Interview 1

My partner's name is King. She is from Hong Kong. She has lived in San Francisco for 40 years. She lives on Congo St. There is a Safeway in her neighborhood. Her favorite restaurant is a Japanese restaurant. The restaurant has teriyaki chicken. She doesn't have a job. She doesn't have a car. She likes to play mah jong in her spare time. She likes to exercise. She watches TV in Chinese.--Shoko

My partner's name is Jackie. She is from China. She came to San Francisco in 1996 with her parents. She lives on 46th Avenue at the corner of Vicente with her husband, children, and parents. The San Francisco Zoo is near Jackie's house. The Sunset supermarket and Paradise Pizza are on 39th Avenue and Vicente. Jackie likes Thai, American, and Italian food very much. Her family has a Toyota. They bought the car 2 years ago. She has little spare time, but she likes to walk in the zoo. Jackie likes to watch TV programs in English.--Mila

My partner's name is Mila. She lives in Park Merced. Park Merced Plaza is in her neighborhood. She doesn't have restaurants in her neighborhood. Mila likes European or Russian restaurants. She likes to eat meat and she has Chinese, Japanese and Jewish food. She came to San Francisco in 2003. She is from Ukraine. Mila doesn't have a job. She has a car. Her car is a 1997 Toyota Avalon. In her spare time she likes to cook, walk, and exercise. She doesn't like to watch TV.--Jackie

My partner's name is Lai Ho. She's from Hong Kong. She came to the U.S. in 1974. She lives in the Sunset with her family. She's a very kind person. She's a housewife. She likes to clean the house, go shopping, and cook. There aren't any stores or restaurants in her neighborhood. She likes Chinese food, vegetables, chicken, and fish. She takes the bus to school every day.--Michelle

My partner's name is Michelle. She is a waitress. She came from China in 2002, almost three years ago. She lives in the Sunset. She likes Chinese and Japanese food. She has a car. She likes shopping in her spare time. She never exercises. Sometimes she watches TV in her native language.--Lai Ho

My partner's name is Salvador. He lives on Oak Street, in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood. He lives in an apartment with two rooms. His neighborhood doesn't have too many stores and restaurants. He knows a small Ethiopian restaurant and a store at the gas station "Carwash." Salvador likes Salvadorian restaurants in the Mission District. His favorite food is pupusas. He came to San Francisco four years ago from El Salvador. He has a 1991 Mazda van.--Victor

My partner's name is Victor. He's from Moldova. He came to live in San Francisco 8 months ago. He lives in the Parkside District with his family. In his neighborhood, there are 2 big stores. He doesn't have a favorite restaurant.--Salvador

My partner's name is Marilou. She is a shoe salesclerk in a shoestore on Masonic Street. She works six hours or so a day. She gets paid $9.15 per hour. She lives on 5th Avenue at Balboa Street. Her house is large for her and her husband. I'm jealous of her. She is from the Phillipines, a beautiful island country in the Pacific. She left for San Francisco in 2003.--David

My partner's name is David. He lives at 42nd Avenue and Noriega. He has no neighborhood store, and no restaurant in his neighborhood, but his favorite food is Chinese and Vietnamese. He knows how to cook food like meat with egg whites. He came here on May 28, 2005. He was born in China, in the Province of xxx. He likes to exercise and swim.--Marilou

My partner's name is Wency. She lives in San Francisco with her family. Her neighborhood doesn't have any stores. In her neighborhood there are Chinese restaurants. She likes to go to Thai restaurants because she likes to eat spicy food. She came to San Francisco on Jan. 16, 2005. She likes to watch TV and go shopping. She sometimes goes swimming. She likes to watch TV in English and in her native language.--Anna

My partner's name is BiJin. She lives at 148 14th Avenue in the Sunset and she has two children. There are no stores or restaurants in her neighborhood. She doesn't like to eat out. She likes fish. She came here in 1996. She doesn't have a job because she is retired. She doesn't have a car. In her spare time she likes to watch TV. She likes to exercise. She watches TV in English and Chinese.--Shu Zhen

My partner's name is Shu Zhen. She lives at 750 Lawton St. Her neighborhood doesn't have any stores, but she likes the MayFlower Restaurant. It has a lot of food, such as seafood and vegetables. She came to San Francisco in 1987, from China. She doesn't have a job. She just stays home and takes care of her 6 year old. She likes to watch TV in her spare time.--Biyin

My partner's name is Anna. She lives in the Sunset on 43rd Avenue in San Francisco. Her favorite restaurant is a Chinese restaurant. She came to San Francisco on December 28, 2000. She is from China. She has a Honda. If she has spare time, she goes shopping. She doesn't like to exercise.--Wency

My partner's name is Zai Yi. She's from China. She lives in the Richmond. There is a Safeway supermarket in her neighborhood. She came here 1 year ago. She doesn't have a job now. She doesn't like to exercise. She likes to watch TV. Her favorite restaurant is a Chinese restaurant.--Xiuying

My partner's name is Xiuying. She's from Shanghai, China. She has lived in San Francisco about three years. Her favorite restaurant is "Wu Yue Hua" because she likes Chinese food. She has a car. In her spare time, she always watches TV in Chinese. She doesn't like to exercise. She doesn't have a job now.--Zai Yi

My partner's name is Wei. She lives on Hayes St. Her neighborhood store is Safeway. She likes to eat Chinese food. She is from China. She likes to watch TV in her spare time. She came here in 2001.--Simon

My partner's name is Simon. He lives in the Sunset. His neighborhood doesn't have stores and restaurants. He likes Chinese food. He's been in S.F. about 5 years. He has a jog, and he likes it. He has a car. He likes to exercise and he likes to watch Chinese. TV.