August 1, 2019

August Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE M EM BERSPLATINUM | $5,000

Save-the-Date:
The 6th Annual Sun & Star Golf Classic
Saturday, October 26
8:00 am Shotgun Start
Cowboys Golf Club, Grapevine TX (M ap)
A day of golf, networking, and U.S.-Japan friendship! The
6th Annual Sun & Star Golf Classic is your opportunity toenjoy a scramble-format tournament, connect withJapanese and American executives, and support
JASDFW’s ongoing business, cultural, and educational
programs. Sponsorship and ticket information will
be released soon.

Japan-America Friendship Nightwith the Texas Rangers
RSVP By: August 17
M onday, August 19 | 7:05 pm - 10:00 pm
Globe Life Park (M ap)
Tickets: $10 - $40
Japan America Friendship Night with the Texas Rangers
is back! Purchase discounted tickets to enjoy America’s
pastime with your friends from JASDFW, the Dallas
Japanese Association, and the Fort Worth JapaneseSociety. The Rangers will be playing the Los Angeles
Angels and Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani is expected
to play. The first pitch will be thrown by a special guest!
Click here to learn more and register online.

Film Screening:
Persona Non Grata
Wednesday, August 28 | 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Edith O'Donnell Arts & Technology Building,
UT Dallas (M ap)
FREE
JASDFW in partnership with the Jewish Community
Center of Dallas, AJC Dallas, Consulate-General ofJapan, and the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
at the University of Texas at Dallas are proud to present
Persona Non Grata, the story of WWII-era Japanesediplomat Chiune Sugihara.
Chiune Sugihara believed in doing all he could for thebenefit of his beloved Japan. Caught between theunbending politics of his country, now bound by treatywith Nazi Germany, and his awakening moralresponsibilities, he must make a critical decision which
could endanger his life and his family’s survival.
For more information and to register online, click
here!

Otsukimi Moon-Viewing Festival 2019
Saturday, September 14 | 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Frisco Square (M ap)
Our biggest outdoor festival of the year returns once
again, this time in Frisco, Texas! Mark your calendars foran exciting night of Japanese food, culture, and games.
Details on activities and vendors are forthcoming.
If you are interested in hosting a table at this year's
Otsukimi, you can contact us at Info@jasdfw.org for
more information. Volunteers can sign up online byclicking here.

COMMUNITY EVENTSCORPORATE M EM BERSGOLD | $2,500

MIYAVI - Live inDallas
M onday, August 5
8:00 pm
Trees (M ap)
2709 Elm Street
Dallas, TX, 75226
The famous "Samurai
Guitarist" is coming toDallas to promote their
3rd solo album, NO SLEEP TIL TOKYO, featuring
album artwork by Sui Ishida, the author of the world
renowned manga, Tokyo Ghoul. MIYAVI has appearedas the face of Beat's headphones in Japan, had their
Hollywood debut in the Oscar nominated film Unbroken(2017), and has worked as a Goodwill Ambassador to
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Tickets are available now for purchase. You canpurchase your ticket online and learn more byclicking here.

AnimeFest 2019
August 16 - 19
Sheraton Dallas
Hotel (M ap)
Prices Vary.

Founded in 1992, the3rd largest anime
convention in theUnited States iscoming ashore toDallas once more,this time with a pirate
theme! See live
industry panels,
fantastic cosplay competitions, meet voice actors fromyour favorite animes, and even join an epic dance
party.
For more information and to register online, clickhere.

Studio Ghibli Fest 2019:
My Neighbor Totoro
August 25, 26, & 28
Select Theaters Throughout
North Texas
The timeless Miyazaki classic
is back! Satsuki and her sister
Mei are two young Japanese
girls who recently moved to the countryside with theirfather to be closer to the hospital where the girls'
mother is undergoing treatment. But everything isn't as
it seems out in the countryside as Satsuki and Mei
come across a friendly nature spirit, Totoro. Embarking
on a series of adventures, this all-ages classic is aworldwide phenomenon you won't want to miss!
Tickets are on sale now at select theaters. Click here
to purchase your ticket online.

DJA: Akimatsuri
Sunday, September 22
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Dallas Japanese
Association (M ap)
4101 M cEwen Rd.
Dallas, TX 75224
FREE ADM ISSION
The Dallas Japanese
Association's Fall Festival
is back again! Come andenjoy Japanese food,cultural performances,and games as the Japanese community of Dallas
comes together for their biggest festival yet. Be sure tostop by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort
Worth's table and say hello to our team and try yourhand at the art of origami!
For more information online, please click here.

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERSCorporateM embers
DLR Group | Staffelbach

Individual/Family
Christopher Lindqvist
Jennifer Uriega
Eric Nishimoto

UPCOMING:
August 5 | MIYAVI - Live in Dallas
August 10 | Young Ambassadors Welcoming Party
August 16 - 19 | AnimeFest 2019
August 19 | Japan America Friendship Night with the Texas
Rangers
August 25, 26, 28 | Ghibli Fest: My Neighbor Totoro
August 28 | Persona Non Grata Screening
August 31 | Jake Shimabukuro at Arlington Music Hall
September 14 | Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
September 14 - January 19, 2020 | Asia Society Houston:
Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited
September 22 | Akimatsuri Japanese Fall Festival
October 26 | The 6th Annual Sun & Star Golf Classic
October 27 - 31 | 18th Ikebana International North andCentral American Regional Conference
November 3 - 15 | WAC Houston Travel to JapanONGOING:Now - November 10, 2019 | Dallas Museum of Art: The FiftyThree Stations of the Tōkaidō
Now - January 5, 2020 | Crow Museum of Asian Art: Handsand Earth - Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

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