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August 2015 Newsletter Best Viewed in HTML Format
In This Issue
Japan-America Friendship Night
Sun & Star Golf Classic
DFW AACC Banquet
North Texas Giving Day
Plano Celebrates Japan
Volunteer Opportunities
JASDFW Job Opening!
Summer Movies
Language Meetups
Asian Art 101: Japan
Photo Gallery
JASDFW Calendar of Events
Corporate Members
Platinum | $5,000
Japan-America Friendship Night
Rangers vs. Mariners Monday, August 17 | 7:05 PMGlobe Life Park, Arlington PURCHASE TICKETS IN JASDFW BLOCK($20.00 - Lower Reserve)
Tickets e-delivered. Seating in JASDFW block is limited. Cheer alongside your fellow JASDFW fans!Wear Rangers red, and arrive early for pregame fun! Enjoy Japanese drums from 5:30 - 6:15 PM on the concoursewith Dallas Kiyari Daiko and Fort Worth Japanese SocietyDondoko Taiko. Then meet at 6:30 PM at the JASDFW seats inSection 45 to watch the pregame ceremony.
Admiral Patrick M. Walsh, a retired four-star Admiralin the United Stated Navy, will throw the first pitch. More
Sun & Star Golf Classic
2nd Annual Sun & Star Golf ClassicSaturday, September 19
1:30 PM Shotgun Start Cowboys Golf Club1600 Fairway Drive, GrapevineMore information REGISTER
A day of golf and networking - Connecting Japanese and Americans in North Texas
Presenting Sponsor
Tournament Dinner Sponsor
Pre-Tournament Sponsor
Gold | $2,500
Welcome New Members!Individual & Family
Brandon A. Gebo
JASDFW Membership
Online registration is fastand easy.
Individual MembershipHatamoto - $1,000Samurai - $500
Tomodachi (Friend) - $100Regular Individual/Family - $40
Student/Educator - $25
Hole Sponsors
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Deloitte & Touche LLP
EYFrisco Economic Development Corporation
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.Jones Day
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America, Inc.NEC Corporation of America
PwC
Hole Sponsorships Available!More Information
JASDFW Members Table: DFW AACC Banquet
DFW Asian-American Citizens Council BanquetKeynote Speaker: Osamu Nagata, TOYOTASaturday, September 12 | 7:00 PM Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel (Map)
JASDFW has reserved a table at this banquet featuring keynotespeaker Osamu Nagata, Executive Vice President andChief Administrative Officer of Toyota Motor NorthAmerica, Inc. Members may purchase a seat at the JASDFWtable for $50. Seating is limited, only 10 seats available, first-come, first-served. Contact [email protected] to purchase.
North Texas Giving Day
Plano Celebrates Japan: Free Workshops and Exhibits
Plano Celebrates Japan: An Exchange of Japanese Arts and Culture October 2 - 4 , Workshops October 3 DOWNLOAD FLYERCourtyard Theater, 1509 Avenue H, Plano, TX 75074
28 high ranking artists from the Sogetsu Foundation in Tokyo willperform live demonstrations of ikebana, koto music, calligraphy,origami, and tea ceremony. Free hands-on workshops are opento the public. Ikebana artists will create an exciting exhibit and amagnificent outdoor sculpture.
Open to the Public:Indoor & Outdoor Ikebana (Japanese flower-arranging) exhibitOctober 2 - 4Tea Ceremony Demonstration October 4 | 1 - 5 PM
Free Workshops (registration required, space limited): Japanese Art of Calligraphy (Ages 10+)October 3 | 10-12 AMJapanese Art of Origami (Ages 10+)October 3 | 10-12 AM
Join or renew online
Corporate MembershipPlatinum - $5,000
Gold - $2,500Silver - $1,000Bronze - $500Friend - $100
Join or renew online now!
Contributions are tax-deductible tothe full extent allowable by law.
Job Bank
Fujitsu America IncHelp Desk Service Agent DATE POSTED: 07/01/2015More Information
JASDFW Online
www.jasdfw.org
Ikebana Art for Children (Ages 10 - 16)October 3 | 1:30-3:30 PMIkebana Art for Adults (Ages 18+)October 3 | 1:30-3-30 PMREGISTER NOW Register before August 31. Registration is first-come, first-serve. Only one workshop per person.
Learn how you can volunteer at this event here.Direct all questions to Mayumi McDonald.
Presented by: Sogetsu School of Ikebana, City of Plano, PlanoInternational Festival, Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable,Japan America-Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas JapaneseAssociation
Volunteer Opportunities
Japan-America Friendship Night: August 17Participate in a night of international friendship through baseball!Volunteer to help carry the U.S. and Japan flags onto the field atGlobe Life Park during the pre-game ceremony. Volunteer or Inquire About the Event
Sun & Star Golf Classic: September 19 You can participate even if you don't play golf! Set up, welcomeand register players, sell mulligans, hand out nametags andgoody bags, and enjoy the comeraderie!Volunteer or Inquire About the Event
Otsukimi: October 27 Help JASDFW and the Crow Collection share the tradition ofotsukimi, or moon-viewing, at Klyde Warren Park. Support ourcultural activity booths and stage show. Volunteer or Inquire
Job Opening at JASDFW: Administrative Assistant
JASDFW is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant to work20 hours per week. Primary responsibilities: maintainmembership records, support programs/events, field publicinquiries, bookkeeping, meeting support, general office work.See full job description. Send cover letter and resume to AnnaMcFarland.
Summer Movie Screenings
Funimation at the Movies: Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection FNow through August 12 Alamo Drafthouse, RichardsonMore Information
Meetups: Japanese-English Language Exchange
Looking to practice your language skills?Check out these Meetup groups:
Dallas Japanese and English Language ExchangePanera Bread, Belt Line Rd., DallasMore Information
Dallas Japanese Language and Culture MeetupLa Madeleine, Campbell Rd., DallasMore Information
Asian Art 101 at the Crow Collection: Japan
Discover multiple aspects of Asia through aseries of introductory lectures at Asian Art 101.Monthly lectures will take place on Thursdaysstarting with this lecture on Japanese art.September 3 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Crow Collection of Asian Art$10 Friends of the Crow | $20 for public Visiting Scholar: Midori Oka of the MetropolitanMuseum of Art, New York.
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Photo Gallery
The 2015 Dallas-Sendai Young Ambassadors arrived August 3 and left on August 10. The studentsstayed with area host families and explored Dallas and Fort Worth. They shared their culture withScottish Rite Children's Hospital patients, UT Dallas students, and many more!
JASDFW Calendar of Events
August 17 Japan-America Friendship Night with the Texas RangersSeptember 17 North Texas Giving DaySeptember 19 2015 Sun & Star Golf Classic at Cowboys Golf Club
September 27 Akimatsuri (Fall Festival)October 2-4 Plano Celebrates Japan:
An Exchange of Japanese Arts & Culture
October 27 Otsukimi (Moon-Viewing)
Upcoming Events & Activities
August 12Dragonball Z: Resurrection FFunimation at the MoviesAlamo Drafthouse, RichardsonMore
August 25 |7:30 - 9 AMThe Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States - Collin County ChapterWorld Affairs CouncilFrisco Arts at Frisco Discovery CenterMore
August 27 | 6 PMSamurai Cocktail TourThe Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Samurai Collection, DallasMore
September 3 | 6:30 - 8:30 PMAsian Art 101: JapanCrow Collection of Asian Art, DallasMore