US college organizes Chinese speech contest

CHICAGO - "This is me, Matt in English, and Wen Anrui in Chinese. Matt is like a father; he encourages Anrui to learn new Chinese vocabulary; when Anrui becomes confident in speaking Chinese, he encourages Matt to change his attitude toward life," Mathew Gilder, a university student from Wisconsin, opened his speech during a contest on April 27.

Gilder was among 40 college students attending the 2019 Midwest College Student Chinese Speech Contest at Loyola University in Chicago. Most of them have a good command of Chinese language, even in music.

Afrasiab Mian, a Northwestern University student, performed a rap in the Chinese language during the talent presentation section of the contest.