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Top: Participants of WAKS Korean-language contests Saturday / Bottom: WAKS President Han Yeon-sung hands a certificate and trophy to speaking contest winner Choo Min-seo.
By The Korea Times Washington DC staff
The Washington Association for Korean Schools in Washington, D.C., held a collection of contests Saturday for students to showcase their Korean-speaking abilities.
About 200 Korean-language students ranging from kindergarteners to adults participated in separate contests for speaking, fairytale narration and poetry recital.
“Seeing students’ growth each year for these contests makes my job as a Korean school teacher worthwhile,” said WAKS President Han Yeon-sung.
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