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Category: Profiles

Daughter of an Arranged Marriage

At the age of 19, Monica Luhar’s mother had an arranged marriage in India. At 19, Monica was a single college sophomore frustrated that she was not allowed to date like her peers.
categories Arts & CultureFamily/Inter-generational NewsProfiles

An Alhambran for Eight Decades Dies

Edna Basmajian, who turned 100 in April 2012, passed away on Dec. 22 in her Alhambra home. Basmajian spoke to Alhambra Source last year about living in Alhambra since the 1930s.
categories Arts & CultureFamily/Inter-generational NewsNeighborhoodsProfiles

A New Year, a New Term: Questions for Congresswoman Judy Chu

Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-El Monte) was re-elected to represent Alhambra and other cities in the San Gabriel Valley last November. Chu tells us about her plans for a new term.
categories NeighborhoodsPoliticsProfiles

From Eastern Poland to Alhambra

For 13-year-old Stanislaw Cybulski, the journey to Alhambra began in a Russian Soviet work camp with his mother and sisters.
categories Family/Inter-generational NewsImmigrationNeighborhoodsProfilesRace/Ethnic Relations

Increasingly, New Face of Asian American Electorate is a Democrat

More Asian Americans are voting Democrat, and that shift played a pivotal role in determining the outcome of Tuesday's election.
categories ProfilesRace/Ethnic Relations

Election 2012: Questions for Dr. Matthew Lin, Candidate for 49th State Assembly District

Alhambra Source is inviting candidates for local offices to sit down and answer questions from staff and community members.
categories NeighborhoodsPoliticsProfiles

Students Find New Purpose Through Deferred Action

Students started filing applications for deferred action on August 15.
categories EducationFamily/Inter-generational NewsImmigrationPoliticsProfiles

NDU Makes College Classes Affordable for Pinoy DREAMers

35 DREAM Act-eligible students to be admitted to pilot program.
categories EducationImmigrationProfilesRace/Ethnic Relations

Mandarin Baptist Church: Evolving From an Immigrant Church to a Community Church

The largest Protestant congregation in Alhambra brings 1700 faithful each Sunday morning to two campuses. But it started as a seven-person prayer meeting in a Hollywood home in 1961.
categories City AffairsFamily/Inter-generational NewsNeighborhoodsProfiles

A Breath of Fresh Air

Eight out of the 10 smoggiest cities in the nation are in California, with Los Angeles topping that list. Environmental activist Joe Lyou is fighting to clear the air.
categories City AffairsGreen NewsHealthProfiles
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