Selection of American K-12 Outstanding Chinese Works (May 2020)

About the Student
Tharindu Fernando () started taking Chinese class in the 7th grade at Durham Academy
Middle School. He is a 11th grade student and currently enrolled in Intermediate Mid Chinese
class at Durham Academy Upper School. This piece was written in April 2020 as a letter to his
pen pal. He is an excellent Chinese student and peer tutor with high motivation and diligent work
ethic. Tharindu won the Intermediate Group Speech Eloquence Award at the North Carolina
Chinese Speech Contest in 2018 and 2019, and Top 3 Awards at the North Carolina Chinese
Writing Contest in 2019 and 2020.
Assignment Guidelines (Instructor: Bonnie Wang)
Write a letter back to your pen pal, who is also a high school student taking Chinese class. Tell
them about your current life and ask several appropriate questions to them.
Judge’s Comment (by Zoe Jiang)
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