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Chinese American Business Association community speakers David Lee and Kirk King of Arcadia talk about how Chinese are reticent to protest the immigration reforms, but they are deeply divided on the issues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29997
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Chinese and Chinese Americans
Arcadia Chinese Association
Immigration reform
Protests
Culture and society
Lee, David
King, Kirk
Immigrants
Item ID
30184AN
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Westridge School is one of the first San Gabriel Valley private schools to offer Mandarin Chinese language classes. Parents and educators believe a knowledge of Chinese makes their students competitive in the marketplace. Arcadia High School already offers five Mandarin classes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30369
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Language classes
Curriculum
Mandarin Chinese
Westridge School
Item ID
30556AN
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Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31226
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31421AN
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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31744
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31941AN
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Local sporting goods stores Sport Chalet and REI anticipate brisk sales this winter season.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30329
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 2006
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p. Local 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 2006
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Retail
Sporting goods
Sports equipment
Item ID
30515AN
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This article traces Chinese history in the San Gabriel and Los Angeles County areas back to the late 1840s. Many early Chinese Americans washed laundry, harvested crops, packed oranges, crushed grapes and dug water trenches.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29942
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2006
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Chinese population
Immigrants and immigration
San Gabriel Valley
Chinese-Americans
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Geary Act of 1892
Item ID
30128AN
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Arcadia City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to spend $184,682 to buy an urban search and rescue truck and $64,408 on 100 ballistic vests for the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31627
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - equipment - search and rescue truck
Arcadia Police Department - equipment - bullet proof vests
Item ID
31824AN
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A photograph with caption only shows a new MRI machine being lowered into a hole cut into the helicopter landing pad atop the Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The machine weighs 11,430 pounds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30265
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Medical equipment
MRI
Item ID
30452AN
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Registered nurse Shawn Douthit, of Cerner Corp., promotes the "Smart Semi," a mobile caregiver station that travels across the country and is making a stop at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. This new technology integrates different systems and devices, including electronics, IV pumps, monitors, into the electronic medical record. Kara Marx, the hospital's chief information officer, already has plans to install a system similar to Cerner's by August.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31498
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Medical equipment
Technology
Item ID
31693AN
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Law Day was held Saturday at the Arcadia Public Library. The City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Chinese Association sponsored the program. Residents got to ask for free legal advice from community lawyers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29502
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ask a Lawyer Program
Law Day - 2001
Arcadia Chinese Association
Item ID
29686AN
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For the first time, the majority of the candidates in this April's City Council elections are Chinese immigrants. Seven candidates are vying for the three open seats. The candidates are Mayor John Wuo, Sheng Chang, Sho Tay, Shao Hua Wen, Peter Amundson, Bob Harbicht, and Pamela Blackwood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29867
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
City council elections - 2001-2010
Asians
Immigrants
Chinese
Candidates
Item ID
30052AN
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Sharon Chuang of Arcadia is a master of the ancient art of Chinese Knotting. She will present a program on knotting at the Monrovia Public Library. The article profiles Chuang and her knotting talent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24733
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chuang, Sharon
Chinese Knotting
Item ID
24927AN
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Devon Oddone of Sports Chalet, and David Gallagher of REI, managers of local sports retail stores, discuss how increased sales are tied to the cold weather.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30829
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Gallagher, David
Oddone, Devon
REI
Sports Chalet
Sports equipment
Item ID
31017AN
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Eighty local Falun Gong practitioners go on a 268-hour vigil representing the 268 practitioners who have died from persecution in China. Three Arcadia women began a 7-day hunger strike in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30051
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Falun Gong
Strikes
Protests
Chinese Consulate
Zhang, Xiuhua
Zhang, Renee
Ying, Shue Quing
Item ID
30238AN
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Arcadia Fire Department has acquired a thermal imaging camera. It picks up heat to help locate persons who may be unconscious or hiding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29141
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Thermal Imaging Camera
Equipment
Firefighting
Item ID
29326AN
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American Chinese Culture Association, an Arcadia-based group that promotes greater understanding between the U.S. and China through cultural exchange, will have members give a dance performance at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC. Artist Tao Haixin shows his work at Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31558
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Chinese culture
Holidays
Parades
Item ID
31754AN
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Asians make up more than 47% of the city's total population of 53,421. The largest group is Chinese-American. John Wuo discusses what makes Arcadia such an attractive city for Asians.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31161
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Asians
Chinese
Population
Wuo, John
Item ID
31357AN
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The Ortco Company has been awarded a contract for $81,260.50 to replace and rehabilitate playground equipment at Newcastle Park and Camino Grove Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31583
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Ortco Company
Parks
Playground equipment
Item ID
31779AN
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Arcadia held its 7th annual Law Day on Saturday, May 14, 2005. About 230 people attended this year-twice as many as last year. Lawyer and former Arcadia mayor Gary A. Kovacic founded the event and planned it in conjunction with the Arcadia Chinese Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29518
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
National Law Day
Law Day - 7th annual - 2005
Legal advice - pro bono
Arcadia Chinese Association
Item ID
29702AN
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Dr. Loretta Huang, President of the Chinese American Education Association of Southern California, presents Arcadia City Council member Gary Kovacic with a service award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30246
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Chinese American Education Association of Southern California
Huang, Loretta
Kovacic, Gary
Organizations
Item ID
30433AN
Collection
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