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Arcadia City Council member Sho Tay aims to bridge city's cultural gap between Chinese immigrants and Caucasians. Tay says there are three distinct batches of Chinese immigrants. The first came from Taiwan in the 1980s and went to college here. The second came from Hong Kong after Tiananmen Square, and the third, most recent, batch is from mainland China. They came with wealth.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chinese-Americans
Chinese immigrants
Tay, Sho
Item ID
34833AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper Index
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Feds move to seize homes in San Gabriel Valley, Rancho Cucamonga. The properties were allegedly purchased with millions in proceeds from what FBi investigators said was a fraudulent visa program. Victoria Chan and her father Tat Chan exploited the EB-5 visa program which offers legal permanent residence in the U.S. for foreign nationals who make job-creating investments of $500,000 or more in U.S. companies.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2017
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2017
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
California Investment Immigration Fund
Chan, Tat
Chan, Victoria
EB-5 Visa Program
Fraud
Item ID
35079AN
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Newspaper Index
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Does Southern California feel crowded to you? Population figures say yes, as region grows at fastest pace since 2014. Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, as of July 1, had a combined 18.03 million residents. L.A. County total population was 10,271,792 in 2017.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Demographics
Population
Item ID
35238AN
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
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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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Newspaper Index
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A federal investigation of a San Gabriel Valley-based Asian crime syndicate led to the arrests of 18 suspected Red Door gang members in several San Gabriel Valley cities, including Arcadia. The effort was dubbed "Operation Paint it Black." Authorities seized seven guns, 12,500 ecstasy pills, 2,230 marijuana plants and a Lamborghini. The 18 were indicted on drug trafficking and international marriage fraud charges.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32185
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Asian Gangs
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
32384AN
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Newspaper Index
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Unemployment rates hold steady at 12.6% in the county even though Los Angeles County added 29,000 jobs last month. Many San Gabriel Valley cities saw their unemployment rates remain unchanged. Chart shows that Arcadia has 2,000 unemployed, or a rate of 7.2% and numbers for nearby cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32231
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Jobless rates
Unemployment
Item ID
32430AN
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Newspaper Index
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Federal legislation aimed at bringing more teachers back in the classroom is providing Pasadena-area school districts with more than $12.3 million, according to the California Department of Education's preliminary figures. Many district officials are wary of immediately using the money to hire teachers, saying they will likely have to lay off the teachers next year. The money comes from President Obama's $26 billion Jobs Bill for teachers and other government jobs. A chart shows preliminary allocations to San Gabriel Valley school districts. Arcadia Unified School District is scheduled to receive $1,667,871.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 22, 2010
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 22, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Federal monies
Schools--budget
Item ID
32382AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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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
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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.

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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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New Gold Line Bridge a wonderful gift. The design of the Foothill Basket Bridge was inspired by the indigenous Native American people and wildlife in San Gabriel Valley. The project created local jobs and the bridge was constructed by Skanska USA.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2012
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p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2012
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Bridges
Foothill Gold Line Bridge
Kurtz, Cynthia
Leicester, Andrew
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Transportation
Item ID
33474AN
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Newspaper Index
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Hong Kong Supermarket, a New York-based company, will open a 25,000 square feet market at 935 W. Duarte Road, at the Mon-Arc Retail Shopping Center. It is the fifth Hong Kong Supermarket in the San Gabriel Valley, specializing in imported Asian groceries. It will serve customers from both Monrovia and Arcadia. Asians account for 10.9% of Monrovia's total population while Arcadia's Asian population is at 58.9%.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2012
Pages
p. A17
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2012
Pages
p. A17
Subjects
Business and Industry
Grocery Stores
Hong Kong Supermarket
Retail stores
Item ID
33174AN
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Officials rip San Gabriel Valley area massage parlor growth. Solicitation arrests haven't kept up pace. There are 9 times as many massage parlors in the San Gabriel region as there were 10 years ago, but arrests for prostitution has not spiked.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33818
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Massage parlors
Taylor, Alice
Item ID
34013AN
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Ex-mayor of San Gabriel Albert Y. M. Huang won't face charges in the domestic violence and robbery case because the victim Lu Chen is not available.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32262
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Huang, Albert Y. M.
Policitians
Item ID
32461AN
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Newspaper Index
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The changing face of Arcadia--commercial brokerage firm NAI submits proposal for downtown districts. The City of Arcadia hired NAI to assess the city's five business districts and make recommendations to improve them and bring in appropriate, compatible businesses. See hard copy in VF Business and Industry.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 4, 2016
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 4, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Business and Industry
Business districts
Downtown Arcadia
Item ID
34650AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia wine seller Rudy Kurniawan, 35, was arrested on suspicion of trying to sell $1.3 million worth of counterfeit wine and fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in loans.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Item ID
33093AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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Newspaper Index
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State and county job rates hold steady but every San Gabriel Valley city saw its unemployment rate drop in September. Chart shows that Arcadia has 2,000 unemployed, or a rate of 7.2% and numbers for nearby cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32221
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Jobless rates
Unemployment
Item ID
32420AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Los Angeles County report showed that life expectancy in Los Angeles County reached 80.3 years, an all-time high, according to the county Department of Health Services. Arcadia, East San Gabriel, Walnut and Rowland Heights had some of the highest life expectancy rates in the county. Arcadia's life expectancy is 84.7 years. Females of Asian-Pacific Islander descent have the highest life expectancy in the county and all four of the SGV communities with the highest life expectancy rates also have high populations of residents of Asian Pacific Islander descent. In general, the report found that people in affluent communities tend to live longer while residents of poorer cities in more urban parts of the county had some of the lowest life expectancy rates.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32116
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Life expectancy
Public Health
Item ID
32313AN
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Newspaper Index
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The K-9 program returns to Arcadia Police Department. Police dog Zoli has been on the job for a month. The K-9 program was previously in place for many years before being discontinued in the mid-2000s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34773
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9 (canine)
Bonomo, John
Foulks, Joshua
Item ID
34964AN
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Newspaper Index
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