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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31941AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Sheng Chang, mayor of Arcadia, has been accused of using his position as president of a Monterey Park medical group to embezzle $420,000.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Mayors - Dr. Sheng Chang
Embezzlement
Item ID
25629AN
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John Wuo was named the new mayor of Arcadia on Tuesday, April 19. He is the first Asian-American to be appointed to serve in the position for a full year. He wants to build a community auditorium.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Wuo, John
Mayors
Asian-Americans
Item ID
29659AN
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Dr. Sheng Chang, Mayor of Arcadia, has sued two doctors for libel. Chang was accused of embezzlement of money from the Access IPA account.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Mayors - Dr. Sheng Chang
Access IPA
Embezzlement
Item ID
25743AN
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Arcadia Mayor Dr. Sheng Chang said he plans to sue two business partners for libel over their charges that he embezzled money from the Access IPA medical group. Dr. Araceli Chanbonpin and Dr. Azucena Porrai charged in a letter that Chang improperly closed a savings account in the company's name at Bank of East Asia. The amount in the account was $421,483.59. Chang, who is president of Access IPA, said he moved the funds to Preferred Bank to establish more banking relationships for the company. When the other two doctors objected, Chang said he moved the money back to the Bank of East Asia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
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p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Lawsuits
Libel
Mayors
Item ID
31430AN
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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.

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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
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34833AN
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Asians make up more than 47% of the city's total population of 53,421. The largest group is Chinese-American. John Wuo discusses what makes Arcadia such an attractive city for Asians.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Asians
Chinese
Population
Wuo, John
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31357AN
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2016
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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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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.

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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
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Arcadia City Council poised for historic changes. In a pair of firsts, the Arcadia City Council will have majority of women and three Asian-American members on the dais. New council members are: District 2--Sharon Kwan District 3--Eileen Wang District 5--Dr. Michael Cao See hard copy in VF City Council (2020-2029)

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
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p. A1, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Asian-Americans
Cao, Michael, Dr.
City Council Elections-2022
Kwan, Sharon
Wang, EIleen
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2005
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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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Dr. Loretta Huang, President of the Chinese American Education Association of Southern California, presents Arcadia City Council member Gary Kovacic with a service award.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Chinese American Education Association of Southern California
Huang, Loretta
Kovacic, Gary
Organizations
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30433AN
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The Chinese Cultural Promotion Center has recently been established by a group that plans to promote Chinese culture in the area. Dr. Sheng Chang, director of the new group, said the organization will hold a Chinese Cultural Festival once a year.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1987
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chinese Cultural Promotion Center
Item ID
937AN
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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.

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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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Dr. Sheng Chang has raised the most money of the four candidates running for City Council in next week's election.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council Elections 2004
Chang, Dr. Sheng
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28155AN
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HQH Chinese American Equalization Association demands electoral changes. It alleges the city of Arcadia is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act and should convert from at-large voting to a by-district system to allow more Asian American representation on the Arcadia City Council.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
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p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections
HQH Chinese American Equalization Association
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34905AN
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The City Council says goodbye to June Alford, Dr. Sheng Chang and welcomes Jim Barrows and Roger Chandler.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Alford, June
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Barrows, Jim
Chandler, Roger
Item ID
28226AN
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
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p. A3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Chinese-Americans
Chinese food
Grocery Stores
Markets
99 Ranch Market
Shindler, Merrill
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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.

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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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Dr. Sheng Chang, 52, newly elected Mayor Pro Tem, is profiled.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 1994
Pages
p. H-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 1994
Pages
p. H-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - 1990 - 1999
Chang, Sheng
Item ID
3524AN
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Newspaper Index
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