M ay 10, 2019

May Newsletter
The Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner:
Silent Auction Now Online!

2 Tickets to Jennifer
Lopez Live at theAmerican Airlines Center$100​Gift Certificate to​Wa Kubota

2019/2020
Dallas M avericks​Suite Tickets

Click Here to Access the Auction

JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE M EM BERSPLATINUM | $5,000

Sake Tasting with Premium

Brewers from Japan
Wednesday, June 5 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Davidson Auditorium, UT Dallas (M ap)
M embers $35 | Public $45
Renew or Join Today to Receive a DiscountedRate!

Are you a sake connoisseur? Join your fellow sakelovers and your hosts, the Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth, UT Dallas's Asia Center, JETRO
Houston, and the Japan Sake Export Association for aspecial educational lecture on the beloved drink andenjoy sake samples from premium sake brewers fromJapan along with appetizers from Y's Kitchen. JohnGauntner, one of the world's leading sake experts andthe co-founder of Sake Today magazine, will share his
insights on the beloved drink.
New and renewing members will receive a special$5 off discount on registration.
Click here to learn more and register online.

Save-the-Date:
JASDFW Annual Meeting & Members Social
Thursday, June 13 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Toyota M otor North America Inc. (M ap)
Celebrate another great year of fostering closer U.S.Japan ties here in North Texas with all of your fellow
JASDFW members. This year, Toyota North America has
graciously lent their facilities for the meeting. Mark yourcalendars for an exciting chance to network, enjoy
catered appetizers, and form lasting connections overshared interests in all things Japan...and maybe find yournext car while you're at it!

Dallas-Sendai Friendship:
The Khoja & The Hayashi Families

Exchange programs between Dallas' Friendship City,Sendai, continue to make an impact and create lifelong
connections. Recently, JASDFW members Noor andHamida Khoja, and their son Rayyan hosted the Hayashi
family after they flew in from Sendai, Japan.
While the Hayashi family was in town, they visited theFort Worth Stock Yards to experience a little slice ofTexan culture, visited the Grapevine Mills Mall, and evenstopped by our Izakaya Culture event at Yama Izakayaand Sushi. Eichiro Hayashi, pictured on the far right ofthe picture above, made a strong impression with ourattendees and he even encouraged many of them todive right into Yama Izakaya's less known Japanesedishes.
Thanks for hosting Noor, Hamida, and Rayyan, we hope
you and the Hayashi family had a blast!

Japan-in-a-Suitcase: Volunteers Needed!
JASDFW is looking for volunteers to share Japaneseculture to the community with us. If you are interested involunteering at any of the events below, please contact
Natsuyo Taniyasu at 214-342-2022 or send an email tonatsuyo@jasdfw.org .
Larkspur at Twin Creeks (Fri, May 24, 3:00 4:00 pm)
Taste of Addison (Sat, June 1, 11:00 am - 4:30pm) (Sun, June 2, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm)

COMMUNITY EVENTSCORPORATE M EM BERSGOLD | $2,500

GDAACC Asian Festival
Saturday, M ay 11
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cypress Waters The Sound
3081 Olympus Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75019 (M ap)
Celebrate Asian American &Pacific Islander Heritage Monthwith the Greater Dallas Asian
American Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas AsianAmerican Community. The GDAACC's Asian Festivalreturns yet again with food vendors, culturalperformances, item vendors, and more! Join yourfriends and experience the wide diversity of Asian
cultures Dallas has to offer!
You can click here to learn more. Sponsorshipand volunteer opportunities are available.

Yuko Dance Class
Performance
Sunday, M ay 19
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Toyota M otor North
America, Inc. (M ap)
Dallas Cowboys
Cheerleader Yuko
Kawata's Dance Class
will be having its final performance before the classdisbands. Ms. Kawata has dedicated her heart and soulto Japanese dance and will be moving from North
Texas to Japan. The Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth wishes her well in her andencourages everyone to attend.
Please RSVP to yuko.dance.class@gmail.com byM ay 12 to attend!

Studio Ghibli Festival 2019
M onday, M ay 20 - Tuesday M ay 21 | 7:00 pm
In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Miyazaki's classic
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is returning to thebig screen at select theaters throughout the North
Texas area. Set over a thousand years after a postapocalyptic event, the film follows Princess Nausicaa as
she tries to bring peace and harmony between humansand nature. You won't want to miss this animatedclassic!
You can purchase tickets online here.

The 29thJapan-AmericaGrassrootsSummit
Program Dates:
June 24 - July 1Play a role in citizen
diplomacy and represent the United States of America
this summer in Hyogo Prefecture, home of the famous
Himeji Castle of Japan. As an attendee of the JapanAmerica Grassroots Summit, you'll be playing a role incelebrating the historic friendship of the United Statesand Japan, and you will enjoy sight-seeing, culturalactivities, and even a home-stay experience.
The program includes opening ceremonies, four daysof local sessions with your host family where you will
participate in cultural activities, and a special farewell
reception. You can click here to learn more about
the Grassroots Summit.

Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner Sponsors
PLATINUMGOLDSILVER
AxxessBain & Company
Frisco Economic Development Corporation
Gulf States Toyota

Haynes and Boone, LLP
KPM G LLP
M itsui Bussan Logistics Inc.
UnisysYamagata Foundation

BRONZE
Baker Botts LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
EYFujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Harwood International and Bleu Ciel
Jones Day
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America
Richardson Economic Development Partnership
NTT DATA Services, LLC
Sanden of America Inc.
SMU Tower Center, Sun & Star Japan and East Asia Program
The City of Plano
The Okada Family Foundation

Gallery - Izakaya Culture

Copyright © Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort WorthClick Here to Access the Gallery

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Corporate
M embers
Barnes & Thornburg LLP​
City of Dallas Office ofEconomic Development

Individual/Family
Kim Nguyen
Shaina Jones Ressler
Janet Yoshii-Buenger

UPCOMING:
May 11 | GDAACC - Asian Festival 2019
May 13 | Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
May 19 | Fort Worth Japanese Society May Luncheon Japanese-American Stories
May 19 | Ikebana Dallas Chapter 13 - Year-End Celebration
May 19 | Yuko Dance Performance
May 20 - May 21 | Studio Ghibli Fest 2019: Nausicaa of theValley of the Wind
May 31 - June 2 | The Taste of Addison
June 4 | The U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural andEducational Interchange
June 24 - July 1 | the 29th Japan-America Grassroots
SummitONGOING:Now - January 5, 2020 | Crow Museum of Asian Art: Hands
and Earth - Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

214-342-2022 | info@jasdfw.org | www.jasdfw.org​​​