Normally, I am used to seeing QR codes that link to digital menus in other languages, so I was very surprised when I saw this physical stand in full Japanese at the Ala Moana Cane’s location. I took a moment to think about how many international visitors I see at Ala Moana daily. I realized I had not really thought about why multiple languages appear on menus. Taking this photo made me realize that multilingual signage is used to welcome different groups of people. I thought about how businesses here adapt to different communities to reflect the diversity in Hawaii.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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Middletown
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RILL
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Kailua
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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Burlington
The fading of red color and text from the Spanish sign results in a peculiar juxtaposition.
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Saranac Lake
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Brownsville
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Letreros en el RGV
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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
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Hilo
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Arlington
panel for Iwo Jima memorial
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Tucson
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This store is like a Mexican grocery, but is also a butcher shop and a bakery as well
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