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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.

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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.

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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.

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Newspaper
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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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.

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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.

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Newspaper
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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City Council approved the annual Redevelopment Agency report, which outlines half a dozen projects planned for the coming year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
5519AN
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Hidden away just north of Arcadia's Santa Anita golf course parking lot are the Santa Anita Greens, which provide a wide range of activities for 139 men and women in the Bowling Green Club.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News The Star section
Date
June 17, 1998
Pages
p. A5 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News The Star section
Date
June 17, 1998
Pages
p. A5 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club
Item ID
14795AN
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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.

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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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The Arcadia Unified School District is undergoing a massive renovation project incorporating all 10 campuses. Seven of the campuses are under construction, six of which will be completed by September, when two others will go into construction phase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4602
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Home Buyer
Date
June 18, 1995
Pages
p. 2
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Pasadena Star News Home Buyer
Date
June 18, 1995
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
4478AN
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The school board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a framework for change concerning grades. The details of the district's grading standards will be worked out over the coming months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5713
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
5564AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An initiative designed to stop an entertainment complex from coming to Santa Anita Park has qualified for the ballot.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Neighbors for Arcadia
Item ID
5903AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
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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Newspaper Index
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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.

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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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A profile on Kirk King from Taiwan and the problem of "parachute kids" being sent from Asia to America for schooling, often having little or no supervision.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
King, Kirk
Parachute Kids
Item ID
26912AN
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The campaign over a controversial ballot measure to restrict development at Santa Anita Park race track is heating up, with two community groups coming out against the initiative and a new group being formed to support it. Measure M requires a majority vote of approval from Arcadia residents for any change in land use requested by Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Elections, Local - 1996
Item ID
7976AN
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A 21-year-old woman was the third person raped at gunpoint this year, and police suspect that they may be by the same person. All three women were accosted by an African American man in his 20's or 30's wearing a black cap. They were accosted in the early morning with a gun while alone in their cars.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals - Rape
Item ID
4384AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

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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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Newspaper Index
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
Pages
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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