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Interview Notes __Steamed bun shop owner: Interview I__
 * From Shandong
 * Lived in village for 2 years, son lived for 6 years
 * Rent for 1 month at house is 2000 quai
 * Doesn’t recognize others, no friends
 * Lives with son and wife

__Fired Pancake cook: Interview 2__
 * Village has 5000+migrants
 * Not everyone familiar with one another
 * From Shanxi
 * Most everybody immigrated or moved to village, not born

__Butcher: Interview 3:__
 * Get meat from local factories, everything imported
 * All food imported from other areas
 * Lived here for 2 years

__Shopkeeper: Interview 4:__
 * Lived for 2 years
 * Many friends
 * From Henan

__Guards: Interview 5:__
 * Length of Village: 700 m
 * Area: 10,000+ m2
 * Width: 500 m


 * Interview 1:**
 * The lady frying bread said that she had been in the village for three years.
 * She said the one thing that had changed was that the old buildings had been knocked down to build newer ones
 * Interview 2:**
 * An elderly lady said she has been living in the village for thirteen years and has not noticed anything different.
 * Possibly because the area of the village she lives in hasn’t changed or the people she knows are still there.
 * Interview 3:**
 * The lady selling shoes has lived there for two years, before that she lived in Inner Mongolia.
 * There has been no change, but many migrants have come and gone.
 * There are some old houses.
 * The grocery prices have slowly raised and there are average relationships.
 * Interview 4:**
 * A man sitting in his house said that he was unemployed before and now he works at Yosemite complex as a gardener and street sweeper.
 * He said he has been living in the village for six years.
 * There has been very little change in the village.
 * Interview 5:**
 * A woman riding her bike said that she works at ISB as a cleaning lady.
 * She said she has been at ISB for almost a year and a half and that she is getting a lot more money than she was at her previous job as a fruit vendor.
 * There has been very little change in the village other than older buildings were knocked down and newer buildings being built.
 * Interview 6:**
 * The beauty shop owner lived here for six to seven years.
 * She knows most people and came from Henan.
 * More people have come, more houses taken down for agriculture.
 * She has one kid and is welcome to strangers.
 * Interview 7:**
 * Man selling fruit on the street said he gets his produce from local farms.
 * That there is less food in the winder; his prices have had to increase due to the shortage of farmland.
 * He doesn’t make nearly as much as he used to.
 * Interview 8:**
 * The five old ladies talking said that grocery prices have rose like crazy.
 * They have lived there for fifty to sixty years and they said that there has been a lot of change around the village, and the village has become more urbanized.

Interview 1

How long have you lived here?
 * 2 years

How has things changed over the years?
 * More cars
 * Compound being built next to the village

How well do you know the other people in the community?
 * Not that well

How big do you think the population is?
 * 800

Interview 2

What are some changes in the area?
 * More cars
 * More migrants nowadays than locals
 * Phone stores
 * After the Olympics happened, all of the above occurred

What kind of religion is present here?
 * No religion whatsoever

Where are the products here from?
 * From the markets around the area
 * Not grown by themselves

What ‘s the general population?
 * 500
 * More migrant people than local people

How many kids do you have?
 * 3 kids
 * Off at work every day

What’s your everyday life like?
 * Go visit the kids
 * Help make food for the family
 * Clean the house

How well do you know your neighbors?
 * Know all the local people in the village
 * Don’t know the migrants

How has the economy changed?
 * Prices have gone up by 3-5 times its original price

1st Interview:
 * Her home provinces is Auhui, China
 * She had lived in TianGeZhuang for 3 years
 * She noted that many building had gotten rebuilt and old and dilapidated buildings were torn down

2nd Interview:
 * Her home province is Chengde
 * She had lived in TianGeZhuang for 13 years
 * She said she hadn’t noticed much change

3rd Interview:
 * Her home province is Inner Mongolia
 * Se had lived here for 2 years
 * She confirmed that there were many migrants
 * The village despite being small, is not really close-knit

4th Interview:
 * Here home province is Henan
 * She lived here for 7-8 years
 * She knows almost everyone
 * The place used to be farmland
 * There used to be a lot more people than before
 * There were many new houses

5th Interview:
 * They were born in the village
 * They claim they believe in the government, because the government is the one that gives them money, not Buddha or Jesus
 * Knows most of the people
 * One of the old ladies have 3 kids that are working in the city
 * There are many changes, but all of them were good, such as new housing

6th Interview:
 * The prices of the produce did not grow
 * The food changes with the season
 * There are less food in the winter
 * The food comes from nearby markets and farms
 * A garbage truck come every morning
 * Not a really close-knit village