Peter sent us some great pictures from his visit to Matsunami Park in Ishinomaki. He met with the vice-Mayor of Ishinomaki along with others in the community. The pictures are here in the gallery.
Jun 01
Our Project in the Japanese Press
Our project was recently in the Ishinomaki news. Ishinomaki Hibi Shinbun published this story covering a recent meeting in Ishinomaki, which included UC DAAP professor, Peter Chamberlain, who traveled to Matsunami Park to discuss the playground with city leaders and members of the community.
Update: Ishinomaki Kahoku also published an article on 6/1/2013 about the playground project.
May 27
Asian Food Fest 2013
Emiko and Miya Moore, along with Christine Lucas, operated a water station for the Asian Food Fest downtown in Cincinnati on May 18th and 19th. The station was also an opportunity to share the background of our project with the people attending the event. Thank you Christine! Thanks also goes out to Stacy and Devin Finnessy and Maureen Daniels McCarty for helping out over the weekend!. Check out the photos!
Apr 29
Asian Culture Fest 2013
We participated in this event at the Cincinnati Museum Center and met a lot of cool people! Check out the pictures in the photo gallery.
Apr 21
Sakura Matsuri 2013
Emiko and I attended the Sakura Matsuri, which is the Cherry Blossom Festival to celebrate the cherry blossoms blooming this time of year. Here are some pictures of the event.