J.LIVE Finalists 2020

This year's finalists have been announced. Congratulations to all!

(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)

High School Division

• Emily Coyne, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Virginia  (Ms. Yuki Melvin)
• Rebekah Nix, Huntington High School, West Virginia (Dr. Natsuki Fukunaga Anderson)
• Emily Ruber, Washington Japanese Heritage Center, Washington, D.C. / Patriot High School, Virginia (Ms. Mina Seat)

College Division I

• Ian Campbell, University of Cincinnati (Professor Noriko Fujioka-Ito)
• Tosin Olorunsola, The University of Texas, San Antonio (Professor Makiko Fukuda)
• Xueyuan Wang, Rice University (Professor Hiromi Takayama)

College Division II

• Minori Sekine, American University (Professor Akane Shirata)
• Lorenz Vargas, George Washington University (Professor Shoko Hamano)
• Willow Wilkes, University of Pennsylvania (Professor Tomoko Takami)