Interview 1

My partner's name is Carol. She lives in the Sunset. An Albertson's store is in her neighborhood. She came to San Francisco in 1977. She is from Hong Kong. She likes shopping and watching T.V., but she doesn't like exercise. She has a car.--Sally

My partner's name is Jun. He lives at 11 Avenue and Geary in S.F. His native country is China. Jun has lived in S.F. for only 15 days. He doesn't have stores in his neighborhood, and he doesn't have restaurants in his neighborhood. He has lived in S.F. for only 15 days, so he doesn't know any restaurants. He doesn't have a job now. He is a student. He doesn't have a car now. Jun likes to play basketball in his spare time. Jun has a hobby. He uses a computer. He likes to exercise. He likes to watch TV but not all the time. He watches TV in his native language.--Valeria

My partner's name is Sally. She lives in the Richmond. Her neighborhood store is Mervyn's. Her neighborhood restaurant is Lucky Penny and she likes it too because it's close to her home. Sally came from China in 2001. She has a job. She is a cashier. She has a car. She likes to sleep in her spare time. She likes to watch TV. She watches TV in English and in her native language, half and half.--Carol

My partner's name is Kate. She lives on Castro Street. Her favorite restaurant is Sushi because there is good food there. She came to San Francisco 25 months ago. She is from Ukraine. She doesn't have a job. She doesn't have a car. She likes to go jogging. She likes to watch TV.--Ru Xin

My partner's name is Bobo. He lives in the Richmond. It's a good location. There are many stores near his house; bookstores and restaurants. His favorite restaurant has Thai food. He came to S.F. 6 months ago. He's from China. He's a student now. He doesn't have a car.--Lin

My partner's name is Kyunghae. She's 36 years old. She's originally from Korea. Kyunghae has already lived in San Francisco for six months. She's here with her husband and two children. She likes Korean food, Sontopu. She plays piano and she would like to teach children to play it. On weekends she goes with her family on a picnic. Her hobby is listening to music.--Nino

My partner's name is Ia. She lives in the Richmond. Her neighborhood store is Walgreens. Her neighborhood doesn't have a restaurant. Her favorite restaurant is a Japanese restaurant. She likes sushi. She came to San Francisco 4 months ago. She is from Georgia. She doesn't have a job now. She is a student. She doesn't have a car. In her spare time she likes to read books. Her hobby is playing tennis. She likes to exercise. She likes to watch English TV.--Alex

My partner's name is Lin. She lives in the Sunset of S.F. She has some stores in her neighborhood. Her favorite is a Chinese restaurant. She likes seafood. She came to San Francisco 10 years ago. She doesn't have a job right now. She's a housewife. She likes to read and study in her spare time.--Bobo

My partner's name is Xiue. She lives in San Francisco in the Richmond, next to the Safeway. There is a Chinese restaurant in her neighborhood. Her favorite restaurant is a Chinese restaurant. She likes it because it is delicious. They have Chinese food. She came to S.F. in 2002. She's from China. She doesn't have a car and she doesn't have a job. In her spare time she likes to play on the computer. She doesn't have any hobbies and she doesn't like exercise. She likes to watch TV every day. She watches a Chinese channel.--Kholoud

My partner's name is Kholoud. She lives in the Sunset. Her favorite restaurant is an Arabic restaurant, because she likes Jordanian food. She came to San Francisco in 2005. She is from Jordan. She likes her job now. She works as a waitress. She doesn't have a car. In her spare time she likes to use a computer.--Xiue

My partner's name is Connie. She lives in the Sunset. She lives at 27th Ave. and Noriega. There are stores in her neighborhood: Walgreens, Safeway, El Chico, a gas station, and a supermarket. There are a lot of restaurants in her neighborhood: Japanese restaurants, Chinese restaurants, but only one Vietnamese restaurant. Her favorite restaurant has vegetarian food. She likes vegetables a lot. The kind of food in the vegetarian restaurant is vegetables and tofu. She doesn't have a job. She likes to exercise and read Chinese magazines. She has a Honda and two children. She likes to watch Chinese T.V. shows.--Thanh Em

