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"Baby factories" in Arcadia? City of Arcadia forms a task force to look into the matter of motels, such as Santa Anita Inn, and residential homes, being used to house expectant mothers from overseas, particularly China. These women want their children born in the U.S. to garner citizenship for that child.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 21, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 21, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 6
Subjects
Boarding houses
Motels
Pregnant women
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
33656AN
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An ancient Chinese maternity tradition, from the Sung Dynasty (960-1275 AD), known as "Zuo Yue Zi," is translated as "doing the month."It refers to the care of a Chinese woman during the first month after giving birth. The practice is explained here by Wei-Chen Tung, a former registered nurse at Arcadia Methodist Hospital and now an assistant professor of nursing at University of Nevada, Reno. The practice requires new mothers to follow a strict diet and rest for 3-4 weeks following a pregnancy. Tung says a lot of Chinese women still practice this, so hospitals should be aware of this part of Chinese culture. Maternity tourists--women who want to come to the United States to give birth to a full-fledged American citizen, have given rise to businesses that cater to them, such as the maternity home that was shut down in the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel on March 8. It had been 5 townhomes illegally converted into a maternity home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Chinese culture
Maternity tourists
Tung, Wei-Chen
Mothers
Item ID
32563AN
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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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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Maternity tourists
Item ID
32553AN
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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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City Council is looking at fee increases, proposed elimination of as many as 14 full-time positions and other controversial alternatives to balance the 1996-97 budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6240
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1996
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1996
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
6065AN
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Newspaper Index
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There have been six attempted rapes reported at Arcadia High School since April 15, 1979. At least five are believed to have been committed by the same individual.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3048
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2970AN
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For the first time in the history of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, 2 women will receive the Citizen of the Year Award. Mrs. Dottie Burnett and Mrs. June Fee were chosen for the honor from among 10 nominees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper969
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1985
Pages
p. 1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1985
Pages
p. 1 photos
Subjects
Citizen of the Year - 1985
Burnett, Dottie
Fee, June
Item ID
969AN
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Martial arts champion, Hollywood actress, and stunt woman, Jing Li, is a martial arts instructor at Washu Action Star Academy in Temple City. She will be a guest at the Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women on Monday, November 12. She will present a program about Washu, an exhibition, and full contact sport, and view the documentary film "Autumn Gem," in which Jing Li has a starring role. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 12, November 1, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33185
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 27, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 27, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Actors and actresses
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Li, Jing
Martial arts
Item ID
33382AN
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Judge tells City of Irwindale to just chill out. Request to have Huy Fong Foods' Sriracha chili hot sauce factory shut down was denied. Owner David Tran is an Arcadia resident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business and Industry
City of Irwindale
Huy Fong Foods
Tran, David
Item ID
33864AN
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The historic Women's Club of Arcadia building at 324 S. First Avenue will be getting its state required seismic upgrading.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper109
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 2, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 2, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - Women's Club
Item ID
109AN
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The city budget passed unanimously on Tuesday night and included the elimination of 9 full-time employee positions, an increase in paramedics fees and a one-year, 1 percent utility tax increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6241
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
6066AN
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Woman's Club of Arcadia will host a luncheon to support global women's health and development, in particular in Afghanistan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32777
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Organizations
Woman's Club of Arcadia
Women's healt
Item ID
32974AN
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Irwindale officials said Huy Fong Foods (the maker of the popular Sriracha hot chili sauce) can continue operations at its plant as long as it doesn't smell. Huy Fong officials said if forced to shut down, 200,000 fewere bottles would be produced per day. David Tran, CEO and founder, is an Arcadia resident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33695
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business and Industry
City of Irwindale
Huy Fong Foods
Tran, David
Item ID
33891AN
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Two of the four Arcadia "tree-sitters"--Julia Jaye Posin and Andrea Bowers--have pleaded no contest to one count each of trespassing, while protesting the destruction of an Arcadia woodland. The two women were fined $60, waived for jail time served, and ordered to do 10 hours of community service. The two other tree-sitters John Quigley and Travis Jochimsen are scheduled to appear in court in late July.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Jochimsen, Travis
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32634AN
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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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Newspaper
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
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Dance permits for parties at the Women's Club automatically are denied until the city's Business License Review Committee specifies conditions such as when the music will end, when people must leave, and maximum capacity. The new rules follow complaints against partygoers at a wedding reception in November.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper294
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 9, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 9, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Organizations - Women's Club
Item ID
294AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Candidate Charles Chivetta stresses need to have open mind while serving as city councilman. This marks the fifth time that he has run for Arcadia City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1107
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Chivetta, Charles
Item ID
1106AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital will keep open its maternity ward, in spite of an extremely low birth rate in the Foothills area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1795
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1794AN
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Newspaper Index
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