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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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Newspaper Index
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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police chief Robert Guthrie shares crime prevention tips.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Guthrie, Robert
Item ID
34693AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officer Luis Vicuna received the Arcadia Police Department's Life Saving Medal last week for helping save the life of 76-year old James Chen, who collapsed at the Arcadia Sports Fitness Club late last year. Pictured are Arcadia Police Chief Robert Sanderson, Officer Luis Vicuna and Captain Gene Gioia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31928
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Chen, James
Gioia, Gene
Heroes
Sanderson, Robert
Vicuna, Luis
Item ID
32125AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District releases records of two teacher misconduct investigations that resulted in dismissals. The first was 48-year-old Robert Harbicht, a substitute teacher who was found drunk at work. The second was Phillip Sutliff, dismissed from the district in 2007 and sentenced to 12 years in state prison for sexual misconduct (rape) with a girl at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32885
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Harbicht, Robert
Sutliff, Phillip
Teachers--misconduct
Item ID
33082AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Breeders' Cup: Sport of Kings shines in Southern California at Santa Anita Park. The main attraction on Saturday, the second day, was the Classic, a 1 1/4 mile race that featured California Chrome and several other top thoroughbreds, including Jim Rome-owned horse Shared Belief, Robert Evans-owned horse Tonalist and Bob Baffert-trained Bayern. In photos: fans Quela Ransom and Daniel Ferguson of Los Angeles, David Bryant of Houston, jockey Martin Garcia riding Bayern to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, while Jamie Spencer and race horse Toast of New York follow in second place. See also p. A3 and fashions p. A7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34022
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A15
Subjects
Barry, Jessica
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Bryant, David
Cline, Ashley
Derek, Bo
Ferguson, Daniel
Garcia, Martin (jockey)
Horses and horse racing
McGill, Molly
Ranson, Quela
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Spencer, Jamie (jockey)
Item ID
34216AN
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Newspaper Index
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California Philharmonic Orchestra officials held a press conference and said they do not know why the county decided to end a 15-year run of concerts at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden with them. The press conference was held at Cal Phil's new office in Arcadia. In attendance were Cal Phil founder and Music Director Victor Vener, his son Andre Vener (the orchestra's CEO), Robert W. Miller (member of the Cal Phil board), Michael Arnold (principal clarinetist), Barbara Hicks (volunteer) and 20 protesters who had picketed at the Arboretum, in reaction to the ouster of the orchestra.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32394
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arnold, Michael
California Philharmonic Orchestra
Hicks, Barbara
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden--summer concerts
Miller, Robert W.
Music
Pasadena Symphony Association--Pasadena Pops Orchestra
Vener, Andre
Vener, Victor
Item ID
32592AN
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Newspaper Index
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David Tran, the owner of Huy Fong Foods (makers of Sriracha hot chili sauce), defends his factory, saying, "We don't make tear gas here." Superior Court judge Robert H. O'Brien on Tuesday, ordered Huy Fong Foods, Inc. to cease operations believed to be causing a smell that the City of Irwindale said has created a "public nuisance" and immediately changes to mitigate the odor. David Tran, CEO and founder, is an Arcadia resident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33693
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2013
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Business and Industry
City of Irwindale
Davidson, John (Irwindale City Manager)
Huy Fong Foods
O'Brien, Robert
Tran, David
Item ID
33889AN
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Erica Wu's parents are ready to cheer for their daughter, competing in table tennis in the summer Olympics in London, UK, on August 3. Wu, 16, was born and raised in Arcadia and attends Westridge School in Pasadena.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33113
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Olympians
Olympic Games--Summer 2012--London, UK
Pao, Johan
Ping pong
Table tennis
Wu, Erica
Wu, Peter
Item ID
33310AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ex-boyfriend of Arcadia woman charged with kidnapping. The ex-boyfriend's name is Robert Michael Mendez, age 27. The woman was hospitalized. Doorbell camera footage showed a man dragging a woman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35556
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2019
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2019
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kidnapping
Mendez, Robert Michael
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The failure of local school districts to release teacher misconduct records has parents and residents expressing concerns about child safety and government transparency. In the wake of recent sexual misconduct scandals in Los Angeles Unified School District, Pasadena Star News requested teacher misconduct records from 28 school districts in San Gabriel Valley. Of those, only Arcadia Unified School District complied fully with the request. The other 27 school districts either refused to turn over documents, asked for clarification or requested more time to look through their records.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Teachers--misconduct
