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This article is a continuation of a special report about the Asian communities in transition in the San Gabriel Valley. Observers think Asians are blending Asian and American influences into forging a distinct Asian-American identity. A chart shows Asian population becoming majority in many San Gabriel Valley cities.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Asians - Asian Americans - culture
Immigrants
Population
Arcadia Chinese Lions Club
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29721AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Summary of the most recent population of San Gabriel Valley cities.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
2357AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A rash of dead crows proves the presence of West Nile virus in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia and West Covina are the cities with the most documented cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2004
Pages
p. A1, 9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2004
Pages
p. A1, 9
Subjects
West Nile Virus
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District
Birds - crows
Item ID
28735AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A chart shows the API scores for West San Gabriel Valley schools for 2004 on page A4. 85 percent of schools in the West San Gabriel Valley maintained or increased their Academic Performance Index ranking compared to schools across the state.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2004
Schools - San Gabriel Valley
Rankings
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Item ID
29635AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A shortage of trauma centers leaves people in the East San Gabriel Valley unprotected. Officials from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments are upset that the valley received 1.4 percent of Measure B though it paid 19.8 percent of the tax.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2004
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2004
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Trauma centers
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Huntington Hospital
Measure B
Item ID
29513AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A meeting has been set for October 1 for a committee to report to the entire Association on the feasibility of seceding from Los Angeles County. What happens here may well determine the future course of events in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1975
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Association of San Gabriel Valley Cities
Item ID
540AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Asian immigrants are changing the face of San Gabriel Valley. Los Angeles County reports 1.3 million Asians, with many of them moving to Arcadia for jobs and schools.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Asians
Population
Immigration
Item ID
26450AN
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Newspaper Index
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Secession of San Gabriel Valley from Los Angeles County.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1971 p. 1 (split studied)
August 15, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
September 1, 1971 p. 1 ( "" )
September 12, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
September 29, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
October 31, 1971 p. 1 (reprisal feared)
November 28, 1971 p. 1 (Arcadia in avor)
December 8, 1971 p. 1 (City OK's study)
December 12, 1971 p. 1 (support for new study)
February 9, 1972 p. 1 (new law regarding splits)
April 19 1972 p. 1 (legislation eases secession)
June 1, 1972 p. 1
Maryc 1, 1973 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1971 p. 1 (split studied)
August 15, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
September 1, 1971 p. 1 ( "" )
September 12, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
September 29, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
October 31, 1971 p. 1 (reprisal feared)
November 28, 1971 p. 1 (Arcadia in avor)
December 8, 1971 p. 1 (City OK's study)
December 12, 1971 p. 1 (support for new study)
February 9, 1972 p. 1 (new law regarding splits)
April 19 1972 p. 1 (legislation eases secession)
June 1, 1972 p. 1
Maryc 1, 1973 p. 1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
4172AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia had a job growth of 3 percent from 1991 to 1999, according to a report from the San Gabriel Council of Governments. Arcadia job growth netted out at 652.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Job Growth
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Item ID
29231AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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81 percent of area schools met their growth targets on the California state Academic Performance Index (API). However, 35 percent of West San Gabriel Valley schools failed to meet the federal accountability targets determined by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. See chart on page A6 for Arcadia Unified School District progress.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools
Test Scores
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2005
Adequate Yearly Progress Report (AYP) - 2005
West San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29853AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Summary of Los Angeles County reform efforts that perhaps will make unnecessary the efforts of the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley and other areas to secede from Los Angeles County.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2370AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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By the 2010 census, Asians and Pacific Islanders will make up more than half of the population in Arcadia and 10 other communities in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Population
Asian Americans
Item ID
27769AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The defeat of Canyon County's bid in the November election dims prospects of the San Gabriel Valley separating from Los Angeles County.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2367AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An association of various discontented areas seeking to secede from Los Angeles County has been formed, but the San Gabriel Valley has not yet joined. The six proposed counties are: San Fernando Valley, Canyon, Chumash, Santa Monica, South Bay and Peninsula.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2371AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The number of million dollar homes in the San Gabriel Valley is growing, surprising even real estate agents.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia homes
San Gabriel real estate market
Item ID
28208AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Secession took a new turn with the news that the San Fernando Valley is also considering splitting off from Los Angeles County. Background of the reasons and feelings behind these moves in both the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys is outlined.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2361AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Association will prepare a profile of the San Gabriel Valley within the coming month. A second project will be to organize themselves to deal with the "incoherence of Los Angeles County government."

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1977
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Association of San Gabriel Valley Cities
Item ID
544AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Asian Youth Center in San Gabriel reaches out to immigrant families by providing youth services.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2004
Pages
p. D1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2004
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Asian Youth Center (AYC)
Hsu, Christy
Asian immigrants
Nonprofit organizations
Item ID
29107AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Harry Hufford, the chief administrative officer for Los Angeles County, predicted that taxes would double for residents of Newhall-Saugus-Santa Clarita Valley area if they were to break away from Los Angeles County. The same would hold true for the San Gabriel Valley.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2364AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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