May 5, 2022

May Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,0002022 Sun & Star Legacy Award DinnerThursday, May 26
6:00 - 9:30 p.m. CDT
Omni Frisco Hotel
11 Cowboys WayFrisco, TX 75034
Join us as we honor exemplary supporters of the U.S.Japan relationship. Sean Donohue, CEO of Dallas Fort
Worth International Airport, will receive the 2022 Sun &Star Legacy Award for fostering economic exchange,
cooperation, and friendship between the U.S. andJapan. Hideto Nishitani will receive the Bridges-toFriendship Award for his commitment to North TexasJapan relations as a business executive and his ongoingsupport to several U.S.-Japan grassroots
organizations. The Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner isthe premier U.S.-Japan business networking event inNorth Texas. It features a cocktail reception, silent
auction, and an exclusive Patrons’ Reception for sponsors
and dignitaries, followed by dinner and the awardprogram.
Register Here / Become a Sponsor
To learn more about the 2022 Sun & Star Legacy
Award Dinner, click here.

Destination Japan Summer CampREGISTER BY MAY 19
Monday, June 6 - Friday, June 10
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT
JASDFW office Building - 500 North CentralExpressway, Plano TX 75074 (MAP)
Tickets: $175 Members, $220 Nonmembers,​$205 Registration + Membership
Discounts available for families registering more thanone child
Explore the wonders of Japan in the Japan-America
Society's inaugural summer camp ! This camp is forchildren (ages 8 to 12, grades 3 through 7) who areinterested in learning Japanese language, daily life, andholiday customs. Each day will be devoted to one or two
calendar months, and campers will experience what it islike to spend those months in Japan. They will engage inlanguage lessons, reading, writing, storytelling, andhands-on cultural activities that include anime drawing,calligraphy, origami folding, tea ceremony, sushi rolling,and more!
Register HereTo learn more about our Summer Camp, click here.

SAVE-THE-DATE 2022 Sake Tasting andLecture
Friday, July 15
Central Five Hundred (JASDFW building)
500 North Central Expressway, Plano TX 75074

After two years of engaging online presentations, theannual sake tasting and lecture returns as in-person
program in 2022. We will partner again with Sake Social,which provided a sake and food-pairing demonstration
last year. More information, including the cost and timing,
will be announced soon. Email us at info@jasdfw.org if
you would like to receive information once program tickets
are available.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500

Celebrating Asian American Heritage
Foundation - 2022 Plano AsiaFest
Saturday, May 7
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
Haggard Park901 East 15th Street, Plano 75074
Cost: FREEJoin us for the in-person return of Plano AsiaFest as it
celebrates its 18th year. Family-friendly festivities will
include martial arts demonstrations, dance and music
performances, activity stations, a fashion show, andfood options from across Asia. The Japan-America
Society of Dallas/Fort Worth will also be on-site for the
first time since 2019. Come say hi to us and try
traditional Japanese activities!
To learn more about this event, click here.

Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 - Ponyo
Sunday, May 15 - Wednesday, May 18
Time, prices, and locations vary - please see link
below
Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on thefriendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical
goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter of a sorcerer
father and a sea-goddess mother. After a chanceencounter, Ponyo yearns to become a human so she
can be with Sosuke. As to be expected with Miyazaki,
the film is awash in pure unbridled imagination andvisual wonder — but it is the tender love, humor, anddevotion exhibited by Ponyo and Sosuke that form theemotional heart of the film.
To learn more about this event, click here.

Mitsuwa Marketplace - Anime Wonder
Festival and Tuna Cutting
Anime Wonder Festival - Saturday, May 21 at 7:00
p.m. CDT
Tuna Cutting - Sunday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. CDT
Mitsuwa Marketplace - 100 Legacy Drive, Plano TX

75023
Free Admission
On May 21, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Kinokuniya Plano,and Anime Escape present the Anime Wonder Festival.
This is a free, single-day Anime & Japanese pop culture
celebration featuring exhibitors, anime artists, music andperformances, a VIP maid café food experience(additional ticket required), cosplay competitions, andmore. The VIP experience includes special

entertainment, a meal, a set of wagyu beef and ITO EN
green tea, Kinokuniya merchandise, and official festival
bamboo chopsticks. On May 22, an acclaimed
Japanese chef will showcase his master technique andknife skills to cut a massive tuna.
To learn more about this event, click here.

[ONLINE] Chicago Japan Film Collective
Saturday, May 21 - Monday, May 30
Time and prices vary - please see link below
The 2022 film festival features 14 movies over 10 days from May 21st to May 30th. There will be three in-theater
screenings in Chicago with the other 11 available fromanywhere in the United States. Over the last two years,
many people must have thought deeply about life andthe relationship between human beings, therefore the2022 theme is "Love." A total of 14 carefully selectedfilms convey - through cinema - that love that is
indispensable to us, no matter what form it takes.
To learn more about this event, click here.

2022 Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner Sponsors
PlatinumGoldSilver
Carter Arnett PLLCDFW International Airport
Frisco Economic Development Corporation
Haynes and Boone, LLP
KPMG
Mitsui Bussan Logistics, Inc.
Yamagata FoundationBronze
Anonymous
City of Plano
FujitsuHarwood International
Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
ITO EN (North America) INC.
Jackson Walker LLP
Richardson Economic Development Partnership
UPS
Virtuous Capital, LLC

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Anna Asako
Yoshiaki Asako
Yuki Asako
Yurie Asako
Elizabeth Ashley-Vasquez
Jennifer Cantrell Sutor
Micah Bellieu
Adam Gilbert
Diane Hohertz
Ayumi Houle
Denise Hunter
Erin Hunter-McPhan
Xiaoming Jiao
Polinda Keo
Theresa Maldonaldo
Steven Mercer
Andrew Oum
Corbin Sutor
Preslie Taylor
Roman Vasquez
Tristan Walling

UPCOMING EVENTS:May 7 | Plano AsiaFest
May 26 | Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
June 6-10 | Destination Japan summer camp
July 15 Save-the-date | Annual Sake Tasting and Lecture469-573-6880 | info@jasdfw.org | www.jasdfw.org

Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth | 500 North Central Expressway, Suite 201, Plano,
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