An Asian American woman wearing a white t-shirt and shorts stands in the Oak Street parking lot (Parcel C) in Chinatown during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Recreation Day.

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Recreation Day, an event held on Saturday, August 20, on Oak Street in Chinatown, celebrated the Chinatown community's success in preventing the New England Medical Center from building a parking garage on Parcel C in Chinatown. Sponsored by the Coalition to Protect Parcel C for Chinatown, Recreation Day demonstrated the Chinese community's intension to use Parcel C to build a recreation and community center. There was music, food, and games for families and children at the fair. In this image, there is red confetti on the ground from the ribbon cutting ceremony dedicating Parcel C to Chinatown. A man is partially visible in the background.