{"id":2005,"date":"2013-03-08T11:20:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=2005"},"modified":"2022-03-24T16:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T20:58:33","slug":"k-students-participate-in-japanese-speech-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/k-students-participate-in-japanese-speech-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"K Students Participate in Japanese Speech Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/03\/apaneseSpeechContext.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2006 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/03\/apaneseSpeechContext.jpg\" alt=\"senior Pavan Policherla and sophomore Vageesha Liyana-Gunawardana\" width=\"250\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a>The 18th Michigan Japanese Language Speech Contest, sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, was held at the Novi Civic Center this winter. Two Kalamazoo College students, senior <strong>Pavan Policherla<\/strong> and sophomore <strong>Vageesha Liyana-Gunawardana<\/strong>, presented their speeches. Policherla\u2019s talk was based on his study abroad experience in China and explored a challenging and important issue of China-Japan relations. Liyana-Gunawardana\u2019s speech was an eye-witness account of the large tsunami that struck Sri Lanka in 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th Michigan Japanese Language Speech Contest, sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, was held at the Novi Civic Center this winter. Two Kalamazoo College students, senior Pavan Policherla and sophomore Vageesha Liyana-Gunawardana, presented their speeches. 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