Although many small businesses in Pasadena are struggling in the wake ... “Before this catastrophic event, we had everybody in town for the Rose Parade, hotels were full, restaurants were ...

a small town about 200 miles north of Guadalajara. In 1987, his parents moved their family to the U.S. — seven kids in all — and settled in Pasadena, where other relatives already lived.

Or as Hwang put it: “The small town mindset is more dangerous than the small town itself.” In other words, it’s not the zip code. It’s the worldview. These are the kinds of stories that often get ...