The 27th BC Japanese Speech Contest was held at UBC Asian Centre on Saturday, March 7th, 2015. Students learning Japanese at universities and language schools presented their speeches in four categories: Beginners’, Intermediate, Advanced and Open. There were thirteen UBC contestants who passed the preliminary screening: Tianye Guo, Thomas Pride, Pichada Wangsangthong, Yeji Ahn, Jessica Guan, Yeeun Elaine Ham, Surin Irene Jung, Jaeyong Kim, Richard Wu, Ketty Zhang, Eva Qiu, Qi Shen, Jessie Yang. Eight of our students won prizes in their respective categories.
The judges and contestants of the contest
The winners from UBC are as follows:
Beginner Category:
3rd: Pichada Wangnsangthong
Intermediate Category:
1st: Ketty Zhang
2nd: Jaeyong Kim
3rd: Surin (Irene) Jung
Advanced Category:
1st: Jessie Yang
2nd: Eva Qiu
3rd: Qi Chen
Best Effort:
Richard Wu
