May 2018 Newsletter
Corporate Members

2018 Sun & Star Auction Now Open!

Platinum | $5,000

Silent Auction - Now Open!
Bidding is open through 8:45 PM on Tuesday, May 10. With
mobile bidding, you can bid with your smartphone - at the event,from home, or anywhere else. Please CLICK HERE to see all
auction items!

Featured Item
Autographed Dak Prescott jersey!

48th Annual Meeting and Members' Social
Thursday, May 31
6:30-8:30 PM
Kawai Piano Gallery(map)Join us to celebrate anoutstanding year! Participate
in the election of JASDFW
Officers and Directors. Enjoy
sushi rolls and other traditional Japanese fare in the elegant
setting of Kawai Piano Gallery. Wine will be served.

Registration | 5:30 PMMembers' Social | 6:00 - 7:15 PM
Mix & mingle over hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
General Meeting & Program | 7:15 - 8:00 PM
JASDFW Highlights & Election of Officers & Directors followed bya piano recital from a local Japanese musician.
Hosted byGold | $2,500
Save the date for Sake Tasting on June 13

Good Luck Sendai Runners!

Welcome, New Members!
Regular Individual/Family
Stephen ArnquistDr. Satoko Takeda KaoDavid PetreeKen Robinson
Schuyler Joji Shigemura

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 to thefull extent allow able by law .

On May 9, Kim Richards and Kiran Gyr will travel to Japan torepresent the City of Dallas as they compete in the Sendai
International Half Marathon on May 13. Best of luck to you both!
Congratulations Young Ambassadors!
Six outstanding high school
students from the Dallas area
have been selected toparticipate in the Dallas Sendai Young Ambassador
Program. Grace Chang(Texas Academy ofMathematics and Science),
Rayyan Khoja (Hebron HighSchool), Isaiah Larios (MacArthur High School), Kyla Rankin(International Leadership Texas - Garland High School), Jadyn
Rowlett (DeSoto High School), and Katherine Sinclair (homeschool) will travel to Japan from July 2 - July 10. Let's give them aproper sendoff as they embark on their exciting exchange
program!
Fort Worth Japanese Society
May Luncheon
Sunday, May 20th | 12:30 PMYamagata Kaikan (map)The instructors of the JapaneseJASDFW Online

language school will make yoshoku,
Japanese-style western food. Thenenjoy a hands-on ikebana
demonstration, and learn the basics ofJapanese flower arrangement. More

www.jasdfw.org

JASDFW Job Bank
Panasonic Automotive
Systems
Sr. Engineer, Test Lead
Sr. Engineer, Systems
Sr. Engineer, Resident

Ghibli Fest 2018 Ticket Raffle!
Ghibli Fest continues thismonth with Porco Rosso intheaters May 20, 21, and 23.

University of North Texas
Lecturer in Japanese

Sign up for theticket raffle before April 18!
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Special Exhibit Manzanar:
The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams
Through August 14, 2018
Dalllas Holocaust Museum
Center for EducationandTolerance (map)Museum Information
Experience a special exhibiton the internment of JapaneseAmericans during World War
II featuring a photographic journey by the renowned photographer
Ansel Adams. Organized by the Dallas Holocaust Museum
Center for Education and Tolerance.
Photo Gallery
Harumatsuri - Japanese Spring Food Festival | April 22

Author Masatsugu Ono at Interabang Books | April 24 | Gallery

Upcoming Events and Activities
May 10, 2018

Sun & Star Legacy Award DinnerMay 7 - 9, 2018

Japan-Texas Economic Summit in Houston

May 14, 2018

Fort Worth Japanese Society May Luncheon

May 31, 2018

48th Annual Meeting and Members' Social

June 13, 2018

Sake Lecture & Tasting

WeeklyDallas Japanese Language and Culture Meetup (Meetup.com)

WeeklyDallas Japanese and English Language Exchange (Meetup.com)