What we know about Eileen Wang, former Arcadia mayor accused of being Chinese foreign agent [View all]

Eileen Wang emerged as an up-and-coming community leader in the San Gabriel Valley several years ago.

She won the endorsement of prominent political figures and was elected to a seat on the Arcadia City Council. In a 2024 interview with The Times, Wang said she moved to Southern California from China 30 years ago.

Her mother was a Chinese medicine and acupuncture doctor, and her father was a physician in Sichuan province before working at USC, she said. She said she was drawn to Arcadia by the good schools for her sons and her desire to make a difference in the community.

This week, unsealed documents show she’s been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent of China.

Wang resigned from the City Council on Monday after reaching an agreement to resolve the federal case.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-12/eileen-wang-arcadia-mayor-chinese-foreign-agent-allegations