Tafao Talimatasi - Independence, Mo.
"I don't think people are interested in the ethnic thing. They're here for the Olympics, and people are only finding it because they are already at the Gateway."
Marisol Chavez - Salt Lake City
Assistant director for an Ethnic Village organizer, Globogear USA
"We are not allowed to put signs up, so even if people know about it, they don't know how to find it. If we could get the word out, people would come because it's family-oriented, we don't serve alcohol, and it's very safe."
Ilana Blackmore - Syracuse, N.Y.
Americorps volunteer working with the homeless
"I think maybe there's so much to do. Personally, I've been working a lot — 11 hours a day."
Keola Ohumukini - Hawaii
Merchant with Hawaiian and Tahitian merchandise booth
"Because the local media told everybody it would be too busy, and to stay home. Now that they are finding out that people can get around, it has made a difference and it's getting busier."
Doug Bennett - Kaysville
"People were probably ignorant that it was even here. They need to advertise it more."
Arlene Scott - Salt Lake City
Native American vendor
"We didn't really know if this would happen or not. Even though we all worked hard and stuck together, I didn't really find out until two weeks before. There was no word out, and then it suddenly happened."
