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132236
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United States
Bellevue
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Known for its affordability with full amenities, The Newporter apartment has been the first homes for many first-generation immigrant families in America. According to the city-data.com and neighborhoodscout.com, it is estimated that about a third of tenants are likely speak English as a second language.
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132235
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United States
Bellevue
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The sign sets up the boundary for the residential area mostly filled up with single housing. It is across the street from the rental apartments and condos. I personally find it quite interesting that single houses are zoned for residential area where drivers are required to drive less than 25mph versus apartments across the street that is more densely populated is zoned as commercial with more main roads and higher speed cars.
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132222
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Questoph
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Spanien
Arrecife
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132221
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Questoph
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Spanien
Arrecife
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132220
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Questoph
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Spanien
Arrecife
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132218
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Questoph
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Spanien
Arrecife
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132217
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United States
Bellevue
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Even though the sign is solely written in English, Newport Hills community delivers their services in several language catering for its members and became a center of many minority immigrant communities. For examples, for years the NHCC hosted Mongolian services every Sunday allowing many Mongolians to attend and practice their religious beliefs without language and cultural barrier.
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132216
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United States
Bellevue
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There are many home daycares in the neighborhood and in fact many of them run by first and seconds generation immigrant families. Thus majority of these daycares offer not only bilingual program but also ethnic foods. Mi Casita is one of the examples
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132215
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United States
Bellevue
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Owned and operated by Korean immigrants, Hairstudio 60 proudly displays its name also in Korean language. According to locals, such bilingual sign directly impact them to trust their service since Korea has well known for its high beauty standard. Furthermore, having an Asian hair dresser who understands how to take care of Asian straight hair within the community helps Asian immigrants to keep their beauty standard and have more confidence in their appearance
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132214
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United States
Bellevue
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Most kids of the age of elementary school of the Newport Hill neighborhood attends in Newport Heights Elementary school.
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132213
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United States
Bellevue
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The grocery store also has a dedicated wall for the ads that is mainly aimed to the other immigrant customers. Such free spaces play crucial role for immigrant families to support each other and grow together, most importantly finding an service that is needed without language and cultural barrier
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132212
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United States
Bellevue
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Ethnic grocery stores play an important role to engage immigrant communities. For example, at the entry, S-mart has a station for the local newspapers in Chinese language for free, which allows readers to digest the news without language barriers.
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132211
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United States
Bellevue
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Next to the S-Mart, Chinese grocery store, Terry’s kitchen may look more American than Asian. However, Terry’s kitchen is owned third generation Japanese immigrant Terry Takeuchi. Since its opening in 2017, Terry’s kitchen has been the center of the Asian immigrant and its descendants community not only of the city of Bellevue but also of its surrounding cities such as Seattle and Renton. For example during the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant faced a financial challenge, yet with the support of the community through gofundme campaign it survived.
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132210
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United States
Bellevue
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Entry to the community’s biggest and the nearest grocery shop has bilingual open signs. Along with open sign, the door also has traditional golden writing on the red paper wishing for prosperous new year. Such signs definitely reveals strong cultural tie to Chinese tradition among not only people who run the store but also its customers.
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132209
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United States
Bellevue
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S-mart is an Asian grocery store that is owned by Chinese immigrants and imports ethnic foods mostly from china. Even though store has a simple sign of S-Mart at the top, there are several posters advertising ethnic foods in Chinese language on window display.
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132208
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United States
Bellevue
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The medical building of the community has a sign with all the practitioner’s name on it. Based on the names, we can see that majority of dentists in this area are either asian immigrants or Asian immigrant descendants.
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132207
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United States
Bellevue
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This is the sign of the Newport shopping center. Even thought there are several business that has bilingual names, none of the names here reflects their bilingualism here in the sign
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132206
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United States
Bellevue
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I took this photo because this is one of only few businesses that is actually owned by nonimmigrant family within this shopping center area. Regardless, as this brewery hosts family friendly trivia nights weekly, this place plays and important role for community engagement.
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132205
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United States
Bellevue
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Out of 6 businesses shown in the images, one of the business has bilingual sign and that business is for Chinese ethnic food. I further found of that 3 of the businesses owned by local asians and all businesses have high volume of Asian customers
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132204
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United States
Bellevue
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Out of 4 businesses 2 of them have Asian names and one of them even have bilingual sign.
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