Monterey High School
モントレー高校
Covid-19 Japan
How to Stay Healthy
Judeann Lapena - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To introduce cool exercise, healthy food menu for Japanese people.
"I’m glad that I could create even a little impact towards this pandemic that everyone is going through. Additionally, I’m proud of myself being able to try out and test all these cool exercises and foods. What I would do differently is managing my time more efficiently."
ラーメン
Ramen recipe
Melissa Alvarez - Year 2
The Purpose for My Project
To introduce Japanese ramen to people.
"I am proud of completing the entire video in Japanese. I have learned how to create new phrases with new words. However, I would have spent more time learning about video editing."
絶滅危惧種
Endangered Spices
Carlos Casapia & Edwin Rodriguez - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To raise social awareness of endangered species in Japan.
"I learned that I work better in a team. And teamwork is a key to better understanding work." By Edwin
"I learned new perspectives on how awesome these animals and animals in general." By Gabriel
こどもの日 Children's Day & Dia de los ninos
Jacqueline Santiago Bautista - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To illustrate traditions in Japan and Mexico on Children's Day.
"I am proud of all of the color that I put in my poster. I'm also proud that I took the time to write key terms in three different languages. One thing that I would probably be the time management it took to make the project."
日本の民族音楽 Japanese Folk Music
Gonzalo Cardenas Martinez - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To express my love for music and bring Japanese folk music to life.
"I am most proud of stepping outside of my comfort zone and writing an entire piece that I happen to be happy with. I could've really nitpicked my piece and probably made it a lot better but I’m happy with what I have so it’s fine."
ステイホーム
Stay Home Video Game
Cristobal Velazquez Arvizu - Year 2
The Purpose for My Project
To raise Japanese people's awareness of the importance of prevention of the virus by implementing key characters and icons in the video game representing the importance of masks, staying home, washing hands.
"I am most proud of having created my first game ever, and having it work fine and be fun for a bit. I would have tried to spend more time on the art if I had a chance, but I am satisfied with the way the game looks now."
きみこのブログ
Life as an Asian American Teenager
Kimiko Beltran - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To spread awareness about Japanese culture to people and learn about the similarities and differences between US teens and Japanese teens.
"Throughout the process of this project, I was able to explore more aspects of Japanese Pop Culture. Being an Asian American teenager, I find lots of pride in the things that my culture has to offer. I’m most proud of the overall theme of the site that I created. I think it is an accurate representation of my life and interests. If I could do anything differently, I would think of better ways to make the site more interactive. I was stuck on how I would approach the idea for a while and it could use more content. I hope to make it better in the future!"
日本のファッション
Japanese Fashion
Lisseth Cabrera Rojo - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To share how fashion is used by people in Japan to express themselves and why it's important to them.
"I am most proud of learning the history of a type of fashion I’ve always liked. I feel like learning the origin of where something you like came from makes it even more special."
いろんなおにぎり
Riceball
Anahi Matias Santiago, Luis Lopez Cabrera, Natael Gonzalez Sierra - Year 2
The Purpose for My Project
To learn different styles of making onigiri and serve creators' family.
"One things im most proud of is actually commtiing and doing to the project and the rice ball actually tasted kinda good" by Natael
"I am most proud of the overall finished product and the was the rice ball tasted. Something that I would differently is cooking the salmon with more spices." by Anahi
"i am proud that i made some food and it wasn’t that bad. Something i would change is getting all the ingredients beforehand." by Luis
Japanese Impacts
Notable Japanese People
Justin Wang- Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To inform the audience how diverse the world is in scientific fields.
"I am most proud of the end result; it’s not often that I get to make a video for a school project. Next time, I plan on starting the final product earlier so I would have more time to revise it."
日本の動物 Animal Art
Kenneth Ngo- Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To demonstrate different lifestyle of Japanese native animals and why.
"I am most proud of my performance in this project, pouring everything into it. I could have added more detail to my descriptions, however."
すしシェフへの道
Road to Sushi Chef
Brandon Henmi - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To share my story to become a sushi chef.
My Reflection
"I like sushi chef! I like learning how to make sushi!!"
地球は私たちが必要
Earth Needs Us
Luke Metcalfe - Year 2
The Purpose for My Project
To explain how human actions affect the environment and what we need to do to prevent, comparing those issues between Japan and US
"I am most proud of making a video despite not having good editing skills. I went through a few ways of presenting my information before getting my final product. Something I would do differently is spend more time on it in order to make it neat. More specifically on each frame of the stop motion portions. Also I would include more Japanese and try to do a voice over with my own voice."
Japanese snacks & its HISTORY
Chris West & Ramses Diaz - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To introduce crazy little Japanese snacks with historical stories.
"i really like the way the tiayaki slide came out" by Chris
Health Care & Life under COVID19 in Japan
Joseph Park - Year 1
The Purpose for My project
To raise social awareness of lives in Japan during COVID19.
"What I’m proud about is that I wrote an essay about Japan and I learned a lot, but what I should do differently is that I should stretch my comfort zone. "
Japanese Gods & Goddess
Ashlynn Gong - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
For people to know more about Japanese religion and their myths about the Gods.
"I am mostly proud of how I was able to fit all three Gods on the small poster. If I could do anything differently I would maybe add in more detail and shading."
Wandering Samurai
Christian Cabe - Year 2
The Purpose for My Project
To capture a wandering Samurai of Japan from 1500s.
"I am most proud of being able to get to a second year of a new language that I didn’t really think I was going to succeed in. I am most proud of the time I spent in class and how dedicated I was to learning Japanese. If I could do things differently, I would actually practice Japanese at home instead of only at school. I did fairly well learning the language at school, but I never really studied at home on my own time and I think that would have helped out a lot."
日本の音楽
Japanese Music
Mari Jacinto - Year 2
The Purpose for My Project
To cheer up people by introducing J-Pop songs.
"I’m not sure if I captured Japanese teens’ music tastes perfectly since I don’t live there anymore and I don’t know what they listen to, but I had fun recommending my favorite songs to others. Maybe I should have put in more research before making the brochure, but I’m confident in the info I included."
とんかつ
Tonkatsu
Aidan Senkel - Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To inspire people to learn more about Japan by cooking Japanese food and talking about the history behind it.
Tonkatsu とんかつ.pdf
ジュードの日常生活
Jude's daily life
Joyce Kim- Year 1
The Purpose for My Project
To make someone happy by an original manga.
"I’m proud of how much Japanese I was able to naturally slip into the comic without it being too awkward or overbearing. Next time, I would better manage my time with this project and handle it more work-efficiently."
日本舞踊
classic Japanese dance
Madeline Prough- Year 2