Given the overwhelming success of last year’s event “Chinese Hero—UNC Chinese Character Championship” (汉字英雄), faculty in the Chinese program, led by Lecturer Luoyi Cai, held their second such Championship on March 23. About 140 students from the Chinese program, and some twenty of their supporters—friends and family members—attended this event. Participants in the competition represented all five levels of the Chinese program, from elementary to advanced.
Eventually, after intense competition, five competitors, one from each level, stood out and became this year’s “Chinese Heroes!” Faculty in the Chinese program plan to make this an annual event, particularly since students again responded so enthusiastically to the event.