Bethlehem Bekele Takes Second Prize in Korean Language Speech Contest

2017 Jul 18

Bethlehem Bekele won Second Prize in the Five College Korean Language Speech Contest held April 14 at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. This was Wesleyan's second year participating in the contest.

She was recognized for her speech titled, “My Country Ethiopia and Korea.”

The contest is sponsored by the Five College East Asian Language Program and is open to any college student in New England who is currently enrolled in Korean language classes. Contestants cannot be native Korean speakers nor heritage learners. Participating students must write their own short speeches in Korean.