{"id":11148,"date":"2025-07-17T00:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T00:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/jps\/?p=11148"},"modified":"2025-07-17T00:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T00:43:58","slug":"2025-valedictorians-speech-by-wang-lei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/jps\/2025\/07\/17\/2025-valedictorians-speech-by-wang-lei\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Valedictorian&#8217;s Speech by Wang Lei"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 Valedictorian&#039;s Speech | Wang Lei\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4pex9bBXEY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Wang Lei graduated with a BA with Honours (Highest Distinction), having majored in Japanese Studies with a minor in Art History. 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