The 14th Annual All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest was held on Saturday, May 27, 2017
The Thirteen finalists who participated in the event were selected
from among the top finishers of regional Japanese language speech contests
held across the United States.
1st Place: Consulate General of Japan Award
Yu Xuan Chen
「A message for the future me」
Stuyvesat High School, New York, NY, 12th Grade
2nd Place:
Heewon Huh
「Grandma and me」
Newman Smith High School, Carrolton, TX, 11th Grade
The winner is given a plaque by Fujitsu Frontech North America, Inc.
3rd Place
Carissa Nayon Seo
「Because of color guard」
Glenbrook South High School,Glenview, IL, 12th Grade
Winner given a plaque by Yakult U.S.A
Chen will represent the U.S.A. students at the 22th Japanese Speech Award (International High School Japanese Language Speech Contest)
which will be held in Japan in July, 2017.