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Charles Cooper continues his series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, where at its height, it housed more than 18,000 people. Japanese had a long local history, dating back to workers on the Santa Anita Ranch, and local residents had the uncomfortable feeling of seeing friends behind the wire at the track.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
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p. 1
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Cooper, Charles
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32184AN
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to support legislation establishing February 19 as "Remembrance Day" for those Japanese who were sent to internment camps during World War II. Locally, an internment camp was set up at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25134
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2003
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p. A3
Subjects
Japanese Internment Camps
Santa Anita Park - Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
25329AN
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A new exhibit at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is about the Santa Anita Assembly Center, a temporary facility at Santa Anita Park that held Japanese Americans before they were sent to more permanent internment camps during World War II. The opening reception will feature speakers Osamu Miyamoto, Akkiko Nomura and others. Dana Dunn is the curator.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31821
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
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p. Weekend 1, 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
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p. Weekend 1, 2
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Dunn, Dana
Miyamoto, Osamu
Nomura, Akkiko
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32018AN
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Ed Inouye of West Covina, whose family was sent to the internment camp at Santa Anita Park during World War II, died on February 19th. He was instrumental in getting the government to pay reparations to some of the imprisoned families.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2003
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p. A3
Subjects
Inouye, Ed
Japanese Internment Camps
Santa Anita Park - Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
25391AN
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Famed track has infamous past. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51 and in VF.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33935
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26 , 1978
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p. A1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26 , 1978
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
34129AN
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A spokesperson for Santa Anita Consolidated has indicated that there is no intention of moving the Santa Anita Park race track to the $100 million sports complex proposed for the City of Los Angeles by Hollywood Park, Inc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2444
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2392AN
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School uniforms, shoes, socks, jackets, school supplies and treats were given out to about 1000 local children from low-income families in the Foothill Unity Center's Fifth Annual Back-to-School Distribution at Santa Anita Park race track.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2003
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p. A1
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
26451AN
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The City Council retreated from the idea of collecting taxes on free admissions at the Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2439
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
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p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2387AN
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The first Santa Anita National Horse Show was held at the track May 26-30. It is hoped that this will become an annual event.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1977
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p. B-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1977
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2388AN
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The City Council is considering collecting taxes on free admissions to the Santa Anita Park race track. It would mean considerably greater income for the City.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 5, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 5, 1976
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p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2386AN
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The California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles has applied for a 2 week fair race meeting, to be held at Santa Anita Park Race Track from September 30 to October 10, 1979.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1979
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1979
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p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2393AN
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Santa Anita Park upgraded worker housing and disposal systems to satisfy government requirements.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2000
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2000
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p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
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19813AN
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30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2390AN
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Japanese-Americans recall WW II internment.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track
Item ID
23530AN
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Months of talks between Westfield Shopping Town Santa Anita and Santa Anita Park race track about building a shopping center seem to have fallen through.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18184
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2000
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
18431AN
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Arcadia would lose approximately $472,268 yearly if Santa Anita Park race track were to close down and the 324 acre facility were to be developed with low density residential units. Losses would be partially offset by $190,750 in new property taxes and $278,482 miscellaneous taxes. New city services would account for a 6.18% increase in the city budget.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1974
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1974
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2384AN
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Michi Murayama of Alhambra created a quilt documenting the Japanese-American internment during WW II.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2001
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2001
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p. A1
Subjects
Japanese American Internment
Murayama, Michi
Item ID
21381AN
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Santa Anita Park was named last week to a list of "America's 11 Most Endangered Places" because of owner Frank Stronach's plans to create a retail-entertainment center in the historic race track.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2000
Pages
p. 2 The Star
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2000
Pages
p. 2 The Star
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19508AN
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U. S. Forest Service officials met with cabin owners and residence permit holders to hear concerns regarding evacuation of the Big Santa Anita Canyon area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29188
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Big Santa Anita Canyon
United States Forest Service
Evacuations
Item ID
29373AN
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Spokesman Stuart Zanville said the Santa Anita Park race track has met city and county requirements about housing of track workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28936
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track
Zanville, Stuart
Track workers housing
Employee living quarters
Item ID
29125AN
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