In the Barrio – Roman “Roach” Rocha

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Roman “Roach” Rocha, a gang member in Los Angeles.
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00:00 Witnessing the Aftermath of Gang Violence
00:30 Growing Up Around Gangs in Norwalk, California
10:02 Ground News
11:27 Joining the Gang & Surviving the Streets
18:00 Trauma, Drugs & the Mental Toll of Gang Life
28:23 Witnessing Death & Rethinking Gang Violence
35:09 Family, an Absent Father & Growing Up in Southeast LA
40:59 PTSD & Living With the Reality of Street Violence

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