Qianhui Renee Zhang, 1st Place Winner, the 2nd Annual Japanese Speech Contest at Sonoma State University on October 29, 2024. Also see this link.

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Michael Gery, 1st Place Winner, the 2nd Annual Japanese Speech Contest at Sonoma State University on October 29, 2024.  He was invited to the Kakehashi Program study tour to Japan for 8 days in January 2024, sponsored by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. 

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Briana Cruiz, 2nd Place Winner, the Greater Sacramento 4th Annual Speech Contest on April 30, 2019. She was invited to the Kakehashi Program study tour to Japan for 8 days in January 2020, sponsored by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. 

Matthew Abraham, 2nd Place Winner, the Greater Sacramento 3rd Annual Speech Contest on April 28, 2018. He was invited to the Kakehashi Program study tour to Japan for 8 days in January 2020, sponsored by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. 

Michael Constantinous , 1st Place Winner, the Greater Sacramento 1st Annual Speech Contest on February 20, 2016. He was invited to the Kakehashi Program study tour to Japan for 8 days in January 2017, sponsored by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Link 1; Link 2