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Dwight Chang of Arcadia is owner of a house on the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel. The building has been operating as a makeshift maternity ward with 10 newborns and about 12 Chinese nationals, crammed into an illegally converted townhouse. Chang has been warned twice before for operating a business that primarily caters to Asian "maternity tourists." Chang denied any wrongdoing and was fined $800 for building code violations. Children born on American soil automatically become United States citizens, under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Maternity tourism caters to wealthy Taiwanese, Chinese and Koreans. Throughout the past decade, similar set-ups have been uncovered in Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, New York, and Quebec.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Maternity tourists
Item ID
32553AN
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Birth-tourism sites not easily detected.Terry Moore-Corse, a code enforcement officer in Arcadia has encountered three maternity homes in the past six years, most recently in 2009, when a resident reported "a lot of pregnant women" coming out of a house. Beyond building code and business license violations, there is nothing illegal about coming into this country to give birth, according to the U.S. State Department, which issues visas. Maternity tourism is a money-making cottage industry in which wealthy women from Asia pay anywhere from $25,000-35,000 to have American-born infants.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32364
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Maternity tourists
Moore-Corse, Terry
Mothers
Item ID
32562AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police close 13 maternity homes in a crackdown months after a full-time detective was assigned to address calls about pregnant Asian women living in groups at residences around the city. The pregnant Asian women come to the U.S. so their babies receive U.S. citizenship. Detective James Trabbie became the quality-of-life detective.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33614
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Trabbie, James
Zoning
Item ID
33809AN
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Steve and Yan-Fen Lin, a couple possibly of Arcadia, have been running the illegally modified townhome in San Gabriel, owned by Dwight Chang of Arcadia, as a maternity home for Asian tourists. They violated building codes for setting up a makeshift maternity ward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32357
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Lin, Steve
Lin, Yan-Fen
Item ID
32555AN
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The 2010 All-Area Girls Tennis was named. Those from Arcadia High School are Caroline Young, Michelle Zhu, Francis Dean, Annie Tung and Elizabeth Lieu. Coach of the Year is Jerry Dohling. An Arcadia High School girl on the second team is Nadia Pacheco-Amaro.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32287
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
Subjects
Athletes
Dohling, Jerry (coach)
Dean, Francis
Lieu, Elizabeth
Pacheco-Amaro, Nadia
Sports -- tennis
Tung, Annie
Young, Caroline
Zhu, Michelle
Item ID
32486AN
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Arcadia city officials are cracking down on "maternity tourism" boarding houses by dedicating a full-time police detective to investigate the issue. Maternity or birth tourism is a phenomenon in which women, often from China, pay a handsome fee to have their babies in the United States, so the children can be citizens. While that is not illegal, at least five establishments have been shut down for violations, such as unlawfully operating boarding house businesses in residential zones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
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A 16-year-old Arcadia High School student was killed in a collision with a truck while bicycling home from football practice Monday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7326
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Simon, Russell Hugh
Item ID
7215AN
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Chinese-Americans getting political. Residents becoming more active as they back recall of Governor Gavin Newsom and other conservative efforts. Photo shows women gathering signatures outside 99 Ranch Market in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35596
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Activism
Asian-Americans
Chinese-Americans
Greater San Gabriel Valley Safe Community Foundation
Liu, Fenglan "Juli"
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Neighbors of 16 year old Russell Simon, killed in August while riding his bicycle home from football practice, are banding together to have a memorial plaque installed at the corner where the high school sophomore was struck by a truck.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8032
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 15, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 15, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Simon, Russell
Item ID
7992AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Herbert Speizer, the first podiatrist to establish a practice in Arcadia, has died at age 70.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6696
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1996
Pages
p. A4 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1996
Pages
p. A4 photo
Subjects
Speizer, Herbert
Item ID
6505AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women was founded in 1963 by Clara Stocker, daughter of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The Home is profiled. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4592
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
Subjects
Stocker, Clara Baldwin
Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women
Item ID
4468AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association is reaching out to the Chinese community in an effort to seek new members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8027
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
7987AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County home sales dropped 8.6% last month from a year earlier. Arcadia, however, shows a 4.1% increase in median home price, from a year ago December. Arcadia's median home price was $692,000 last month. Figures for California state, Los Angeles and other San Gabriel Valley cities are shown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32303
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Home prices
Housing
Real Estate
Item ID
32502AN
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Newspaper Index
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Entrepreneur Kin Hui, CEO of Singpoli Capital Corp., unveiled North America's first Chinese language website exclusively devoted to the sport of horse racing. It is called YUPRacing.com. It features several Chinese language videos which showcase the beauty of Santa Anita Park and will take bets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33702
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Hui, Kin
Websites
Item ID
33898AN
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Newspaper Index
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Min Mey Chang, founder and principal of the Arcadia Chinese School is profiled. See also PSN March 18, 1993.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper224
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Schools, Private - Arcadia Chinese School
Chang, Min Mey
Item ID
224AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pictures from 626 Night Market on August 15, 2014 at Santa Anita Park, including Jerian Tran, Mike Stevens, Jun Sung Ahn, Sandra Reyes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33971
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Ahn, Jun Sung
Food festivals
Reyes, Sandra
Stevens, Mike
Tran, Jerian
Item ID
34165AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hong Kong to extradite Chinese man Deyun Shi back to United States over teen deaths (Anthony Lin, William Lin).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34454
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2016
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34646AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gina's Sports Bar & Grill is the source of controversy regarding a Chinese-language sign which some community members claim is advertising prostitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14557
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w / photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w / photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Gina's Sports Bar & Grill
Item ID
15133AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Methodist Hospital of Southern California has been grappling with the cultural differences brought about by the influx of Chinese Americans to Arcadia surrounding communities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8021
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
7981AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County's median home price and sales dropped last month, a trend that was reflected statewide. Some San Gabriel Valley areas, such as Walnut, posted gains in June, but some cities, such as Duarte, Diamond Bar, and Arcadia, showed declines in their median home prices. Arcadia's median home price fell 5.8%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32114
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Housing market
Median home prices
Real Estate
Item ID
32311AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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