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Appendix I: Interview Template 
Date: 
Name of Interviewee: 
Restaurant
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s Name and Location: 
Introduction 
This template was used to conduct face-to-face semi-structured interview 
for 5 necessity based immigrant entrepreneurs located at 5 different cities 
across Korea. The interview took approximately 1 hour with each participant. 
The restaurants who were operational for minimum of 3 years were 
contacted for the interview. The following questions along with follow up 
questioned were asked to bring clarity to the research objectives: 
1.
Can you tell me your name and a bit of a background of your 
restaurant such as the year you bought it and what motivated you to 
get into this business? Please note that your identity will be kept 
anonymous in the research 
2.
Do you think your food attracts the customers from a specific ethnic 
group or you have diners from various backgrounds including locals? 
3.
If you have non-ethnic customers, then would you agree that they 
contributed towards the survival of your business? If not, share the 
reasons 
4.
The labor that works at your restaurant are the people from your 
ethnic group? If yes, why do you prefer to hire them and If No, then 
why not? 
5.
Do you think co-ethnic labor is integral to the success of your 
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6.
Have you had any ethnic support from your co-ethnic community 
members? If yes, did it ensure survival of your business and if not 
why do you think so? 
7.
Have you had any government support for raising startup capital for 
your restaurant? 
8.
Do you think having more startup capital would have impacted the 
survival of your business? 
9.
Do you have any access to emergency loans? If yes, what channel 
would you use to get emergency loans? 
10.
Are you eligible to get loans from bank for your business? 
11.
What is your educational background and did it help you in the 
survival of your business? 
12.
What previous experience did you and what impact it had on your 
business? 
13.
If you are in a situation where you have to choose between 2 options 
for your business. One has a guaranteed benefit but the other is risky. 
The risky choice can turn into an excellent opportunity as well, which 
one would you choose and why? 
14.
Do you think high risk aversion or low risk aversion is important for 
the growth of immigrant businesses? 
15.
Do you think you are fully committed to your business? 
16.
Do you compromise your social life over your business and does it 
help in the survival of business? 
17.
Do you have any support by your ethnic community in the shape of 
rotating credit association? If yes, does it help in the business growth? 
18.
Do you have any support by government in the shape of counseling 
programs to provide mentorship for your business? If you have such 
support would it help? 
19.
Are you satisfied with the tax system of Korea? 

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20.
Do you think Korean government can make the tax system better 
than now for the survival of necessity immigrant entrepreneurs?