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: *This map was created in a community mapping exercise conducted by the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund.* This community is predominantly East Asian (Chinese and Korean) and is located throughout Bergen County. Very high-density towns include Palisades Park, Leonia, Ridgefield, and Fort Lee.

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: Bergen County has the highest concentration of ethnic Koreans in both the US and the Western hemisphere. Numerous Koreatowns exist in the area, particularly in Palisades Park, where Korean-language products are easily available and many businesses are owned by Korean American community members.

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.

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: While there are too many individuals in this community of interest for a legally compliant district to contain the whole community, it is important that these high-density towns be able to vote with at least a few others similar to their composition.