Taste of Annandale cited in Korean publication

The Taste of Annandale got some international coverage, as Korea Bizwire, a publication based in Seoul, ran a brief story about a paper hat-folding project at the Oct. 5 street festival.

The paper hats assembled at the Taste of Annandale are part of a worldwide movement to collect 80 million conical hats to promote world peace and the reunification of the Korean peninsula.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova (center) joins local Korean American leaders in the paper hat project. (Korea Bizwire)

The paper hat project was hosted by the Annandale-based Korean American Chamber of Commerce, the Washington chapter of the National Unification Advisory Council, and the Washington chapter of the Korean Paper Folding Foundation. The Korean chamber is a Gold sponsor of the Taste of Annandale.

According Korea Bizwire, “the event brought a positive response from the visitors and local residents, as well as local politicians.”