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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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Newspaper
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 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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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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Newspaper
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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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34207
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2015
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2015
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Ulrich, Carol Adaline
Item ID
34401AN
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34752
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Keating, Jeanne M.
Item ID
34943AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35110
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2018
Pages
p. A13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2018
Pages
p. A13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bradley, Nancy Lorraine
King, Carol Taylor (Anoakia alumnus)
Rouser, Barbara Lee
Item ID
35298AN
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A pictorial collection of historic estates and vintage homes from the collections of the Arcadia Historical Society is now exhibiting at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, through August 20, 2011. Carol Libby curated it. On exhibit are Anoakia, the Southern California Nursery (later a residence), La Cuccia, Prince Eric of Denmark's home, and the Burnell Oaks Estate, among others.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32463
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Historic houses and historic homes
Libby, Carol
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum--2011-2020
Item ID
32651AN
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