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最優秀賞/1st Place ユキ・チェン/Yu Xuan Chen  Stuyvesant High School The winner is given a trophy from the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles,New York, NY, 12th Grade
 $1000 Scholarship from Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA),
 a certificate of commendation from the Mayor of Irvine, and also is given the qualification of entry into the “22nd Annual Japanese Speech World Contest
 and Cross Cultural Experience Program” in Japan hosted
 by the Education Guardianship Group (E.G.G.) as the Representative of the United States of America.   ☆ ☆ ☆優秀賞/2nd Place ヒーウォン・ハ/Heewom Huh Newman Smith High School, Carrollton, TX, 11th GradeThe winner is given a plaque from Fujitsu Frontech North America, Inc, $500 Scholarship from Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA),
 and a certificate of commendation from the Mayor of Irvine.   ☆ ☆ ☆優良賞/3rd Place カリサ・ナヨン・ソ/Carissa Nayun Seo Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL, 12th Grade The winner is given a plaque from Yakult U.S.A. $300 Scholarship from Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA), and a certificate of commendation from the Mayor of Irvine.     |