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In a letter sent to Mayor Tom Beck, the HQH Chinese American Equalization Association demands district voting in Arcadia. The association claims at-large system dilutes influence. According to 2010 U.S. Census, Asians represent 60% of the city's population of 56,364 and about 46% of its registered voters. The letter points out that no more than 2 Asian Americans have served on Arcadia City Council at the same time. Beck said Arcadia doesn't have the problem of Asians being underrepresented.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34702
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Asian Americans
Beck, Tom
Elections
HQH Chinese American Equalization Association
Item ID
34894AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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WeChat ban may jolt lives of many. Chinese-Americans use apps for communication, delivery services, payments, appointments, news. In an executive order last week, President Donald Trump announced a ban on Chinese social media apps Tik Tok and WeChat. WeChat is heavily used by Chinese in Arcadia, Alhambra, San Gabriel. WeChat is an unofficial channel of the City of Arcadia. WeChat is the backbone of Chinese social organizing, from business to political movements.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35791
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Chinese-Americans
Communications
Fan, Ashley
Liu, Fenglan
Social media apps
Tik Tok
WeChat
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Review by Merrill Shindler - Asian market is authentic. 99 Ranch Market chain has hundreds of good things at its multiple San Gabriel locations, including one in Arcadia. Its mission is to offer authentic Chinese ingredients to underserved Chinese-American communities across America.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35879
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Chinese-Americans
Chinese food
Grocery Stores
Markets
99 Ranch Market
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Monterey Park shooting aftermath. Lunar New Year is typically a festive and family affair, but was marred by a mass shooting in Monterey Park, which killed 10 at a dance hall. David Lee, co-president of Arcadia Chinese Association, said Lunar New Year is supposed to be "a happy time for family reunions because Chinese tradition and culture is very family-oriented."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36412
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Chinese New Year
Gun violence
Holidays
Lee, David
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia launches the new Arcadia Downtown Business Association, with plans to revitalize the downtown district. Matt McSweeney is the association's chairperson and owner of Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant on East Huntington Drive. City officials will spend about $90,000 on a parking study and about $18,000 in redevelopment funds to get Arcadia Downtown Business Association off the ground. The revitalization plans should work nicely with the slated opening of the Gold Line station at the northwest corner of North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street by 2014.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32354
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business and Industry
Redevelopment
Item ID
32552AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's first Lunar New Year Festival (Year of the Monkey) is set for Sunday in downtown Arcadia, will feature traditional Chinese lion and dragon dances at Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34425
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Chinese New Year--Lunar New Year
Holidays
Item ID
34617AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The California State Numismatic Association presents its convention and coin show today through Sunday at Arcadia Masonic Hall, 50 West Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36471
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Masonic Hall
California State Numismatic Association
Coins
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Asian-American group angry after Los Angeles Police Department revokes march permit. Arcadia Businessman Kin Hui, CEO of Singpoli Group, LLC and Singpoli Capital Corp. said LAPD's decision to revoke a permit that would have allowed about 1,000 people to march on Sunday in protest at Los Angeles City Hall sends the message that Asian voices and rights are less valuable than others in the community. The march was to be in support of New York City police officer Peter Liang, a rookie officer involved and indicted by grand jury, for fatal shooting of 28-year-old Akai Gurleyan, an unarmed Brooklyn man. LA Police say the rally permit was withdrawn because it would conflict with the planned Fiesta Broadway, which is expected to draw 30,000 to downtown LA this weekend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34158
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chinese American Equalization Association
Hui, Kin
Jiang, Zhi Gao
Protests
Item ID
34352AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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None of the three Chinese-American candidates received enough votes to win one of the three open seats in Tuesday's Arcadia City Council elections. With the departure of Mayor John Wuo, who was the second Chinese-American to be elected to the council, Arcadia, an ethnically diverse city, is reverting to an all Caucasian council for the first time in 12 years. Many in the Chinese community prefer to relay a concern to someone of their own race and culture "because this person understands what they say, what their concern is based on," former council member Dr. Sheng Chang said. Councilman Roger Chandler, however, believes that the city has enough volunteers, associations and resources to facilitate communication and to aptly handle any issue that could come up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31967
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council Elections--2010
Asians--Chinese-Americans
Caucasians--whites
Chandler, Roger
Cheng, Paul
Harbicht, Bob
Lee, Jason
Race relations
Segal, Mark "Mickey"
Tay, Sho
Item ID
32164AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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For the wonderfully weird, Monarch rules. Amid theatrical decor, try a martini with vinegar and Slippery Egg Crab Fried Fun. There is no destination in San Gabriel Valley like Monarch at 1212 South Baldwin Avenue. Merrill Shindler reviews the restaurant opened by the Leon family, who first brought us their take on Peruvian-Chinese cooking at Chifa in Eagle Rock. Monarch is serving modern Chinese cuisine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36498
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Chinese food
Leon, Humberto
Monarch (Restaurant)
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Chinese food in Arcadia done right at these spots--Hai Di Lao Hot Pot and Din Tai Fung at Westfield Santa Anita mall open for outdoor dining. Reviews by Merrill Shindler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35797
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chinese food
Din Tai Fung
Hai Di Lao Hot Pot
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Christian Eric Blesch, 36, a former Arcadia police officer and Arcadia Police Officers' Association treasurer, is accused of embezzling $50,000. He pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court on the felony charges of grand theft by embezzlement. He was elected January 2011 to serve as treasurer. He resigned from Arcadia Police Department last month. A second police officer is being investigated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33635
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33830AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has agreed to reconsider the controversial policy of not allowing homeowners to change their addresses, after several homeowners complained they can't sell their homes at fair market value, due to a popular Chinese belief that the number four is unlucky. Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic said, "...I think we have to look at the true economic impact of this." Councilman Roger Chandler said, "I don't think we should operate public policy on superstition."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32556
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32755AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council today will once more reconsider whether to allow customer-requested address changes in light of concerns about a Chinese superstition involving the number four. Since the number four sounds like the word for death in Mandarin and is considered unlucky, some realtors and residents have argued that addresses that end in the number four are more difficult to sell and affect home prices. The cost of processing an address change would be about $2600.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33079
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Street addresses
Item ID
33276AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Union opposes changes to nurse-to-patient ratio. The California Nurses Association plans to stage rallies at nearly 70 hospitals and medical centers today to protest waivers that allow facilities to staff some units below state-mandated nurse-to-patient ratios as nurses are shifted to more critical patients. Union reps will gather at several Southern California hospitals, including Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35787
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2020
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2020
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
California Nurses Association
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Newsom, Gavin (Governor of California)
Nurses
Unions
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents and ex-mayor Mickey Segal threaten to recall city council members Roger Chandler, John Wuo, and Sho Tay for their decision to suspend a zoning code update last month. The issue involves a lawsuit, Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA) and mansions. See hard copy in VF "City Council 2011-2020."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34256
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Chandler, Roger
Mansions
Segal, Mickey
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Zoning
Item ID
34450AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's owner MI Developments canceled a meeting with the Oak Tree Racing Association last week and said they could not meet the association's June 4 deadline to agree on terms for a new lease. Sherwood Chillingworth of Oak Tree Racing Association would prefer to stay at Santa Anita Park but has to consider Hollywood Park and Del Mar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32085
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32282AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council clears way for massive new homes at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, despite opposition to the increasing "mansionization," from several members of the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association (HOA). City Council voted to move forward with both projects, finding they complied with city's zoning codes and were exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The two homes met the city's design guidelines and met the resolution that governs design in the HOA areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34087
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Arcadia Planning Commission
Architecture
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34281AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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