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 Asian community is primarily South Asian (mostly Indian) with some East Asians (Chinese), and grew around Parsippany, NJ. It also encompasses the South Asian populations that settled in towns like Hanover, Livingston, and Millburn for the excellent school districts and the proximity to Parsippany.

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: This primarily South Asian community is anchored around houses of worship and ethnic restaurants and grocery stores, particularly those owned by community members. 280 and 287 bracket the community as members use them to get to Parsippany and also to commute to jobs in cities like Newark and NYC.

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