November 2018 Newsletter
Corporate Members

Bonenkai: Forget-the-Year-Party | Registration Now Open!

Platinum | $5,000

Sunday, December 2
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Izakaya RoMan, Dallas (map)$40 Members | $50 Non-Members
More Info | Register
Close out 2018 with food, drink, andgood company! Bid the year farewell with your fellow members as
we celebrate new friendships and opportunities on the horizon. Jointhe Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth this year at
Izakaya RoMan in Dallas's Oak Lawn neighborhood and enjoy abuffet of Japanese appetizers, sushi rolls, your choiceof ramen or udon noodles, delicious desserts, and more! Featuring
music by special guest Dr. Capital in his first appearance in theDFW area.
Welcome Natsuyo Taniyasu to JASDFWHello! I'm Natsuyo. I came from Hiroshima inOctober and started my role as a Cultural
Exchange Facilitator at the Japan-America
Society of Dallas/Fort Worth as part of theGEN-J Grassroots Exchange Network Japan
program to strengthen networks between
local communities and companies. I'vetaught Japanese at a public high school in Vietnam, served as an
Administrative Assistant in a public relations department, andpreviously interned at Disney here in the United States. My newadventures in Dallas have just begun and I'm looking forward toTexan life, especially watching American football games and eating
Texan food!
Japan-in-a-Suitcase | Book your Session Today!

Gold | $2,500

Japan-in-a-Suitcase (JIS) is theJapan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth's travelingeducational program that gives
elementary school students theopportunity to experience
Japanese culture, customs, andcontemporary life. Teachers canchoose among four topics: Kamishibai (traditional Japanesestorytelling), Kids' Arts in Japan, School Life in Japan, or Daily Lifein Japan, to ignite their students' curiosity and open their hearts
and minds. Our new Educational Outreach Coordinator, Maki

Hasegawa, is presenting across the Dallas area at schools like
Tom C. Gooch and James S. Hogg Elementary. The JanuaryFebruary schedule is filling up fast for 2019 and if you are interested
in booking or volunteering, please email Maki at
maki@jasdfw.org. [More...]Sun & Star Golf Classic | Saturday, November 17 | SOLD OUT!

Cowboys Golf Club (map) | More info
A very special thank-you to our generous sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor

Tournament Lunch Sponsor

Pre-Tournament Sponsor

Golf Cart & Beverage Sponsor

Contest Sponsor
Carter Arnett PLLC
Ernst & Young LLP
NEC Corporation of America
PwC

Welcome, New Members!
Corporate - Gold
Dallas Regional Chamber

Hole Sponsor
Aon Transaction Solutions
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
HTeC

Corporate - Bronze
Actus Consulting Group, Inc.
Regular Individual/Family
Adriana Bate
Matthew Hanagan

JASDFW Membership

Ikebana International Dallas - 18th North and Central
American Regional Conference
Jones Day
KPMG LLP
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America, Inc.
PARANET
PurePoint FinancialMochitsuki New Year's Celebration | Save the Date
Sunday, January 13
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fujitsu Network Communications,
Inc. (map)More Info

Join orrenew 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 tothe full extent allow able by law .

JASDFW Online

www.jasdfw.org

Celebrate the Year of the Boar withdelicious mochi (rice cakes), music and dance performances, andauthentic cultural activities. Learn about Japan's rich New Year'straditions, and connect with the local Japanese community.
Ikebana International | Japanique Boutique
Friday, November 30
6:30 - 8:30 PM
228 Steeplechase Dr, Irving,
75062 (map)Enjoy wine, cheese, hors d'oeuvres anda sale of vintage scarves and Japanese kimono jackets fromKyoto. RSVP by emailing Sue Smithat sue.c.smith@sbcglobal.net. You can also see the collection
on Saturday afternoon, December 1, by appointment with Sue.
Proceeds will benefit Ikebana International Dallas Chapter #13, a
non-profit organization.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Japanese Maple Festival |Volunteers needed!

Want to submit an event?
Do you have an upcoming
Japan-related event in the DFW
area that you'd like to share on
our Community Events
Calendar? Must be Japanspecific, local, open-to-thepublic, and nonprofit; otherrestrictions may apply. Send
event information tomatthew@jasdfw.org.

Saturday - Sunday, December 1-2
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Fort Worth Botanic Garden (map)More Info
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden will behosting its annual Fall Festival the weekend of December 1-2.
Volunteers are needed to help manage games, event tables, andmore. You can sign up to volunteer by emailing

i nquiries@fwjs.org or by signing up on the Fort Worth JapaneseSociety's website at www.fwjs.org.

Photo Gallery
Rakugo in English by Sanyutei Ryuraku | October 21. Gallery

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Upcoming Events and Activities
November 8-9, 20182018 U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference

November 9, 2018

Ikebana International Fort Worth Chapter 38 | Fall & Seasonal
Celebration Ikebana Workshop

November 11, 2018

Fort Worth Japanese Society | Annual Bazaar

November 15, 2018

Ikebana International Dallas Chapter 13 | Ohara Demonstrationand Workshop

November 17, 2018

Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Japanese Tea Ceremony

November 30, 2018

Ikebana International Dallas Chapter 13 | Japanique Boutique

December 1-2, 2018

Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Japanese Maple Festival

December 2, 2018

Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party

January 13, 2019

Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration

WeeklyDallas Japanese Language and Culture Meetup (Meetup.com)

WeeklyDallas Japanese and English Language Exchange (Meetup.com)

October 27-31, 2019

Ikebana International 18th North and Central American RegionalConference