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The surprising Anna May Wong. Like many, author Katie Salisbury was startled to learn of the star, then couldn't stop looking. Wong was a famous Chinese-American movie star in the 1920s and 1930s and had her own television series in the early 1950s. Salisbury's nonfiction book about Wong's life is titled Not Your China Doll. The author is half-Chinese and grew up in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
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p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
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p. C4
Subjects
Actresses
Arcadia Authors - Salisbury, Katie
Nonfiction books
Wong, Anna May
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36653
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2024
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2024
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p. A5
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Oltman, Robert L.
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David Wei Lin, father of slain teens William Lin and Anthony Lin, testifies emotionally at brother-in-law Deyun Shi's murder trial. Anthony and William were beaten to death by a bolt cutter in their Arcadia home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Arcadia. Deyun Shi is the uncle of the two boys and stands trial for their murders and for injuring his wife Amy Lin with a maul.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36643
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2024
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p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Amy
Lin, Anthony
Lin, David Wei
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Murders
Trials
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San Gabriel Mountains-Veterans seeking expansion of forest. Advocates ask White House to add acreage to federal protection. Iraq War veteran Steve Dunwoody leads veterans struggling with PTSD on hikes through the Angeles National Forest. The veterans group joins legislators, cities, tribal, and environmental groups in support of adding forest land to the San Gabriel Mountains monument. The proposed addition borders the cities of Santa Clarita, Monrovia, Arcadia, and Sierra Madre, as well as Los Angeles communities of Sylmar, Tujunga, and Sunland. Twin bills from House of Representatives Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena and U.S. Sentor Alex Padilla, D-Calif. propose an expansion that would grow the monument by one-third.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36636
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2024
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p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Dunwoody, Steve
Forests
Legislation
Padilla, Alex
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Veterans
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USC Arcadia Hospital announces leadership changes. The appointments will "better serve its community and align with Keck Medicine of USC health system." Colleen Wilcoxen, is now chief nursing officer. Robert Begg has been named Vice President of Human Resources and will supervise workforce training and development. Beginning January 29, Lisa Johnson will serve as the USC-AH chief quality officer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36623
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2024
Pages
p. 31
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2024
Pages
p. 31
Subjects
Begg, Robert
Johnson, Lisa
USC Arcadia Hospital
Wilcoxen, Colleen
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2024
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2024
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p. A7
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Bond, Marjorie
Howlett, Robert Stephen "Bob"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2024
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2024
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p. A7
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Howlett, Robert Stephen "Bob"
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Race horse White Abarrio wins the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. The jockey aboard was Irad Ortiz Jr. (photo). The trainer was Rick Dutrow.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36589
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 9, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 9, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Jockeys
Dutrow, Rick
Ortiz, Irad, Jr.
Trainers
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Indictment implicates Baldwin Park's ex-city attorney Robert Tafoya in $70,000 bribery scheme to help secure cannabis permit from a vote by Councilman Ricardo Pacheco. Special agents with the FBI and IRS arrested former Compton Councilmember Isaac Galvan, 36, and another person, a 50-year-old Arcadia resident, who is the owner and operator of a cannabis grower that obtained a permit in Baldwin Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36548
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Bribery
Baldwin Park, California
Cannabis
Crime and Criminals
Tafoya, Robert
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Los Angeles County National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists named. They will now compete for a share of scholarships worth almost $28 million. Those from Arcadia High School students are Isaac Cheng, Hongji Dai, Casey R. Kim, Kaitlyn A. Kwan, Caroline J. Ji, Jeffrey Oo, Steven H. Shi, Philip Tan, William Wong, Felicia Ye, Katelyn A. Yu.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36543
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
Cheng, Isaac
Dai, Hongji
Kim, Casey R.
Kwan, Kaitlyn A.
Ji, Caroline J.
National Merit Scholarship Program
Oo, Jeffrey
Shi, Steven H.
Tan, Philip
Wong, William
Ye, Felicia
Yu, Katelyn A.
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Arcadia Unified School District celebrates successful 10th annual #ArcadiaFirstDay social media campaign with pictures of the first day of school. It has become a cherished tradition in the community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36527
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 24, 2023
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p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 24, 2023
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Mora, Kristen
Social media
Vannasdall, David
Young, Tiffany
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New York's Carnegie Hall hosts young musicians from San Gabriel Valley's Classical European Music Academy Los Angeles (CEMALA). A list of young people who performed include a few from Arcadia--Allen Chen, Andrea Li, Evan Girard-Sun, Farrah Chan, Halley Wang, Ngai Zou, and Sunny Xu.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36500
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 25, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 25, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Chan, Farrah
Classical European Music Academy Los Angeles (CEMALA)
Chen, Allen
Girard-Sun, Evan
Li, Andrea
Musicians
Wang, Halley
Xu, Sunny
Zou, Ngai
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Readers share hobbies started during the COVID-19 Pandemic and after, with columnist David Allen. Annick Downhower got hooked on streaming horse racing and reading blogs. She has returned to watching in-person racing at Santa Anita Park and continues to stream races on Fan Duel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36449
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
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p. A3
Subjects
Allen, David
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Downhower, Annick
Pandemics
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2023
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2023
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p. A7
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Chinn, Jimmie
Ferguson, Ronald
Nobrega, John, Jr.
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"Stilleto Boy" wins Santa Anita Handicap for first Grade 1 victory. Jockey was Kent Desormeaux. ("Stilleto" is how it's spelled in the article.) Trainer was Ed Moger, Jr.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36446
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2023
Pages
p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2023
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Desormeaux, Kent
Horses and horse racing
Moger, Ed, Jr.
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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On National Signing Day for high school football, Arcadia High School safety Derek Ganter Jr. signed to Eastern Washington.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36416
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2023
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Arcadia High School students
Athletes
Football
Ganter, Derek, Jr.
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Monterey Park shooting aftermath. Lunar New Year is typically a festive and family affair, but was marred by a mass shooting in Monterey Park, which killed 10 at a dance hall. David Lee, co-president of Arcadia Chinese Association, said Lunar New Year is supposed to be "a happy time for family reunions because Chinese tradition and culture is very family-oriented."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36412
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Chinese New Year
Gun violence
Holidays
Lee, David
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
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Driver is arrested after 7-Eleven rammed. Monrovia man Sterling Williamson, 23, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he created a disturbance at a 7-Eleven store at 1003 South Baldwin Avenue on November 24, 2022, then allegedly crashed his car through the doors and tried to flee. There were no injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36379
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arrests
Convenience stores
Crime and Criminals
7-Eleven
Williamson, Sterling
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Former TV finance analyst from Arcadia James Arthur McDonalds, Jr. charged with lying to investors about the health of his finance firm and failing to disclose massive losses incurred through risky investments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald was CEO of Los Angeles-based Hercules Investments and Redondo Beach-based Index Strategy Advisors Inc. He is believed to be in hiding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36342
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Fraud
Hercules Investments
McDonald, James Arthur, Jr.
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2022
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2022
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p. A7
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Murphy, Arthur Joseph, Sr.
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