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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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Newspaper Index
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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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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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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
Pages
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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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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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.

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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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Harry Lee, a 73-year-old Chinese American sheriff from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, is visiting Arcadia as part of a fundraising tour for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy Disaster Relief Fund. He will be attending the Oak Tree Racing Association's Mid-Autumn Festival luncheon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29747
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Sheriffs
Lee, Harry
Asian Americans
Chinese Americans
Hurricane Katrina
Law enforcement officers
Item ID
29932AN
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The annual Law Day Celebration will be held May 14, 2005, from 10am to 1pm, at the Arcadia Public Library.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
National Law Day
Arcadia Chinese Association
Legal advice and referral
Law Day - 2005
Item ID
29695AN
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Arcadia Police Officers Association has used a billboard to advertise its contract dispute, claiming crime is up while the number of police officers is down. The billboard is shown in a photograph.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Officers Association
Contracts
Labor disputes
Unions
Item ID
31064AN
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Arcadia-based fortune teller and feng shui consultant Chi-Jen Liu suggests ways to improve your luck in the Chinese new year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29887
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2006
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2006
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Liu, Chi-Jen
Fortune tellers
Feng shui consultants
Chinese New Year -- Year of the Dog
Item ID
30073AN
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Arcadia Firefighters Association endorses The Shops at Santa Anita mall proposed by developer Caruso Affiliated. The proposal includes improvements to city streets and technology that should improve traffic flow.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30297
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Firefighters Association
Caruso project
Malls
The Shops at Santa Anita
Twitchell, Jack
Item ID
30484AN
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According to Chester Zahn, gastroenterologist at Methodist Hospital, Chinese Americans have higher rates of colon cancer than other Americans. The American Cancer Society is teaming with Asian American advertising agencies to educate Chinese Americans about colon cancer screenings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25302
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Colon Cancer
Au, Jimmy
Zahn, Chester
American Cancer Society
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Chinese Americans
Item ID
25500AN
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Arcadia Police officer Michael Hale gives a new Nintendo DS to 6-year-old daughter of crime victim Teresa Barrera. The Arcadia Police Officers' Association (APOA) also gave Teresa Barrera a $250 gift certificate to Ralphs Supermarket.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31246
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2008
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2008
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Police Officers' Association (APOA)
Barrera, Teresa
Crime and Criminals
Hale, Michael
Identity theft
Item ID
31441AN
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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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Latina Marta Galedary, a Muslim, discusses the real Islam, at the Arcadia meeting of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). She says the media play a role in creating the myth that all Muslims are terrorists.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30238
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Galedary, Marta
Islam
Muslims
Religion
Item ID
30425AN
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Sierra Madre Rose Float Association princesses are Catherine Cahill, Megan Farrell, and Adriana Stathatos.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Cahill, Catherine
Farrell, Megan
Stathatos, Adriana
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association - princesses
Item ID
30018AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital unveiled Chinese and English print ads to encourage people of Chinese descent to get screened for colon cancer. The year-long campaign featuring Chinese colon cancer survivors was developed by the American Cancer Society and four Asian-American owned advertising agencies.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Cancer
Item ID
28031AN
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Vendors and 2000 people attended the Southern California Utility Association's Information Fair. Arcadia's water department employee, Richard Reeley, raced to see how quickly he could change a water meter. The Fair was held at the Irwindale Speedway.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2002
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Water Department
City employees - Reeley, Richard
Southern California Utility Association
Item ID
24719AN
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The Arcadia City Council upheld the decision of an architectural review board for the Rancho Santa Anita Residents' Association that Ibrahim Irawan could not install iron and glass front doors on his home under construction on San Vicente Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25646
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council - 2000 - 2009
Irawan, Ibrahim
Rancho Santa Anita Residents' Association
Item ID
25846AN
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The Thoroughbred Racing Association of California is trying to put together a bid for Santa Anita Park, with plans to run it as a nonprofit arm of the Thoroughbred Owners of California. Santa Anita Park race track was to be auctioned this week but no acceptable opening bid was made.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31674
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Thoroughbred Owners of California
Thoroughbred Racing Association of California
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Zetcher, Arnold
Item ID
31872AN
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Newspaper Index
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