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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31161
Newspaper
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
Item ID
31357AN
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Newspaper Index
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Annie Yuen is the first Asian elected to the School Board. Joann Steinmeier also wins a seat.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30018
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Yuen, Annie
Steinmeier, Joann
Arcadia Unified School District - Board of Education
Asians and Asian-Americans
Item ID
30205AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A panel discussion chaired by Assembly member Carol Liu, D-Pasadena, addressing the issue of Asian gang activity, was held in Arcadia City Council Chambers on Wednesday, November 14. It was a fact finding hearing intending to develop legislative and community oriented solutions to Asian organized crime in California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33406
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Asian Gangs
California State Assembly
Liu, Carol
Item ID
33602AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rise of anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. "Skyrocketing spike" of anti-Asian violence says President Joe Biden. After a white gunman was charged with killing 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian, at 3 Atlanta-area spas, President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris condemn violence against Asian-Americans. People in the San Gabriel Valley are rallying to "Stop Asian Hate."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35943
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Biden, Joe
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Harris, Kamala
Japanese-Americans
Racism
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31226
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31421AN
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52.6% of the 9,233 students enrolled in Arcadia schools are Asians. Ethnic enrollment figures are based on October 1997 district data.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26412
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
26612AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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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
Item ID
34833AN
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Santa Anita Park hosts "626 Night Market" this weekend. It features Asian street foods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33194
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2012
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2012
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Hwang, Jonny C.
Santa Anita Park events
Verge, Mark
626 Night Market
Food festivals
Item ID
33391AN
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The fatal shooting of two Asian men last week in Arcadia was probably gang-related. These are unsolved murders.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30538
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lam, Wing Wong
Murder
Shootings
Tsui, Kenneth
Item ID
30726AN
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Newspaper Index
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H Mart, an Asian market, opens to rave reviews in Arcadia. It is now open at the former Ralphs Supermarket location on Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35030
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
H Mart
Grocery Stores
Item ID
35221AN
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Arcadia City Council announces goals for future. In addition to budget deficit, "community building" with the city's Asian population, to be primary focus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35201
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
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p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Item ID
35390AN
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"626 Night Market" was a hit at Santa Anita Park's infield. It was a two-day event attended by 40,000 people, primarily Asian-American families.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33197
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2012
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p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park events
626 Night Market
Item ID
33394AN
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Steinmeier and Yuen are elected to School Board. Yuen is the first Asian-American elected to the board and this was the first full election conducted on computerized voting machines in LA County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29220
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Steinmeier, Joann
Yuen, Annie
Arcadia Board of Education
Item ID
29406AN
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Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto has appointed Captain Roy Nakamura as the city's 30th police chief. He is a 28-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department. He succeeds Chief Robert T. Guthrie, who is retiring. Nakamura is the first police chief of Japanese and Asian descent in a city that once temporarily incarcerated Japanese and Japanese-Americans at Santa Anita Park. Arcadia's population is currently 60.8% Asian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35856
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
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p. 2
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LASD Homicide Assisting Arcadia Police Department With Murder Suicide Investigation. Husband, a 75-year-old and wife, a 68-years-old, are described as Asian and found dead in their home on the 500 block of Los Altos in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35816
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2020
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Murder-suicide
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Male suspect (in sketch) sought for harassing children, with bear hugs and pelvic thrusts, near Dana Middle School and Arcadia High School. He is described as Asian, chubby, between 16 and 20 years old, and 5-foot-seven inches tall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34287
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Sexual assaults
Item ID
34481AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34713
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
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p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections
HQH Chinese American Equalization Association
Item ID
34905AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city council will vote on an ordinance prohibiting loitering by members of street gangs. The ordinance defines a "criminal street gang" as three or more people with a primary activity to commit offenses, such as murder, assault, robbery, or drug-related crimes. There are eight active Asian gangs within the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31196
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Gangs
Loitering
Ordinances
Item ID
31391AN
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Newspaper Index
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Upscale H Mart Supermarket to have grand opening in Arcadia December 8. H Mart serves both traditional Asian and international food. It is over 40,000 square feet of retail space at 1101 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA, on the site of a former Ralphs Supermarket.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35013
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Business and Industry
Grocery Stores
Kwon, Brian
Supermarkets
Item ID
35204AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves $30,000 for officials' trip to China and Taiwan. The purpose is to foster a better understanding of Asian culture in order to better serve Arcadia, which is heavily populated by residents from China and Taiwan. Establishing sister city relationships with Chinese and Taiwanese municipalities is another goal of the trip. See VF Sister City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34071
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14, 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Sister City
Item ID
34265AN
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Newspaper Index
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