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: Many religious centers serve the Arab community in Paterson and other areas.

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: There is a strong Arab American community in Dumont, Bergenfield, Fairlawn, Paramus, Hackensack, Teaneck, Bogota, Garfield, Emerald Park, Hasbrouck Heights. But they are often grouped with otherwise predominantly white communities which contributes to a lack of representation.

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: The South Patterson Arab community leads economic development for all of Paterson. Many Arab NJerseyans visit Patterson every weekend.

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: Health concerns, school admissions, immigration concerns, etc. are subsumed by the White Census category identification. There needs to be more careful attention to Arab, North African, and Middle Eastern communities.Arab communities should be kept together in order to have a cohesive voice in representation.