Translation Services in San Jose City - Economic Profile

With a population of about 990,000 people San Jose is the third largest city in California and the tenth largest in the United States. It is located in Northern California in the region that is known as "Silicon Valley". With its booming economy San Jose earned the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley".

The city's economy is based on high-technology engineering, computer and microprocessor production, education and tourism. Major companies located in San Jose include Adobe Systems, BEA Systems, Cisco, eBay, IBM, Hitachi, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard and Flextronics.

The city has a vibrant cultural life and is a magnet drawing countless national and international visitors each year. It is home to many performing arts centers such as the Opera House and the American Musical Theater of San Jose. San Jose Museum of Art is one the finest Modern Art museums in the United States. Further sites of interest include Ira F. Center for Beethoven Studies, Mexican Heritage Plaza, and Portuguese Historical Museum.

In addition, the city plays host to the annual Cinequest Film Festival, which attracts about 60,000 visitors each year. San Jose is one of the most active venues for events, festivals and conventions in the world and HP Pavilion is its most important event and convention center. In addition, the city features a beautiful system of parks and trails, such as Coyote Creek Trail and Circle of Palms Plaza.

San Jose features numerous prestigious institutions of post-secondary education including San Jose State University, National Hispanic University, Lincoln Law School, Golden Gate University, and several community colleges.

San Jose's ethnical composition is 47% White, 30% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, and 0.5% Native American. The city features the largest Vietnamese community in the United States. The ethnical diversity is very visible in San Jose as many street signs are in English, Spanish, and even Vietnamese and there are several Spanish and Vietnamese language newspapers.

All these aspects have created a high demand for translation and interpreting services and have also given a rise to ethnic marketing, targeting the different ethnic groups represented in San Jose.