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ID	Country / City	Comment	Project / Group
131872	United States Everett	Here is the sign marking the entrance to one of Everett High School's several buildings. Unlike other "public" bodies in the area, nothing around the high school seems to show navigation of its campus, which tells others that students are expected to know which building is which. With that in mind, perhaps there's resources given out to students to help them understand what is where, which might give a better chance at given non-English speakers easier access to material they need.	Ling study EDC&I
131871	United States Everett	A sticker located close to the high school of Everett. This seems to be the first piece of lettering that I've come across that could have some semblance of tolerance towards immigrants. Though building "communities, not cages" isn't necessarily just for immigrants but for low-income areas in general. It being close to the high school communicates that at least the younger population in the area might be more accepting/accommodating of immigrants.	Ling study EDC&I
131870	United States Everett	Here are some posters put on the inside of a business advertising the upcoming pride parade in Everett. Like all things, acceptance can be conditional, and while maybe not intentional, Everett has lots of missed places where additional languages could be displayed, yet fail to be so. The pride poster captures that a little	Ling study EDC&I
131869	United States Everett	A mural advertising a t-shirt printing place. It should be worth noting that "we can make it here" can be interpreted in plenty of different ways. It could be communicating for the t-shirt company and their ability to print, it could also be some sort of ideal that plays towards the American dream. How much immigrants are influenced by the American dream is something I can't personally make comment on, but considering the other signage around downtown Everett, "we" might not have the idea of immigrants in mind.	Ling study EDC&I
131868	United States Everett	The final notable restaurant I could find using not exclusively English in its signage. It's worth noting that unlike the other restaurants, this one had mostly Chinese on the outside for food menu items. This at least says that the person operating the store is familiar enough with the language to have all the items in both English and Chinese, which speaks more to the expectations of restaurants surrounding it then it does the restaurant in question.	Ling study EDC&I
131867	United States Everett	The sign and name of this restaurant is in Thai. Though I don't know how many Thai immigrants are coming through Seattle, clearly they're enough to have a restaurant with a Thai name. It speaks to the conditions of Everett that the only public acknowledgement of immigrants is through restaurant signage, though maybe it offers a lot of success in the world of foreigh dishes.	Ling study EDC&I
131866	United States Everett	An advertisement for a Mexican restaurant. Spanish is only in the name of the restaurant, literally translating to "paradise". All of my observed locations that make the most use of foreign language are restaurants, and knowing that I would be a lot more interested in how immigrants feel about their only signs of recognition in downtown Everett are largely through restaurant signage.	Ling study EDC&I
131865	United States Everett	One of the many foreign food restaurant signs featuring non-english text in downtown Everett. This particular one is for a Japanese ramen restaurant. Whether this does a good job at welcoming or encouraging Asian/Japanese immigrants into the restaurant is debatable, it feels more like a way to feign "authenticity"	Ling study EDC&I
131864	United States Everett	Though this poster outside of a church does most of it's speaking for itself, I wanted to highlight the ways in which this communicates the disposition of the surroudning area. Enough people are interested in going to a church like this that it can maintain itself in a town center. More than any sign, this tells people that, even if immigrants are here, plenty of people want them away.	Ling study EDC&I
131863	United States Everett	One of the many foreign food restaurants dotting downtown Everett. While research would have to be done to prove this to be true, I feel as though the inclusion of Spanish only serves as a way of giving an added layer of "authenticity" to English-speaking customers rather than a way to actually communicate with multi-lingual audiences.	Ling study EDC&I
131859	United States Everett	At first glace, this seems to be Japanese characters due to both the surrounding art of the mural as well as the general curvature and calligraphy of the word. On further inspection though, this simply says "GAK". For East Asian and/or Japanese immigrants, things like this would at the very least be cause for confusion, and for the rest of the non-immigrant population, only serves as a nice aesthetic piece and nothing to promote more "multicultural" attitudes.	Ling study EDC&I
131857	United States Everett	Without any context, something like this would almost be a way to bring in people who want to prolong the efforts that Christopher Columbus set, which communicates how many people in Everett would be interested in coming to something like that. Not only is downtown Everett giving a space that isn't considering immigrants, some of it is seems actively opposed to immigrants.	Ling study EDC&I
131856	United States Everett	Here's another Everett sign expecting most everyone reading it to understand English. I can't help but imagine how immigrants may navigate warning signs if there's not much to communicate to them what should and shouldn't be avoided.	Ling study EDC&I
131855	Germany Cologne	—
131854	United States Everett	Info sign regarding the expansion of the children's museum in downtown Everett. Lots of the expansion signs in the downtown area seem to be exclusively in English, both saying that the majority of speakers in the area are English, and that there's an expectation that future residents will also only speak English, almost to say they aren't anticipating or expecting immigrants in the area.	Ling study EDC&I
131852	United States Everett	The campus directory of Snohomish county headquarters. Being a governing body, part of me would expect there to be more than just English to supplement more people using the campus courthouse, but only English stands here. Things like this could make even legal access more difficult for immigrants	Ling study EDC&I
131851	United States Everett	an information placard detailing the establishment of a library that's in Everett. The establishment of the building is in part inspired by Andrew Carnegie, a 19th century steel mill executive. Having information that's only English prevents others from enjoying the foundation of this building.	Ling study EDC&I
131850	United States Everett	Here's a sign featuring both Arabic through the name "Aladdin" as well as English through the subsequent "bail bonds" part. Perhaps the business is owned by or was previously owned by someone with an Arabic name, which could at least imply a population other than white European english-speakers.	Ling study EDC&I
131849	United States Everett	More English signs in the area immediately from the transit center. This one is advertising traffic control, which is fitting for how car-centered the downtown part of Everett seems to be. Nothing in the area seems to communicate that employers are interested in taking on people who don't speak english, seriously limiting the amount of immigrant workers who feel welcome to the area.	Ling study EDC&I
131848	United States Everett	One of the first pieces of signage that has a language other than English that I could find. a warning advisory to be aware of telephone poles. Operating on the expectation that there will be both English and Spanish speaking people using this area.	Ling study EDC&I