2025 Duke Japanese Speech Contest

The Japanese program at Duke University hosted the 38th Duke Japanese Speech Contest on March 29, 2025, on East Campus. A total of 15 finalists from Duke University, NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, and Wake Forest University competed in the event. Below is the list of winners:

 

 Level I:   

     1st Place:    Dia Wisnewski (UNC Greensboro) Jay Shin (Duke)　　

     3rd Place:   Aman Desai (Duke) Pano Hamby (UNC Charlotte)

                          Madison Mikayelyan (Duke)  Jason Okoro (Duke)

Level II: 

     1st Place:    Shuchang Huang (Duke)　　　

     2nd Place:   Liam June (UNC Charlotte)

     3rd Place:    Arryn O’Brien (UNC Chapel Hill)  Bill Zheng (Duke)

 

Level III: 

     1st Place:    Israel Mattocks (NCSU)　　　　

     2nd Place:   Luke Qin (Wake Forest University)

     3rd Place:    Leo Du (Duke)   Arthur Obeid (Duke) Charlotte Song (Duke)

 

Congratulations to all contestants!