May 5, 2020

May Newsletter
JASDFW NEWS
[Online Event] 50th
Annual Meeting andMembers' Social

CORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000

Wednesday, May 27
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Join us to celebrate
another outstanding year
and for our first-evervirtual annual meeting and members' social. Voting willtake place online on the week of May 18. A separate email
will be sent to current corporate and individual/family
members.
Click here to learn more and register

North Texas Giving Day:Fort Worth Japanese Society
TODAY - Tuesday, May 5
6:00 am - midnight
Our friends at the Fort WorthJapanese Society rely on events togenerate revenue to support ourcommon mission to foster US-Japan friendship andsupport. Public health measures caused several of theirrevenue-generating events to be canceled. In order tocover this gap in their budget, they need to raise $10,000.
These funds will help them continue to provide
educational programming, exchange scholarships, andcover the costs of the Yamagata Center.
Click here to support Fort Worth Japanese Society

Individual/Family
Membership Update
In order to provide the best
possible service to ourmembers, we will institute asmall increase to two of ourmembership levels. Soon we will release digitalmembership cards and added incentives for being
members of the Japan-America Society of Dallas/FortWorth. Starting June 1, 2020, the student/educator level
will increase to $30 per year and the individual/familylevel will increase to $45 per year. Prices for all othermembership levels will remain the same.

Online Business andPolicy Webinars
TODAY - Tuesday, May 5
8:30 - 9:30 pm
Thursday, May 7
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Join our partners from the Pacific Council on International
Policy, the Japanese American National Museum, and theJapan America Society of Colorado. Programs will focus
on the impact of Japanese American incarceration (todaywith John Tateishi - pictured above) and a businessdiscussion on how COVID-19 has affected Japan(Thursday with David Wagner and Dylan Scudder).
Click here to learn more about today's program
Click here to learn more about Thursday's program[Online Event] JapaneseAmerican Virtual Film
Showcase
Through Sunday, May 31
In celebration of Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month inMay, we are sharing opportunities to watch films from thecomfort of your home! These movies present stories ofprominent Japanese Americans and major moments inrecent Japanese American history.
Click here to learn more

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500

COVID-19 Resources:
Japanese Restaurantsand Stores
As the federal, state, and local
government continue to
implement public healthmeasures to combat thespread of COVID-19, we havecompiled a list of resources which includes local
Japanese businesses, stores, and major chains JASDFW
supports during this difficult time. We will continually
update this list over time.
You can learn more about which Japanesebusinesses are open hereIf you are a Japanese business owner here in North
Texas, please email us at info@jasdfw.org to let us
know you are open and we will add you!

Featured Culture and Social Presentation
May is the month of Golden Week in Japan. Natsuyo
explains the week's holidays, which include Children's
Day on May 5, in this video. Let's make some paper
Kabuto and celebrate Children's Day together! You canpost a picture of your Kabuto on social media and tag us@JASDFW. Click on the image above for details.
Click here to see more videos from Natsuyo on ourJASDFW YouTube channel

Featured Business and Policy Webinar
Last week, JASDFW partnered with the Okinawa Instituteof Science and Technology Foundation on a webinar
exploring the higher education industry. The discusssion
included the newest member of the JASDFW advisory
council, Richard C. Benson, President of The University ofTexas at Dallas. Click on the image above to see therecorded program.
Click here to see past business and policy webinars

#TakeoutTuesday:​Every Tuesday on social
media, we are highlighting
a Japanese restaurant
providing takeout services
to show JASDFW's supportof local Japaneserestaurants.
Last Tuesday, we featured
Sushi Robata Dallas where
you can order sushi & rolls family platter to take out. We
also just highlighted TeiTei Robata Bar this morning on
our Facebook page to let you know that all sake andwine bottles are 50% off! Take this chance and enjoy yourfavorite sake and Japanese food at home tonight!

Sushi Robata Dallaswww.sushirobatadallas.com
4727 Frankford Rd, # 313
Dallas, TX 75287
972-930-9428

Teitei Robata Bar
www.teiteirobata.com2906
N. Henderson Avenue
Dallas, 75206 TX
214-828-2400

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Individual/Family
Kenneth Beach
Ronald PassJoseph Wang

UPCOMING:
May 5 | [CALL-IN] Pacific Council on International Policy From World War II to COVID-19: Reflections from the Fight
Against Japanese American Incarceration
May 7 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan America Society ofColorado - COVID-19 Perspectives from JapanMay 27 | [ONLINE EVENT] 50th Annual Meeting andMembers' Social

ONGOING:Now - May 31 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japanese American Virtual
Film Shocase
Now - July 7 | [ONLINE CLASSES] Table for Two – WaShokuiku: Japanese-inspired Food Education Course forstudents of all ages
Numerous events throughout the DFW area have been postponeddue to COVID19. We will update this section accordingly as thesituation develops.

469-573-6880 | info@jasdfw.org | www.jasdfw.org​​​