LVM Gang

Infobox Criminal organization
name = LVM (Luzon Visayan Mobsters)
years_active = 1980s to late 1990s
territory = San Gabriel Valley, La Palma, Cerritos, Fullerton
ethnicity = Asian
membership = 300 to 500
activities = Assault, Extortion, Home Invasion, Murder
allies = Sarzana, Jefrox, Korean Mobsters
rivals = Satanas, Pinoy Real, Bahalana Gang, Westside Islanders, Koreatown Mafia, Salbaje Boys, Akrho Pinoy, Akrho Boys Crazys, Family MobstersLVM Gang (Luzon Visayan Mobsters) sometimes known as Luzon Visayan Mindanao was a predominately Filipino gang located around the San Gabriel Valley and Orange County areas. The gang was in existence in the early 1980s to late 1990s. It's believed that there are sill active members in some areas today.

The name Luzon and Visayan was named after the two provinces of the Philippines and the letter "M" was named after a third, which was Mindanao. Later Mindanao was dropped and was renamed to Mobsters.

By the early 1990s LVM spread throughout other regions and became dominant in cities and regions like Yorba Linda, La Palma and Fullerton. As the gang grew stronger, LVM became a multinational gang with members consisting of Koreans, Vietnamese, Thai and few Hispanics and blacks. This was because some cities were controlled by other nationalities such as Fullerton, where LVM was controlled by Koreans. Other Filipino and some Korean gangs resented having a gang with such a name of origin like Luzon and Visayan to have members of different nationalities. Therefore, LVM had many rivals and was part of the reason for the break-up of the gang.

References

http://en.allexperts.com/e/l/lu/luzon_visayan_mobsters.htm

http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=124&a=18157

http://www.streetgangs.com/asian/