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Arcadia city officials are cracking down on "maternity tourism" boarding houses by dedicating a full-time police detective to investigate the issue. Maternity or birth tourism is a phenomenon in which women, often from China, pay a handsome fee to have their babies in the United States, so the children can be citizens. While that is not illegal, at least five establishments have been shut down for violations, such as unlawfully operating boarding house businesses in residential zones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
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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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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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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
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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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Three women were violently robbed in a span of a week in the 99 Ranch Market parking lot at 1300 S. Golden West Avenue. In two of the incidents, a passenger leaned out of a car to grab purses, and in the other incident, two men pushed a woman to the ground, kicked her in the face and stole her purse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31882
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
32079AN
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Circus Vargas will be coming to Santa Anita Park for the first time this fall. It will run for 11 days starting Thanksgiving Day in the southwest parking lot. It is an animal-free circus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32629
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Circuses
Circus Vargas
Santa Anita Park--2011-2010--parking lot--events
Item ID
32827AN
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Mike Smith (photo) wins second Bill Shoemaker Award as most outstanding jockey at Breeders' Cup. He had three wins over the weekend at the 30th annual Breeders' Cup, held at Santa Anita Park. Lists past Bill Shoemaker Award winners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33673
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Bill Shoemaker Award
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
33869AN
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Arcadia Branch Collection

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Start Date
1950
End Date
2016
Contents
American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. First of three boxes. Chronological Folders 1950-2000s AAUW Bulletin (newsletter), Arcadia Branch 1950-1971 (various months and missing years)…
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Start Date
1950
End Date
2016
Contents
American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s
The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. First of three boxes. Chronological Folders 1950-2000s
AAUW Bulletin (newsletter), Arcadia Branch 1950-1971 (various months and missing years) The folder for each fiscal year (July through June) 1972-2000, may contain the following items (some items and months may be missing): Bulletin (newsletter) Membership directory Annual report Installation program pamphlet Newsletters AAUW Arcadia Jan 2009-May/June 2015 AAUW Arcadia Branch membership directories 2001-2004
Misc. booklets-AAUW and other women’s organizations
Misc. news clippings
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 110A
Shelf Number
Shelf H25
Item ID
420AF
Collection
Subject Files
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A rich history. Ghosts appear and pull away from the pack as memories of Breeders' Cups past point to the most lucrative sports event in North America. Breeders' Cup takes place today and tomorrow at Santa Anita Park. Other related stories.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Modesti, Kevin
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33446AN
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Arcadia City Council approves Rusnak Mercedes-Benz land sale. The automobile dealership plans $10 million in new construction on its six acres. It will include a new 25,000 s.f. showroom on Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33512
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
33707AN
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American Pharoah's trainer Bob Baffert and his wife Jill donated $150,000 to three charities. Jockey Victor Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah to win 2015 Triple Crown, donated all his earnings from Belmont Stakes race to City of Hope.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34193
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Baffert, Jill
Belmont Stakes
Espinoza, Victor (jockey)
Triple Crown
Item ID
34387AN
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46th Annual Mayor's Community Breakfast to honor women of Arcadia, on February 21, 2020. Mayor April Verlato will give the State of the City Address. Dr. Jasmine Sharma will give keynote address

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35626
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia mayors
Sharma, Jasmine
Verlato, April
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Caltech graduate Tyler Johnson, who had been identified as a suspect in the firebombing and vandalism of more than 130 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) at automobile dealerships in the San Gabriel Valley in 2003, has died in an avalanche while hiking in the Corsian mountains in France on December 26, 2009. Johnson has been a fugitive for the past six years. Surveillance cameras captured Johnson and William ("Billy") Cottrell spray painting environmental slogans on the cars at Rusnak Mercedes Benz in Arcadia in 2003. Cottrell was convicted.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31892
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Johnson, Tyler
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Item ID
32089AN
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Arcadia aims to increase tourism and makes breakthrough in residential burglaries. Recap of Arcadia City Council meeting. New Arcadia tourism video was presented to promote Arcadia, with the goal of bringing new business investment to the city. Arcadia Police Chief Bob Guthrie gave a report on crime in the city and has recently uncovered a ring of burglars in the county through the cracking of codes on a captured burglar’s cell phone and has a couple of those criminals in custody.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35344
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Guthrie, Bob
Schwehr, Tim
Item ID
35534AN
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Women are stronger together. The Wandering Foot Quilt Guild meets in Arcadia. This group of women teaches quilting and gives back to the community by giving 50-70 items a month to USC Medical Center for low income people with illnesses.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Brisendline, Marilyn
Charity
Quilting
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Art Wilson recounts the history of the Santa Anita Derby and gives facts and figures of past winners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32371
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--Santa Anita Derby
Wilson, Art
Item ID
32569AN
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In this season of giving, donations are slowly returning to pre-recession levels as the economy gradually improves. Giving tends to increase when the economy is strong. Data from the "How America Gives" report shows the charitable deductions claimed by United States taxpayers on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) returns for 2008. It shows Arcadians gave $54.1 million to charity, or 4.7 percent of their incomes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33689
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Charities
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Item ID
33885AN
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The American Red Cross chapter in Arcadia has laid off 10 of 11 employees, citing a large budget deficit. Chapter officials say all services will continue, with help from staff from the Los Angeles and San Gabriel/Pomona Valley chapters. Most of the laid off staff were trainers who taught first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32178
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
American Red Cross--Arcadia chapter
Item ID
32377AN
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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
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
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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