In March 2022, students from Diablo Valley College participated in the 46th Chinese Mandarin Speech Contest which was held virtually. The contest is hosted by The Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC). CLTAC is the largest nonprofit association of its kind in the country with a mission to promote the study, teaching, and research of the Chinese language and culture on all educational levels. Its annual Mandarin Speech Contest boasts of a long history since the 1960s. It has become an annual pageant of Chinese education in the region. The event was sponsored by Monterey Bay Chinese Association and Foreign Language Association of Northern California (FLANC).
This year, DVC students competed against students from such notable schools as Defense Language Institute, San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, City College of San Francisco, and University of San Francisco, among others.
At the virtual award ceremony held on April 23, 2022, 7 students from DVC were recognized for their dedicated work and excellent performance, winning awards ranging from 1st to Honorable Mentions. An in-person awards ceremony was held on May 21, 2022 on the DVC campus to honor our students. Division Dean Dr. Janette Funaro and Department Chair Professor Akihiko Kumakura presented the awards.
Professor Sheree Lin, head of DVC’s Chinese program, congratulates all 13 students who participated, and gives special thanks to Professor Huiqin An (our teacher), Jiun Young (our speech coach), Yongfei Du and Kar Ching Ng (our teaching assistants), the World Languages and Cultures Department, and the Arts, Communication, and Language Division for their great support.
DVC applauds the following students for doing an amazing job representing our school!
First Place Winners:
- Shireen Lam (Second year, first semester）
- Fufu Pan (First year, second semester)
Second Place Winners:
- Jacob Alvarez (Second year, second semester)
- Kevin Jung (First year, second semester)
Third Place Winners:
- Matthew Deng (First year, second semester)
- Nicole Grethlein (First year, first semester)
Honorable Mentions:
- Amy Wallrath (First year, second semester)
