Crews: Gang Members Talk to Maria Hinojosa Book

NPR reporter Hinojosa's highly-acclaimed 1991 feature, in which she interviewed members of a New York City "crew" (gang), was the inspiration for this in-depth book. Her direct, nonjudgmental questions evoked poignant, surprising and sometimes shocking responses from these young people caught between violence and the struggle for survival in American cities. Photos.

Reporter Maria Hinojosa's work with "crew" members for a National Public Radio feature in 1991 inspired this in-depth collection of interviews. Her direct, nonjudgmental questions evoke poignant, surprising, and sometimes shocking responses from young people caught between violence and the struggle for survival in America's cities. Photos.