Russian Jack Springs Park Signs
Anchorage, Alaska
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A collaborative project celebrating park access and safety for Anchorage’s diverse communities.
Explore content from the 6 Russian Jack Park Signs below:
This 2025 project was made possible by a Community Challenge Grant from the Anchorage Park Foundation.
It was supported by the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department and NeighborWorks Alaska.
Translations and reviews done by ALP Peer Leader Navigators, AKIJP Language Interpreter Center, and community member volunteers.
Individual Project Contributors
Erin LoPorto, Alexei Batischev, Hyunji Chung, Amal Hassan, Asia Amini, Donita Slawson, Fadwa Edais, Katya Cook, Salwa Karl, Tabitha Lemton, Turkan Rollins, Umaru Bangs, Zabeeba Mohamed, Anastasiia Peshkova, Anne Hansen, Artur Zacarias, Bedimar Jimenez, Bridget Jochum, By Thao, Deko Harbi, Edmond Mwambe Twite, Erika Espinosa Meza, Etevise MacDonald, Faustin Murengezi, Gabriel McQueen, Hilary DePaz, Jean Rugamba, Lilian Montoya, Lucy Hansen, Marie Claire Mukambuguje, Marisol Vargas, Merryl Lou Pendon, Nancy Garcia, Jada Nguyen, Rebeca Barbosa, Rebecca Chol, Rosario Grande, Saadia Karimi, Sofia Omar, Zey Zheng, Amy Facklam, Marie Husa.
Language Selection
Languages were chosen based on community populations in Anchorage, as well as to represent Peer Leader Navigators who were active in the development of this project.
Anchorage is a diverse place, and these signs reflect that. Four designs fit 6 languages each, so that led to a list of 24 languages. The two remaining signposts (games and ALP) have other variations of this list of 24.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
PROJECT GOAL
The Alaska Literacy Program Peer Leader Navigators coordinated a collaborative effort to design and install multilingual sign posts to celebrate and welcome Anchorage's diverse communities into our parks and trails.
PROCESS
Peer Leader Navigators are a type of Community Health Worker. They are used to helping people and when asked what should be on translated park signs, they suggested practical information. Something beautiful and informative.
PLNs chose 6 topic areas - Welcome to the park, Wild foods and gardening, Animal safety, About the Project, and Local people
After considering a wide range of information to include, it was condensed down to simple, carefully chosen phrases that would translate well. Sketches were made to see what would fit on the signs. The whole group collaborated on the core layout and color palette.
Alexei Batischev was invited as the primary artist. This artist does an excellent job capturing movement in bright, engaging characters that seemed perfect for a park application.
Hyunji Chung, a Peer Leader Navigator, interviewed Insook Baik for the local people sign and did the custom art for those sign panels.
PARK TOUR
ALP staff and students were invited on a walk through the park to consider how the park made us feel and what the park needed on February 8, 2025.
Many attendees had never spent much time at the park and learned a lot about the services.
PARK CLEANUP
ALP staff, students, and PLN friends and family were invited to a spring park clean up on May 17, 2025.
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