April 1, 2021

April Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000[Online Event] AJC Dallas - Roundtable
Discussion with Asian-American Partners
Wednesday, April 7
4:30 p.m. CDT
Acts of discrimination, bias, and violence against
members of the AAPI community have been on the rise
since the beginning of the pandemic. Join American
Jewish Committee's (AJC) Community of Conscience
Coalition and other valued community partners to stand
together as a community united through our diversity.
​Speakers include Stacey Cho Hernandez (Dallas Asian
American Bar Association), Tina Higley (Greater Dallas
Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce), FBI Special
Agent Michael Hillman, Winston Lam (Ascend NorthTexas), and Susan Philips (Asian Chamber ofTexas). JASDFW supports this event, which is presented
by AJC Dallas in partnership with the City of Dallas Officeof Equity and Inclusion.

Register Here[Online Event]​7 Rules of Successful Remote Working
Tuesday, April 13
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CDT
Wednesday, April 14
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. JST
Tickets: FREE
Will your company ask employees to go back to the officepost COVID-19 or keep the option of working from home?
Join Shinji Koshikawa, CEO of Cross River Ltd. andauthor of best seller “Habits of Top 5%”, “Modern WorkStyle” and 13 more work style innovation books. He willteach us how to engage with your clients or teammembers while efficiently working from home.
After working in multiple telecommunication/IT companies(including Microsoft Corporation) for more than 24 years,
he founded Cross River Ltd. in 2017. Cross River assists
work-style innovation to achieve more with less, and has
supported more than 600 companies to incorporate themodern work style.
Register Here​To learn more about 7 Rules of Successful Remote
Working, click here.

[Online Event]
Living Longer and Healthier: Blue Zones andAging in the U.S. and Japan
Thursday, April 15

4:00 p.m. PDT | 6:00 p.m. CDT | 7:00 p.m. EDT
Friday, April 16
8:00 a.m. JST
Tickets: FREE
Join the OIST Foundation and Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth for a virtual program that will examine
aging through the lenses of biology, philosophy, andpolicy with a goal of shedding light on ways to live longer,
healthier lives. This event will touch upon scientificaspects of aging including dementia, offer a bold
philosophical reimagining of what life at an advanced age
can be, and provide insights into lessons from the bluezones, including Okinawa, Japan, which is home to someof the oldest people on the planet. The U.S. and Japan
have much to offer each other in terms of lessons aboutaging and our dialogue intends to deepen bilateraldialogue on this topic with potential global implications.

Register Here​To learn more about Living Longer and Healthier:Blue Zones and Aging in the U.S. and Japan, click
here.

[Online Event] A Conversation onContemporary Japanese Ceramics
Tuesday, April 20
5:00 p.m. CDT | 6:00 p.m. EDT
Tickets: FREE
Please join us for a special event in partnership with theCrow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas atDallas. This program is in celebration of the Crow
Museum's current exhibition "Born of Fire: ContemporaryJapanese Women Ceramic Artists." Pioneering new forms
and technical and aesthetic innovations in the medium,the remarkable artists in this show are breaking barriers
and forging new ways of creating and thinking aboutceramics that reflect changes occurring in contemporary
Japanese art and society.
The works express the influence of nature, innovations inceramic-making techniques, and a diverse array ofpractices. Joan Mirviss, President of Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.
Japanese Fine Art, and Jacqueline Chao, Senior Curator

of Asian Art at the Crow Museum, will serve as comoderators for the program.
Registration for this program will open soon. To learn
more about the Born of Fire exhibition, click here.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500[Online Event] Japan-America Society ofOregon: KEEN & Covid - a new business. anew life.
Thursday, April 8
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. CDT
Tickets: FREE with Suggested $15 Donation
Join the Japan-America Society of Oregon as Naoji
Takeda, General Manager of KEEN Footwear Japan,
takes us through how KEEN has changed over the past
year. From online growth and DTC focus, to hiring
practices and his own move from commuter hell to Surf
City, Japan. Plus, will KEEN re-commit to earlier
strategies like Fuji Rock and other music festivals once
we can all gather again, what plans do they have for theirgrowing Disaster Response Team, KEENStream on
YouTube, social movements of today, and what does thewider future look like.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

[Online Event] Japan-America
Society of Washington DC:
29th National Japan Bowl
Friday, April 9
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT
Tickets: Free
The Japan Bowl is the premier Japanese-language
competition in the United States. Featuring over 200 of
the top high school Japanese language students acrossthe country, the Japan Bowl tests students’ knowledge ofJapanese language and of the culture, history, and socialcontext. This year's Japan Bowl's final round and closingceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube from 6:00 p.m
to 9:00 p.m. ET on Friday, April 9.
To learn more and to livestream the competition
please click here.

[Online Event] Japan America
Society of Minnesota: Rakugo
by Tozaburo Yanagiya Shinsunkai
Sunday, April 18
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. CDT
Tickets: JASM Members $8 |General Public $10
Rakugo is a traditional verbal art
originating from Japan where the Rakugo-ka, or Rakugo
storyteller sits down and depicts a comical story only
using their voice, minimal gesture, and two props: a small
fan and a towel.
The Japan America Society of Minnesota is honored topresent New York-based Rakugo performer and master,
Tozaburo "Zabu" Yanagiya for a unique story-telling
experience in both English and Japanese.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

[Online Event] UTD Center for
Asian Studies - Asian Culture
Forum: “Japanese Cultureand Society in Hayao
Miyazaki’s Animations andMovies (2)” by Prof.
Nami Kroska
Saturday, April 24
4:00 p.m. CDT
Join Nami Kroska, Visiting AssistantProfessor in Literature and Languages at the University ofTexas at Dallas, for a discussion on modern Japanese
pop culture. She will focus on the work of Hayao Miyazaki,a Japanese animator, author, director, manga artist, andscreen writer. Miyazaki is a co-founder of the renowned
Studio Ghibli and he is widely regarded as one of theworld’s most accomplished filmmakers in the animation
genre.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 7 | [ONLINE EVENT] AJC Dallas - Roundtable
Discussion with Asian American Partners
April 13 | [ONLINE EVENT] 7 Rules of Successful Remote
WorkingApril 15 | [ONLINE EVENT] Living Longer and Healthier:Blue Zones and Aging in the U.S. and JapanMay 1 - May 31 | Save-the-Date: 2021 Japanese American
Virtual Showcase
May 12 | [ONLINE EVENT] Save-the-Date - Diversity andInclusion program (in Japanese)
May 19 | [ONLINE EVENT] Save-the-Date - 51st Annual
Meeting and Members' Social
May 25 | [ONLINE EVENT] DMA and World Affairs Council -Kimberly Dvorak
Rettland Dvorak
Ryan Dvorak
Salma GharraphOlivia GrayWaleska Marin
Brian Mulholland
Karin Rainesalo
Monica Rawlins
Carol Rushton

Daniel James Brown on “Facing the Mountain”
June 19 | Save-the-Date - 7th Annual Sun & Star Golf
Classic
June 25-26 | Save-the-Date - Irving Olympic Day

ONGOING:Now - September 5 | Crow Museum of Art: Divine Spark Kana Harada
Now - December 31 | Crow Museum of Art: Born of Fire Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists
Numerous events throughout the DFW area have been postponeddue to COVID-19. We will update this section accordingly as thesituation develops.

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