Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: There are over 100 Mosque and religious centers that service the growing Arab population of New Jersey. At least 9 of them are located in Jersey City. “The Heights” area of Jersey City is where many members of our community are located Yousef Saleh is the first-ever Palestinian American Councilman in Jersey City.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: Many of the first Arab immigrants to the area came to Jersey City before it was gentrified. Many were driven out because of gentrification to different areas of NJ (mainly Paterson and other areas of Hudson County) Some remained and ended up becoming more affluent as a result of investing in Real Estate

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: Our community owns apartment complexes and businesses in Jersey City.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: Being lumped into the White race category has real and detrimental effects on our community: health, socioeconomic relief, admission into schools, psychological effects, and impact on immigration issues. The population who identified as Arabic-speaking in the U.S. Census grew more than 42% between 2000 and 2017. The number of New Jerseyan who claim Arab ancestry has more than doubled since the Census first measured ethnic origins in 1980, and is among the fastest-growing Arab populations in the country. The Census Bureau estimates the statewide Arab American population is 116,240. The Arab American Institute (AAI) estimates about 257,868 Arab Americans live in New Jersey.