April 2016 Newsletter
Corporate Members

Platinum | $5,000

Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner& Silent Auction
Monday, April 25 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM
The Westin Galleria Dallas
More | Register by April 18!

Honoring Sun & Star Legacy Award Recipient
Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki
Former Ambassador of Japan to the United States (2008 - 2012)
Bridges-to-Friendship Award Recipient
Fort Worth Japanese Society
Honorary Hosts
Sean and Susan Donohue

Gold Sponsors

Gold | $2,500

Silver Sponsors
Central Japan Railway Company
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Gulf States Toyota, Inc.
Harwood International / The Samurai Collection
KPMG LLP
McKinsey & Company
Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc.
NEC Corporation of America
PwC

Bronze Sponsors

Welcome New Members!
SilverJapan Airlines
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
America, Inc.
BronzePasona N A, Inc.
Tomodachi
Irene Koscal
Individual/Family
Lori Foster
Lisa Kitagawa

JASDFW Membership
Join or renew online now!
Individual Membership
Hatamoto - $1,000
Samurai - $500
Tomodachi (Friend) - $100
Regular Individual/Family - $40
Student/Educator - $25

Corporate Membership
Platinum - $5,000
Gold - $2,500
Silver - $1,000
Bronze - $500
Friend - $100
Contributions are tax-deductible tothe full extent allowable by law.

Travel Discounts for
JASDFW Members
As members of the National
Association of Japan America
Society (NAJAS), JASDFW
members can take advantage ofdiscount room rates at the Imperial
Hotel in Tokyo during 2016! MoreAon
Baker Botts L.L.P
The Browning & Shoener Families
Trammell S. Crow
Deloitte
Ernst & Young LLP
Frisco Economic Development Corporation
Haynes and Boone, LLP
ITOCHU Corporation
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Jones Day
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America, Inc.
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL U.S.A., Inc.
SMU Tower Center, Sun & Star Programon Japan and East Asia
Texas Instruments
Third Generation Financial LLC
Sponsorship Information | Sponsor this Event!
2016 Dallas-Sendai Young Ambassadors Selected!
Congratulations to this year's delegation:
Katherine Alejo
Irma Lerma Rangel, Young Leadership School, Dallas
Jesus Cantu
School of Science and Engineering Magnet, Dallas
Carmel Joseph
Dr. John Horn High School, Mesquite
Zain Khoja
Hebron High School, Carrollton
Katrina PlattSilver Eagle Academy, Plano
Janrose Samson
Dr. John Horn High School, Mesquite
The Young Ambassadors will travel to Sendai (Dallas' InternationalFriendship City) from June 27 - July 5, 2016. MoreThis program is part of the TOMODACHI NAJAS exchange
Program funded through generous contributions from Toyota Motor
Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Hitachi, Ltd.

JASDFW Job Bank
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
-Senior Accounting Analyst-Meeting Services Planner-Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Toyota Motor North America,

Additional support is provided by NEC Corporation of America.

Inc.
-Logistics Buyer
Visit our Job Bank for details.

Report from Bipartisan U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus

JASDFW Online

www.jasdfw.org
Read the report.
Now Showing: Japanese Films
Project Itoh: Empire of Corpses
Angelika Film Center, Plano & Dallas
April 19
MoreVersus: Akira
Alamo Drafthouse Richardson
April 18
MoreThank You Volunteers!
HanamiJesus Cantu
Neyva Hernandez
Hanna Hirakawa
Taisei Hirakawa
Alisa Ishikawa
Sarah Ishikawa
Jennifer Larios
Celia Pope

Janrose Samson
Junka Tanada
Sina Tanada
Mike Viscusi
Reception for Anna McFarland
Eri Golden
Matt Wicker

Immersion and Exchange Opportunities
Keio Academy of New YorkHigh school students, brush up on your Japanese through this two week-long summer immersion
program in New York. More
Global Science Course
GSC offers undergraduates the chance to study science in Tokyo as part of a 2 year-longscholarship program. Classes are conducted in English by professors pursuing cutting-edge researchin the most advanced fields. More
TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program
The U.S.-Japan Council is seeking young professionals to participate in a unique bicultural
exchange program designed to motivate a new generation of leaders and creative thinkers interested in
the future of U.S.-Japan relations. Professionals ages 35 or under who are active in the public orprivate sectors are invited to apply. More
Photo Gallery
Reception in Honor of Anna McFarland
Congratulations to JASDFW Executive Director Anna McFarland on her receipt of the Foreign
Minister's Commendation from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hanami: Bluebonnet Viewing
On April 3, members and friends enjoyed a sunny afternoon of games, music, and bluebonnets.

Upcoming Events and Activities
Ongoing

Inside the Armor (The Samurai Collection)

April 23 & 24

Fort Worth Japanese Garden Spring Festival

April 25

Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner

April 28

Cocktail Tour (The Samurai Collection)

April 29 - July 24

Exhibition by Yumiko Kimura (The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art)

April 30

Garage Sale (Fort Worth Japanese Society)

May 7

Plano AsiaFest (JASDFW Booth)September 17

Sun & Star Golf Classic

WeeklyDallas Japanese Language and Culture Meetup (Meetup.com)

WeeklyDallas Japanese and English Language Exchange (Meetup.com)