Belinda Vong received a BA in Sociology and a BA in Studio Art with a minor in Digital Arts from the University of California, Irvine, and continues to study Early Childhood Education at East Los Angeles Community College.  Previously, she has worked as a Program Coordinator at the UCI Cross-Cultural Center and as an elementary after-school teacher in the Mountain View School District where she created and facilitated arts-integrated programs. Belinda has also volunteered with the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center and with the Tuesday Night Project, an art+community space in downtown Little Tokyo. She is a freelance graphic designer and has her own line of stationary. Belinda is particularly committed to creating programs for underserved communities and creating access for young children to learn about the world around them through creative and interactive play. 

Sumiha Akiyama Math, Sensei
Martial Arts have always been an integral part of Sumiha’s life, since her Father is a Shorinji Kempo branch Master in Japan. She began “official” lessons in Shorinji Kempo at the age of three. By the age of eleven, she had participated and won many competitions and was awarded a Black Belt, then 2-dan degree. With these achievements, she became an assistant teacher at the school, specializing in groups of young children. She also was the director and teacher of the summer camp programs. Today, as the Mother of two young children, she is acutely aware of the merits of these classes and the special delight in “working” with young children. She knows that her training in martial arts as a child and young adult has helped her live an interesting, productive life, attending school in New Zealand, Italy, graduating college in Switzerland and France. She sincerely wants to have the privilege of teaching your children these good lessons, which result in happy, self-confident boys and girls.