The example I found was on the door leading into the Erb Memorial Union (EMU) on the university’s campus. The EMU the hub for all university students which includes multiple food options, academic resources, and clubs. Because the EMU is accessible and used by all students on campus, the various languages shown is a fair indicator of the inclusiveness of the center.

The next example I found was a restaurant located on 13th Avenue, leading into campus from downtown. This restaurant storefront uses Chinese characters in addition to the English translation on the sign. By using the English translation, the restaurant becomes a place that English speakers may feel more welcomed and not excluded from being able to eat there. The Chinese characters maintain the authenticity of the restaurant and its cultural importance in Eugene.

During this class, I feel I learn most with the readings and the reading quizzes. The structure of the class enables me to begin to learn a small bit of the lecture beforehand, and then gain the full understanding during lecture, which is a new format that has proven to work well for me. Some lectures and readings, however, I have been tough for me because it often asks us to look at characters or radical placement, but because I am not a speaker of any East Asian Language, I feel that I am missing some sort of implicit understanding that comes with its character.

Jaiden