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Winners of 36th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest |
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The Consulate General of Japan and the Japanese American Association of Northern California (Hokka Nichi Bei Kai) held the 36th Annual Japanese Speech Contest at the Consulate's Japan Information Center on Sunday, November 1st, 2009. A reception sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan was held after the completion of the Middle School & High School Students Contest. After an incredibly close contest, the contestants listed below were announced winners. We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to all the winners and praise all the contestants for their hard work.
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School & High School Students Contest |
| Winners among contestants who come from homes where Japanese is NOT spoken |
1st: |
Morris A. Alper, 11th Grade, Henry Gunn High School, "Israeli and Japanese Culture" |
| 2nd: |
Ruozi Li, 12th Grade, The Harker School, "Seeing is Believing" |
| 3rd: |
Abigail J. Clemens, 9th Grade, Aragon High School, "Nodame Cantabile" |
| 4th: |
Yuan-Shen Xu, 12th Grade, Mills High School, "My Dream" |
| 5th: |
Cutter A. Coryell, 12th Grade , Los Gatos High School, "My future Dreams" |
| 6th: |
Hye Yeon (Heidi) Huh, 12th Grade, Las Lomas High School, "My Japanese Teacher" |
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Winners among contestants who come from homes where Japanese is spoken |
| 1st: |
Leif M. Armitage, 9th Grade, San Mateo Nippon Gakuyen, "The Cry of My Heart" |
| 2nd: |
Hanako K. Hsu, 10th Grade, Diablo Nippongo Gakuen, "Japanese Culture in America" |
| 3rd: |
Sho Iketani, 11th Grade, Monta Vista High School, "The Responsibility of Those Born in a Well Developed Country" |
| 4th: |
Asako Inagawa, 10th Grade, Henry Gunn High School, "American Friends & Japanese Friends" |
| 5th: |
Julian M. Carney, 9th Grade, Diablo Nippongo Gakuen, "The Weakness of Oneself" |
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College Students and Adults Contest |
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[Winners] |
1st: |
Cybelle M. Smith, Stanford, "There is a Way! Realizing Dreams Starts from the Self" |
2nd: |
Wilson J. Velasco, Stanford, "Why are Differences that Important?" |
3rd: |
Majessa M. Barksdale, San Francisco, "Hikkikomori" |
4th: |
Megan R. Christy, San Francisco, "The Purpose of Education" |
5th: |
Kevin Q. Ngo, San Francisco, "Gender Roles in Japan" |
One round-trip ticket from San Francisco to Japan was donated by Japan Airlines. The winner, Wilson J. Velasco, was chosen by drawing from among all the contestants.
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