Item ID
33079AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fired Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien questions reason for dismissal. The Arcadia Unified School District's Board of Education upholds its decision to not reappoint Mr. O'Brien as head coach for the 2013-2014 year. He will continue to teach at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33562
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Cross-country
O'Brien, James
Item ID
33757AN
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles Superior Court judge Robert O'Brien rejects the City of Irwindale's request to shut down production of Sriracha hot chili sauce at Huy Fong Foods' factory. The city has said Huy Fong should be shut down temporarily until the company addresses foul odors believed to be coming from the North Azusa Canyon Road factory. David Tran, CEO and founder, is an Arcadia resident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33688
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business and Industry
City of Irwindale
Huy Fong Foods
O'Brien, Robert
Tran, David
Item ID
33884AN
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Newspaper Index
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A message supporting embattled former Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien, sent by a concerned parent named Michael Yamane, was forwarded to the police by a school board member. Yamane's email urged the district to reconsider its firing of O'Brien, accuses district officials of abusing employees, lying about a CIF-SS investigation into O'Brien's program, and suggested officials might be breaking state law. Yamane is concerned about his constitutional right to free speech, after his email was forwarded to police. Yamane is also a proponent of the "Recall Arcadia" campaign, which seeks to recall three school board members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33564
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Cross-country
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Yamane, Michael
Item ID
33759AN
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MI Developments, the parent company of Santa Anita Park, announced the formation of the Preakness 5.5 bonus program, which could mean an additional $5.5 million for the winning connections of the middle leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in 2011.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32158
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2010
Pages
p. C6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2010
Pages
p. C6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
MI Developments
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
32355AN
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Newspaper Index
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Online post on alleged bullying creates stir. Arcadia Unified School District says accounts contain inaccuracies. Parents Eli Tsou and Jenny Yang of seven-year-old Jeremy Tsou, who fractured his skull, say Arcadia Unified School District is not doing enough about bullying.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Bullying
Tsou, Eli
Tsou, Jeremy
Yang, Jenny
Item ID
34548AN
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Newspaper Index
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Parents and children rallied at three Arcadia middle schools, in an effort to prevent the potential layoffs of 105 Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) teachers and staff, blamed on an anticipated budget shortfall of at least $2 million next school year. Since the campaign started in late January, Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF) has raised about $225,000, which will be presented to the AUSD. That is enough to save 3 teachers' positions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32352
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF)
Arcadia Schools
Xu, Nancy
Item ID
32550AN
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Newspaper Index
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The parents of Alice Zhang have filed a $5 million claim against the city of Arcadia, arguing the "dangerous" crosswalk on the 600 block of West Duarte Road should have been changed long ago. Alice Zhang was a pedestrian hit by a car there, driven by Bowen Du, and was killed. The parents are Ruixia "Nancy" Liang and Yongjian "Richard" Zhang. The crosswalk "has been known to be dangerous for a long time," said attorney David Casselman, who is representing the parents. The city reacted by putting in an experimental crossing signal (flashing yellow lights) that proved insufficient.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32444
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Liang, Ruixia "Nancy"
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Zhang, Yongjian "Richard"
Item ID
32643AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pat Diroll recaps opening day of Santa Anita Park's 74th season as a social event. In attendance (and photographed) were actress Bo Derek, jockey Rafael Bejarano, Gary and Barbara Kovacic, Robert and Patsy Harbicht, trainer Bob Baffert, Joe Harper, Adrienne Haines, Roger Chandler, Don and Debbie Penman, Andrea Van de Kamp, and Sandra Chillingworth.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32269
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2010
Pages
p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2010
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Bejarano, Rafael
Chandler, Roger
Chillingworth, Sandra
Derek, Bo
Haines, Adrienne
Harbicht, Robert
Harbicht, Patsy
Harper, Joe
Kovacic, Barbara
Kovacic, Gary
Penman, Debbie
Penman, Don
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -- Opening Day 2010
Van de Kamp, Andrea
Item ID
32468AN
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Newspaper Index
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