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This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Japanese Americans in Colorado. Pages in category "Japanese-American culture in Colorado" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
In its early decades, it was referred to as the Toastmasters Speech Contest. [1] By the 1990s, there were about 10,000 participants every year. [2] The contest's popularity grew rapidly in the 2000s. [3] The contest has been called the "largest speech contest in the world" by Daijiworld. [4]
Lincoln-Douglas topics change every two months and are typically statements of value that require the sides to discuss the merits of different philosophical schools of thought. [41] [44] Public forum debate is a 2v2 style of debate with topics that change every two months in the fall and every month in the spring. [45]
Works entered into competition are judged on the literary merit of the translation and the accuracy with which it reflects the spirit of the Japanese original. The Keene Center annually awards $6,000 (USD) in Japan–U.S. Friendship Commission Prizes for the Translation of Japanese Literature.
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, a site in Colorado that once held thousands of Japanese Americans opened its doors this week as the country’s newest national park.
JASC is the oldest student-run exchange between these two countries. In 1934, a small group of Japanese university students concerned about the deteriorating relations between the United States and Japan initiated the first JASC in Tokyo. The following year, American students reciprocated by hosting the second JASC.
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The contest began in 1965 as the Korimako Speech Contest. [1] Sir Bernard Fergusson donated a trophy to encourage greater English fluency in Māori students. School and regional competitions were organised by the Post Primary Teachers' Association and Māori Education Foundation (now Māori Education Trust) with a national final in August 1965.