2021 Presidential Scholar of Distinction: Hiroki Funahashi, Language Arts
Channel: Cypress College
Date: 2022-03-08

Hiroki Funahashi, our Presidential Scholar of Distinction for Language Arts, came to Cypress College three years ago from Japan. Shy at first, and feeling his fluency wasn’t strong enough, Hiroki joined the Forensics team to work on his English. He felt embraced by his teammates and coaches, and as he began to perfect his speech skills he conquered more challenges, even winning first place at a tournament. The support from students and teachers gave him a sense of community and bolstered his confidence. He feels he’s grown as a person and is ready for transfer to CSULB to major in Communication Studies. See him tell his story. 🔷