a knife comes out, you run!

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Mike Moy is filmmaker and retired police specializing in Chinese

organized crime in America. We talk about his history as a gangster and

transitioning to being a police officer. You can see his YouTube channel

here: https://youtube.com/@chinatowngangstories

Edited by Rustic Bodomov

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