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Pasadena City College is preparing to tear down three campus buildings that were previously used as barracks in the Japanese Assembly Center at Santa Anita Park during WW II.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17170
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1999
Pages
p.- A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1999
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p.- A1 w/photos
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Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
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17589AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32004
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cooper, Charles
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32184AN
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Japanese-Americans recall WW II internment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23321
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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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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
Pages
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
Pages
p. Weekend 1, 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
Pages
p. Weekend 1, 2
Subjects
Dunn, Dana
Miyamoto, Osamu
Nomura, Akkiko
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
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32018AN
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On Thursday, November 30, proponents and opponents of the Santa Anita Entertainment Center filled the Arcadia Community Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5651
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Sierra Madre News
Date
December 7, 1995
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p. 8
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Sierra Madre News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
5502AN
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Approximately 150 people attended a hearing at the Arcadia Community Center regarding the proposed Santa Anita Entertainment Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4608
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 6, 1995
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p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 6, 1995
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
4484AN
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Corey Nakatani, the only Japanese American riding professionally as a jockey in southern California, often races at Santa Anita Park, the same place where his grandparents were detained during World War II in the then Santa Anita Assembly Center. He is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4484
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Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
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p. J-12
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Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4360AN
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Two women have filed formal complaints against two male supervisors of custodial services at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper146
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Star Tribune
Date
November 7, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
People
Item ID
146AN
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At the Arcadia City Planning Commission meeting of June 13, City Manager Bill Kelly gave a brief overview of the Santa Anita Entertainment Center Project (SAEC).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4600
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Sierra Madre News
Date
June 15, 1995
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p. 13
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Sierra Madre News
Date
June 15, 1995
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Santa Anita Companies see also Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
4476AN
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City officials this week got their first detailed description of the design at the planned Santa Anita Commercial Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15078
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Commercial Center
Item ID
15626AN
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Santa Anita's Community Advisory Committee met with residents to discuss the proposed Santa Anita Entertainment Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5694
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 1996
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p. A 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
5545AN
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Local citizens opposed to the proposed Santa Anita Entertainment Center gathered together for the most recent "Neighbors for Arcadia" meeting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5542
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 2, 1995
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 2, 1995
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
5397AN
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"Neighbors for Arcadia," a group in opposition to the proposed Santa Anita Entertainment Center, has elected officers and is preparing a petition for a ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4815
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 24, 1995
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p. 8
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 24, 1995
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
4691AN
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The citizens group Neighbors for Arcadia said Wednesday it will take the fight against Santa Anita Entertainment Center to voters with a ballot initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5655
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
5506AN
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More than 500 residents packed the Community Center for a hearing designed to gauge fears about a proposed entertainment complex at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4848
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
4724AN
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Hidden away just north of Arcadia's Santa Anita golf course parking lot are the Santa Anita Greens, which provide a wide range of activities for 139 men and women in the Bowling Green Club.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14219
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Pasadena Star News The Star section
Date
June 17, 1998
Pages
p. A5 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News The Star section
Date
June 17, 1998
Pages
p. A5 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club
Item ID
14795AN
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At the City Planning Commission's General Plan Update meeting on April 29, 1996, an announcement was made that Santa Anita Realty had withdrawn its application for development of an entertainment center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5972
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 2, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 2, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
5809AN
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More than 500 residents packed the Community Center last week regarding a proposed entertainment complex at Santa Anita Park. Opponents of the project have become increasingly vocal in recent weeks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4833
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Hometown
Date
August 17, 1995
Pages
p. H3
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Pasadena Star News Hometown
Date
August 17, 1995
Pages
p. H3
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
4709AN
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The Neighbors for Arcadia, a group of citizens that are opposed to the proposed Santa Anita Entertainment Center, continue their opposition efforts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4902
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Sierra Madre News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Neighbors for Arcadia
Item ID
4778AN
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