J.LIVE Semifinalists 2018

The video submissions have been judged by the first panel of judges. The following 18 semifinalists have been selected. Congratulations to all!

(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)

Category I

  • Taiyang Gong, Purdue University (Professor Eimii Nishimura)
  • Samuel Kim, University of Georgia (Professor Yuki Caldwell)
  • Paige Livingston, University of South Florida, Tampa (Professor Mako Nozu)
  • Rida Mughal, University of South Florida (Professor Mako Nozu)
  • Erik Thompson, Texas A & M University (Professor Yuki Waugh)
  • Cheuk-Yiu W., Baylor University (Professor Yuko Prefume)

Category II

  • Rishab Bhatnagar, Hofstra University (Professor Patricia Welch)
  • Barbara Chen, University of Pennsylvania (Professor Kinji Ito)
  • Arin Chinnasathian, Georgetown University (Professor Yoshiko Mori)
  • Asma Khan, Johns Hopkins University (Professor Makiko Nakao)
  • Sandra Silva, Georgetown University (Professor Yoshiko Mori)
  • James Worsham, Baylor University (Professor Yuko Prefume)

Category III

  • Yeonjun Cho, University of Virginia (Professor Miyabi Goto)
  • Sarah Naomi Johnson, University of Virginia (Professor Miyabi Goto)
  • Hope Radel, University of Virginia (Professor Miyabi Goto)
  • Zizhou Wang, University of Pennsylvania (Professor Kinji Ito)
  • Wonjun Yoon, Johns Hopkins University (Professor Makiko Nakao)
  • Xiyue Zhang, The Ohio State University (Professor Eri Terada)

The semifinalists' videos are now being judged by the second panel of judges. In addition, the semifinalists have been asked to provide a short video message to the second panel of judges as to what message they would like to convey at the J.LIVE Talk 2018. Three finalists will be selected from each category and invited to participate in the final round.