2--6 photos: Dr. Michael Inoue & Mika Fujii

Charles Tillman (Patrick Henry High School, Level 2)
"Watashi no kazoku"

Ruth Mendez (Morse High School, Level 3)
"Watashi no kazoku"

Irving Hsu (Torrey Pines High School, Level 3)
"Watashi no kazoku"

Jieun Choi (Southwestern College, Level 3)
"Watashi no kazoku"

Dahyea Kim (Grossmont College, Japanese 251)
"Watashi no kazoku"

Elena Fowler (Palomar College)
"Watashi no kazoku"

Humor:　Mike Fugoso (San Diego State Univeristy, Japanese 411)
Efforts:　Edgar Guevara (Southwestern College, Level 3)
Enthusiasm:　Nick Hendricks (Grossmont College, Japanese 251)
Sincerity: Sohnea Han (Grossmont College, Japanese 251)
Good presentation: Ytm Yun-Chung (Scripps Ranch High School, Level 4)

Morse High School
Patrick Henry High School
Scripps Ranch High School
Torry Pines High School
Grossmont College
Palomar College
Cal State University San Marcos
San Diego State University
University of San Diego

Alisha Balcita, Subiela Andrew, Kiyomi Bell, Bobo Beverly, Chulo Carlos, Chanell Hina, Ruth Mendez, Adrian Mata, Charles Tillman, Evan Weintraub, Myeer Arcangel, Ytm Yun-chung, Tracy Cramer, Irving Hsu, Soon Eyun Lee, Jon Olivveri, Devin Carey, Sohnea Han, Nick Hendricks, Dahyea Kim, Kesse Rowley, Kim, Chul-ho, Sacorit Thong, Joel Alexander Forral, Yadira Mendoza, Elena Fowler, Jieun Choi, Edgar Guevara, Misael Lozarraga, Mike Fugoso

Special thanks and appreciation to the following people:


Judges:

Consul Yasuhiko Kamada, Consul General of Japan Los Angeles
Mr. Minoru Hara, Executive Director, JETRO, Los Angeles
Ms. Nami Shibuya, Children's Creative Art Academy

MC: Judy L. Cliffton


Japanese Teachers in San Diego for the Contest 2006:

Toshiko Hasegawa, Myung Kim, Kyoko Niimi, Minako Oskay, Mikiko Seyller,
Fumiko Tachibana, Hiroko Takagi, Rie Tsuboi, Eriko Uyesugi, Sato Umabe


Also special thanks also go to the enthastic students, friends and families who came to support all the participants.


WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR!!

Your comments are most welcome to make this contest better.

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