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That Chinese food you can’t get enough of.
The nail salon everyone in town loves.
That insane Korean barbecue spot.
Some of the best local businesses in America and operated by immigrant families.
The unsung heroes?
Their children.
They show up at landlord meetings to translate starting in their early teens.
They help their parents build websites, create a social media presence, and work out vendor disputes.
Their parents wanted nothing more than for them to grow up with more opportunity than they had, and those kids often balance pressure of doing well in school and going to college with helping their parents out as much as possible.
I’ve been lucky to meet many of you over the years.
You’re becoming business leaders, doctors and lawyers.
Your parents sacrificed a lot for you to succeed, but you sacrificed a lot for them as well.
You may not think anyone notices all you do in the background.
But many do.
You’re taking your families to new heights, and inspiring the rest of us in the process.
Here’s to you ❤️
StripMallGuy@realEstateTrent
The retail world largely favors nationals over mom-and-pop tenants. They see a local family instead of a fancy logo and they ask, but where’s the credit? It’s a crazy blind spot. Why? This is our newest tenant, Chingu Superette. It’s a family-owned Korean restaurant in San Ramon, CA. They built a beautiful space, the family’s heavily involved day-to-day, and they’ve opened over a dozen different restaurants over the years. So, where’s the credit? They are crushing it beyond belief already, and quickly becoming a community staple. They will stay for decades, pay a fair a rent, and bring lots of traffic to the center. The business becomes their identity and it’s how they put their kids through college. There’s your credit!
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