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An Arcadia resident plays an ancient Chinese bamboo flute for passersby on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. He uses the name "Di Zi" Zhao, but that is not his real name.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Musicians
Zhao, Di Zi
Bamboo flute
Street performers
Item ID
29722AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
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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Birth-tourism sites not easily detected.Terry Moore-Corse, a code enforcement officer in Arcadia has encountered three maternity homes in the past six years, most recently in 2009, when a resident reported "a lot of pregnant women" coming out of a house. Beyond building code and business license violations, there is nothing illegal about coming into this country to give birth, according to the U.S. State Department, which issues visas. Maternity tourism is a money-making cottage industry in which wealthy women from Asia pay anywhere from $25,000-35,000 to have American-born infants.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32364
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Maternity tourists
Moore-Corse, Terry
Mothers
Item ID
32562AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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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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Newspaper Index
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"Spring is in the Air," Arcadia's float entry in the 1981 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, features butterflies with ancient Chinese patterns on their wings. The Arcadia Rose Court rides on the float.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1320
Date
January 1981
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Date
January 1981
Subjects
Tournament of Roses-Floats-1981
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
1311
Collection
Photographs
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Sharon Chuang of Arcadia is a master of the ancient art of Chinese Knotting. She will present a program on knotting at the Monrovia Public Library. The article profiles Chuang and her knotting talent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24733
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chuang, Sharon
Chinese Knotting
Item ID
24927AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35502
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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Following a successful debut Sunday, Arcadia's new Civic Band has begun practice for future programs. Members are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9571
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1948
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1948
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Civic Band
Item ID
9526AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 2010 All-Area Girls Tennis was named. Those from Arcadia High School are Caroline Young, Michelle Zhu, Francis Dean, Annie Tung and Elizabeth Lieu. Coach of the Year is Jerry Dohling. An Arcadia High School girl on the second team is Nadia Pacheco-Amaro.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32287
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
Subjects
Athletes
Dohling, Jerry (coach)
Dean, Francis
Lieu, Elizabeth
Pacheco-Amaro, Nadia
Sports -- tennis
Tung, Annie
Young, Caroline
Zhu, Michelle
Item ID
32486AN
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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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A 16-year-old Arcadia High School student was killed in a collision with a truck while bicycling home from football practice Monday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7326
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Simon, Russell Hugh
Item ID
7215AN
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A cat burglar has been entering homes in Arcadia at night during the last month and taking women's purses while residents were asleep.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1373
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1372AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Chinese Association Chinese New Year luncheon for Arcadia city employees at Arcadia Community Center. Five members of Arcadia Chinese Association are shown. The one man sitting down is writing in Chinese calligraphy.

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Date
January or February 1995
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Date
January or February 1995
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Chinese Association
Physical Description
4 x 6 color
ID
2081
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital will keep open its maternity ward, in spite of an extremely low birth rate in the Foothills area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1795
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1794AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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About 40 members of the Arcadia Chinese Association protested in front of the Chinese Consulate General offices, condemning the Chinese government for killing unarmed students in Beijing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper469
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Organizations - Arcadia Chinese Association
Item ID
469AN
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Arcadia Chinese Association Chinese New Year luncheon for Arcadia city employees at Arcadia Community Center. Three members of Arcadia Chinese Association are standing.

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Date
January or February 1995
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Date
January or February 1995
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Chinese Association
Physical Description
4 x 6 color
ID
2080
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Arcadia Chinese Association

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Contents
Arcadia Chinese Association Yearbooks can be found in basement box 114. 1. Arcadia Chinese Association June, 2010 newsletter with words from Pearl Chen, Polly Ho and Mayor Peter Amundson. 2. Moon Festival Fundraising Gala program, October 3, 2009. 3. Installation ceremony of 2010-2011 officers and …
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Contents
Arcadia Chinese Association Yearbooks can be found in basement box 114.
1. Arcadia Chinese Association June, 2010 newsletter with words from Pearl Chen, Polly Ho and Mayor Peter Amundson.
2. Moon Festival Fundraising Gala program, October 3, 2009.
3. Installation ceremony of 2010-2011 officers and board of directors, June 29, 2010. President Edward Wong.
4a. Invitation and 4b. Program "Installation ceremony of 2011-2012 Officers and Board of Directors." President Josephine Louie.
5. Arcadia Chinese Association newsletter, July 2011.
6. Autumn Nite Fever Annual Fundraising Gala 2011, November 5, 2011 program and ticket.
7. "Get to Know You" program and invitation. Installation ceremony of 2012-2013 officers and board of directors, June 29, 2012. President Joanna Liang. Mission statement.
8. September 2012 newsletter. Editor Alice Wang.
9. ACA 30th anniversary fundraising gala invitation and program. November 10, 2012.
10. "Get to Know You" program and invitation. Installation ceremony of 2013-2014 officers and board of directors, June 29, 2012. President Joanna Liang serves her second term.
11. Arcadia Chinese Association newsletter, July 2013.
12. 2013 annual fundraising gala program. December 21, 2013.
13. 32nd Annual Fundraising Gala program, invitation and ticket. November 1, 2014.
14. Arcadia Chinese Association officers July 2015-June 2016, group photo on card stock Francine Chiu, Shelley Liu, Lily Lam, Ricky Lau, Jenny Kao, Cindy Cheung, Diana Chang, Melissa Cheng, Beryl Bai.
15.Moon Festival flyer, September 30, 2023.
Subjects
Arcadia Chinese Association
Item ID
292AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Dr. Dirk Zwiebel of Arcadia was appointed clinical associate professor at the Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena. Article gives brief biographical summary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3640
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1979
Pages
p. B-5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1979
Pages
p. B-5
Subjects
Zwiebel, Dirk
Item ID
3515AN
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Chinese-Americans getting political. Residents becoming more active as they back recall of Governor Gavin Newsom and other conservative efforts. Photo shows women gathering signatures outside 99 Ranch Market in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35596
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Activism
Asian-Americans
Chinese-Americans
Greater San Gabriel Valley Safe Community Foundation
Liu, Fenglan "Juli"
Collection
Newspaper Index
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