New law classes will be given at Arcadia High School. A list of other new classes and other points of discussion from the Board of Education meeting are included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30352
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Classes
Curriculum
Item ID
30538AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Mandarin Baptist Church on the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Colorado Boulevard was occupied by Maranatha High School from 1970-81.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15473
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Cheers Section
Date
October 9, 1998
Pages
p. 6 w/photo
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Cheers Section
Date
October 9, 1998
Pages
p. 6 w/photo
Subjects
Churches - Mandarin Baptist Church
Item ID
16016AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Review by Merrill Shindler - Asian market is authentic. 99 Ranch Market chain has hundreds of good things at its multiple San Gabriel locations, including one in Arcadia. Its mission is to offer authentic Chinese ingredients to underserved Chinese-American communities across America.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35879
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
Pages
p. A3

Arcadia High School has placed first in the statewide Bicentennial Competition, a test of student's knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3080
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3002AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia provides language access services to ensure equal access to city services. The city has formally recognized Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Hindi.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35197
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
English proficiency
Languages
Mandarin Chinese languages
Item ID
35386AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Recreation classes and programs for Arcadia residents will be increased for everyone except senior citizens under a new fee schedule adopted by the City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31225
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Fees
Recreation classes
Item ID
31420AN
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2102
Date
January or February 1995

  1 image

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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A shuttle service with Chinese-speaking drivers will begin in November between San Gabriel Valley, including Arcadia, and the LA International Airport.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3311
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Shuttle Service
Item ID
3211AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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This article traces Chinese history in the San Gabriel and Los Angeles County areas back to the late 1840s. Many early Chinese Americans washed laundry, harvested crops, packed oranges, crushed grapes and dug water trenches.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29942
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Chinese population
Immigrants and immigration
San Gabriel Valley
Chinese-Americans
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Geary Act of 1892
Item ID
30128AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dana Junior High School Class of 1975 panoramic picture. Students are on a grassy lawn with classrooms and lockers in the background. Five cheerleaders in the first row.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2119
Date
1975

  1 image

Date
1975
Subjects
Dana Junior High School
Students
Physical Description
8 x 24 color
ID
2098
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Arcadia High School graduate Michael Ng is one of the few Marine recruits of Chinese descent in the San Gabriel Valley. With photo. See also Pasadena Star News, August 31, 1995, p. Hometown H2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ng, Michael Armed forces United States Marines
Item ID
4697AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia’s Longley Way offers classes for visually impaired students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35325
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Longley Way Elementary School
Robinson, Megan
Item ID
35515AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Interview with Suzanne Wallace, who operates the Turnquist Santa Anita Dog School. Good summary of the services that the school offers, hours of classes, etc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3166
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools, Private - Turnquist Santa Anita Dog School
Item ID
3078AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Harini Reddy, 17, a senior at Westridge High School in Pasadena, was a Tournament of Rose Princess at the Tournament of Roses 1991 parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2358
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 30, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 30, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Reddy, Harini
Item ID
2314AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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For the wonderfully weird, Monarch rules. Amid theatrical decor, try a martini with vinegar and Slippery Egg Crab Fried Fun. There is no destination in San Gabriel Valley like Monarch at 1212 South Baldwin Avenue. Merrill Shindler reviews the restaurant opened by the Leon family, who first brought us their take on Peruvian-Chinese cooking at Chifa in Eagle Rock. Monarch is serving modern Chinese cuisine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36498
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Chinese food
Leon, Humberto
Monarch (Restaurant)
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The graduation of a San Gabriel Valley Law Enforcement Explorer Academy class is dedicated to the memory of retired Azusa police Officer Randall ("Randy") Phillips, 55, of Ontario. Phillips died in a car crash on his way to teaching that first day of class.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31883
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Phillips,Randall ("Randy")
Police training
San Gabriel Valley Law Enforcement Explorer Academy
Item ID
32080AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs902
Date
December 27, 1953

  1 image

Date
December 27, 1953
Subjects
Forest fires
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
895
Collection
Photographs
Images
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A curriculum change instituted by the Arcadia Board of Education means there will be 10 more science classes offered in September for Arcadia High School students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3065
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2987AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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WeChat ban may jolt lives of many. Chinese-Americans use apps for communication, delivery services, payments, appointments, news. In an executive order last week, President Donald Trump announced a ban on Chinese social media apps Tik Tok and WeChat. WeChat is heavily used by Chinese in Arcadia, Alhambra, San Gabriel. WeChat is an unofficial channel of the City of Arcadia. WeChat is the backbone of Chinese social organizing, from business to political movements.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35791
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Chinese-Americans
Communications
Fan, Ashley
Liu, Fenglan
Social media apps
Tik Tok
WeChat
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District will again offer free music classes to elementary school intermediate music students. A proposal by John Waltrip's to provide a fee-based program failed when not enough students signed up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper321
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 12, 1992
Pages
p. 4
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 12, 1992
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Schools - Elementary Schools
Item ID
321AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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