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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.
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Pasadena Star News
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April 3, 2011
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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.
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
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p. A1, A4
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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.
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
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Birth.
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 29, 1959
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p. 22
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Arcadia Tribune
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October 29, 1959
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p. 22
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Albert, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Paul Albert, Oct. 18.)
Ezzo, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Alfred Ezzo, Oct. 20.)
Brown, son (To Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Brown, Oct. 21.)
Glynn, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Glynn, Oct. 22.)
Miller, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Roper Miller, Oct. 22.)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1959
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p. 16
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1959
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p. 16
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Hunter, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Don Charles Hunter, Oct. 26.)
Kidd, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dale Kidd, Oct. 27.)
Stearns, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Stearns, Oct. 28.)
Stoke, son (To Mr. and Mrs. H. Randall Stoke, Oct. 28.)
Sanders, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sanders, Oct. 30.)
Brownell, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Billy B. Brownell, Oct. 30.)
Shaffer, son (To Mr. and Mrs. John Ray Shaffer, Jr., Oct. 30.)
Price, son (To Mr. and Mrs. John F. Price, Oct. 25.)
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14441AN
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 9, 1959
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p. 10
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Birth.
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 12, 1959
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p. 22
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 16, 1959
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p. 10
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 16, 1959
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p. 10
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Aubrey, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. Aubrey, Nov. 2.)
Christiansen, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. John Christiansen, Nov. 4.)
Hurley, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Hurley, Nov. 4.)
Loveland, daughter (To Mr. and Mrts. Grover Loveland, Nov. 4.)
Garcia, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Garcia, Nov. 5.)
Townsend, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. George V.Townsend, Nov. 5.)
Thorp, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Thorp, Nov. 8.)
Dovey, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. James E. Dovey, Nov. 8.)
Spielman, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Milton Spielman, Nov. 8.)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1959
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p. 5A
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1959
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p. 5A
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Cavin, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Robert Cavin, Nov. 17.)
Geer, son (To Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy William Geer, Nnov. 17.)
Yager, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph Yager, Nov. 17.)
Benz, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Benz, Nov. 18.)
McClung, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McClung, Nov. 18.)
Campbell, son (To Mr. and Mrs. John Frederic Campbell, Nov. 19.)
Bronte, twin daughters (To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bronte, Nov. 19.)
Adams, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Adams, Nov. 19.)
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Arcadia Tribune
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December 3, 1959
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p. 23
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1959
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p. 23
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Davy, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Peter John Davy, Nov. 24.)
Moore, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Edward Moore, Nov. 25.)
Rice, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Stewart Rice, Nov. 26.)
Matlow, son (To Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Leo Matlow, Nov. 27.)
Johnson, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Leon Charles Johnson, Nov. 26.)
Janclass, son (To Mr. and Mrs. John Janclass, Nov. 23.)
Dick, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dick, Nov. 24. Twin)
Dick, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dick, Nov. 24. Twin.)
Speck, son (To Mr. and Mrs. George Speck, Nov. 25.)
Bonfiglio, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bonfiglio, Nov. 26.)
Dixon, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dixon, Nov. 26.)
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Arcadia Bulletin
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December 21, 1956
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p. 13
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
December 21, 1956
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p. 13
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Griffith, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee Griffith, Dec. 7.)
Wright, son (To Mr. and Mrs. William Robert Wright, Dec. 8.)
Hedlund, twin sons (To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hedlund, Dec. 9.)
Anspach, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Warren Anspach, Dec. 10.)
Connor, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. James Connor, Dec. 12.)
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14511AN
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Arcadia Bulletin
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January 4, 1960
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p. 9
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
January 4, 1960
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p. 11
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
January 4, 1960
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p. 11
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Gentile, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anthony Gentile, Dec. 15.)
Sullivan, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lawrence Sullivan, Dec. 18.)
Gordon, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Murdock Duncan Gordon, Dec, 19.)
Chester, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Conway Edward Chester, Dec. 19.)
Rucker, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Kent Rucker, Dec. 19.)
Steg, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Steg, Dec. 20.)
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Arcadia Tribune
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January 7, 1960
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p. 17
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1960
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p. 17
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Raphael, Maureen Ann (To Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Raphael, Dec. 19)
Duke, son (To Mr. and Mrs. William Robert Duke, Dec. 29.)
Oldham, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Paul Oldham, Dec. 28.)
Packer, Robert Lawrence (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Packer, Dec. 19.)
Longthorne, Jeffrey David (To Mr. and Mrs. Harry David Longthorne, Dec. 31.)
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Arcadia Tribune
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January 14, 1960
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p. 17
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 14, 1960
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p. 17
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Neil, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Neil, Jan. 7.)
Best, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Lindley Wallace Best, Jan. 7.)
Connell, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Connell, Jan. 6.)
Middleton, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Loren Middleton, Jan. 7.)
Murray, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. George Murray, Jan. 9.)
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Arcadia Tribune
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January 21, 1960
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p. 13
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1960
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p. 16
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1960
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p. 16
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Lehman, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Richard John Lehman, Jan. 10.)
Glisson, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Preston Glisson, Jan. 19.)
Coats, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frank Coats, Jan. 12.)
Pagone, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph James Pagone, Jan. 13.)
Shenker, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Shenker, Jan. 13.)
Thomas, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edward Thomas, Jan. 13.)
Smith, son (To Mr. and Mrs. David Edward Smith, Jan. 14.)
Winters, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Louis McClain Winters, Jan 15.)
Beach, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beach, Jan. 12.)
Anderson, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, Jan. 14.)
Sharp, son (To Mr. and Mrs. James Sharp, Jan. 15.)
Roussin, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roussin, Jan. 16.)
Norris, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albert Norris, Jan. 16.)
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 8, 1960
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p. 12
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 8, 1960
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p. 12
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Perkins, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ray Perkins, Jan. 18.)
Clarke, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Gene Simmons Clarke, Jan. 19.)
Smith, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harvey Simmons, Jan. 20.)
Mitchell, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Charles Mitchell, Jan. 22.)
Sentianin, son (To Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sentianin, Jan. 23.)
Cole, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Cole, Jan. 25.)
Rawie, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. John Rawie, Jan. 27.)
Rasmussen, daughter (To Mr. and Mrs. Nels Rasmussen.)
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 15, 1960
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p. 10
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