He Spins, Turns His Life Around

Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 3:14pm

Deported from the U.S., a former Long Beach gang member makes a name break dancing in Cambodia and becomes a role model. His arms and chest coated with gangland-style tattoos, his eyebrow pierced, Tuy "K.K." Sobil sits in a cafe in Phnom Penh beside his 5-year-old son, Unique, adopted from drug dealer parents who couldn't cope.

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