7 Sponsors for prizes

CO-HOSTED BY:

TACHIBANA LANGUAGE CENTER

MRS. HISAKO COOX of JAPAN-US CENTER(1996-2006)

CONSULATE-GENERAL OF JAPAN, LOS ANGELES

http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/領事館広報文化イベント情報

Supporters:

since 2008

http://www.sandiegoyuyu.com/

http://www.classiqueawards.com/

Sponsors for non-cash prizes 2012

since 2009 ~

http://www.iace-usa.com/

http://www.fumikotachibana.com/tlc_club.html

since 2011 ~

http://store.sony.com/

http://www.jptamerica.com/

http://www.cheng-tsui.com/

since 2012 ~

http://www.stonebridge.com/

http://www.jflalc.org/

http://americas.kyocera.com/

http://www.tuttlepublishing.com/

http://www.mitsuwa.com/tenpo/sand/eindex.html

GUESTS AND JUDGES2012:

• Consul Kuniko Nakamura, Information and Culture Center, Consulate General of Japan, Los Angeles

• Dr. Eiko Ushida, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UCSD

• Ms. Kyoko Shoji, Nortre Dame High School

Special thanks to the following individuals:

(Arranged alphabetically)

Ms. Nobu Baum, Mr. Lyle Hall, Prof. Miyoko Hamanaka, Ms. Toshiko Hasegawa, Ms. Rebecca Hirata,

Ms. Asuka Kuratani, Ms. Toshiko Kusano, Ms. Tomomi Matsukawa, Shuji "Bob" Miyasaki, Dr. Bryan, Mr. Yukio Noda,

Ms. Eriko Shoji, Ms. Kyoko Shoji, Mr. Tyson Suzuki, Ms. Fumiko Tachibana, Ms. Hiroko Takagi, Ms. Rie Tsuboi, Ms. Sato Umabe,

Ms. Eriko Uyesugi and many others.

Volunteers: Tina Chan, Jared Amerman, Michael Tracey, Chris Parsoneault, Leon Villalpando,

Bethany Behnke, Steven Gravitt, Mark Andrews, Takashi Kihara, Paolo Alcid, Mark Andrews

We all appreciate your generous, warm and continuous support to us to make this event wonderful and unique for the future!

If you would like to cooperate with us for this year, please kindly let us know. We truly appreciate your kind support for those who study Japanese in San Diego.

We try to make this event one and only unique opportunity where local educators, students and families and friends get together and have a great time

thanks to you! Let's meet at Carlsbad Public Library Auditorium.

for more details, please email to TachibanaCenter@yahoo.com

History:

San Diego Japanese Speech Contest 2011

San Diego Japanese Speech Contest 2010

San Diego Japanese Speech Contest 2009

San Diego Japanese Speech Contest 2008

San Diego Japanese Speech Contest since 1996

Fumiko Tachibana