The concept of gang dates back to the late 18th century and early 19th century.

Mexican bandits and roving marauders used to vandalize wherever they roamed.

However, Mexican girls in gangs have not had explicit attention either in scholastic research or as the locus of media concentration. If female gang members are even mentioned at all, they are generally described as merely adjunct to male gang members.

Mexican girls in gangs have been nicknamed Cholo. The term, also refers to a fashion selection and make-up style, is used by the community members to refer to a type of Latina who more than likely is directly or indirectly affiliated with a gang or gang members. These gang girls are usually children of former gang girls, of cholos and cholas, and soon develop their mother and father's cholo lifestyles.

Another major factor in the increase of these Mexican girls in gangs is the double standard provided to them at home. In the traditional Mexican culture, it is undesirable but certainly more acceptable for boys to be out roaming the streets; it is never appropriate behavior for females. Many young women are fed up with this double standard and given a few other displeasures and grumblings about home, and with the pressures provided by poverty stricken environments.

Parents and members of extended family of these Mexican girls in gangs have nothing but negative remarks concerning these Cholas. So, instead of working out difference, these girls are further pushed into the renegade life, and in turn have nothing positive to say about the more traditional women either.

Because of high unemployment rate, as no jobs are available even at the local Mexican Pharmacy , they become likely targets for gang recruitment. Mexican pharmacy is a well-recognized name in medical care.

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