My partner's name is Alex. He is 21 years old. He was born in China. He arrived in San Francisco in March, 2005. He lives on Turk. He likes Chinese food. Near his home is a Safeway. He is a student and not working now. He doesn't have a car. In his free time he likes to watch TV. He likes to play basketball and he likes to exercise.--Ia

My partner's name is Ma. She is from Burma. She came to S.F. in 2005. She now lives on Scott Street. The grocery store is very near her house. She doesn't have a job now. She is a student. She likes Chinese food very much. She likes to play basketball in her spare time.--Bruce

My partner's name is Bruce. He lives in Chinatown. The store in his neighborhood is Walgreens. His neighborhood has an Italian restaurant. His favorite restaurant is a Chinese restaurant. He likes its noodles. He came in 2004. He is from Hong Kong. He has no job because he is a student. He doesn't have a car. In his spare time he goes shopping. His hobby is walking. He likes exercise. He likes to watch TV. He likes to watch in both English and his native language.--Ma

My partner's name is Nino. She is from Georgia. She lives on Geary with her family. She is 20 years old. She is not married. She has been here 4 months. She doesn't have a job. She wants to get a job. Her favorite restaurant is a Georgian restaurant. She likes Georgian food. She likes to go for a walk in her spare time. She likes to collect candles. She likes San Francisco.--Kyunghae

My partner's name is Ru Xin. He lives on 29th Street. He is from China. His favorite restaurant is a Chinese restaurant. He likes it. He came to S.F. one year ago. He doesn't have a job now. His family has four cars. Two of them are small busses. He likes to swim and go to Golden Gate Park. His hobby is watching TV. He watches TV in his native language.--Kate

My partner's name is Thanh Em. She lives in the Sunset on 30th Ave and Noriega. Her neighborhood has some stores, Safeway, Walgreens, a grocery store, and a Japanese and Vietnamese restaurant. Her favorite food is Vietnamese food because everything is good. She came to S.F. in 1994. She is from Vietnam. She is a housewife now and takes care of her children. She has an old car and her hobby is watching TV shows.--Thanh Em

My partner's name is Stanley. He lives in San Francisco on Harkness Ave. His favorite restaurant is Haky. He likes this restaurant because the food is delicious. The kind of food in Haky is Chinese. He came to San Francisco in 1987. He is from Vietnam. He doesn't have a job. He has a car. He likes to watch TV in his spare time, and read the newspaper. His hobby is playing soccer. He doesn't like to exercise. He usually watches TV in his native language, but sometimes he watches the news in English.--Capitzy

My partner's name is Capitzy. She lives in S.F. on Julian Ave. between Valencia and Mission. Her neighborhood has Mexican and Chinese restaurants. She likes to cook and work in the kitchen. She likes Mexican food. She comes from Mexico. She has lived in S.F. one year. She doesn't have a job or a car. She is a student at John Adams Campus. She likes to listen to music and read books. Her hobby is painting pictures. She likes to swim and watch TV in English and Spanish.--Stanley

My partner's name is Su. She lives in the Sunset. Her neighborhood store is Safeway. She came to San Francisco in 1992. She is from China. She has a Toyota. She doeesn't like to exercise. She likes to watch TV.

My partner's name is Valeria. She lives in Ocean Beach in San Francisco. There are no stores or restaurants in her neighborhood. She has no favorite restaurant now, because she came to San Francisco only two months ago. Maybe later she will have one. She's from Russia. She has no job now and no car. She likes running in her spare time. Her hobby is playing on the computer. She likes to exercise. She likes to watch TV sometimes.--Wei Jun

My partner's name is Mei Hing. She lives in Millbrae. Her favorite restaurant is a Chinese restaurant. She came to San Francisco in 2001. She is from Hong Kong. She has a car and in her spare time she likes to listen to music. She likes to run. She likes to watch TV in English.--Xue Juan