M arch 7, 2019

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

Samurai Collection | Samurai Spring BreakTuesday, M arch 12 - Sunday, M arch 17
The Samurai Collection (M ap)
Discover the fascinating history of the samurai this Marchat the Samurai Collection through free daily activities!
Try on samurai armor, go on a scavenger hunt, come by
the JASDFW booth to try your hand at calligraphy andlisten to storytelling! We look forward to seeing you
there! Click here to learn more and RSVP.

Dallas-Sendai Young Ambassadors Program:
Host a Student from Sendai!
Program Dates: August 7 - 14
Application Deadline: April 30, 2019
Open your heart and home to a Japanese student fromSendai! Being a host family is as rewarding for you as it
is for the Japanese student you bring into your home.
You will learn about another culture, provide a once-in-alifetime experience for a teenager (age 15-18), and form
a relationship that will stay with you and your family
forever!
The application process has opened. Please submit
your application form to Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth by Tuesday, April 30. Click here tolearn more and apply.

Fort Worth Sister Cities International:
Japanese Children’s Day
Thursday, M arch 28 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free for Children 12 and Under
RSVP Deadline: M arch 22
Lena Pope Home (M ap)
Our friends with the Nagaoka Committee of Fort WorthSister Cities International will be hosting a celebration forJapanese Children's Day otherwise known as Kodomo
No Hi. Activities include sampling sushi, ramen and morefrom local Japanese restaurants, learning to roll sushi
from Chef Julia Dunaway and Hao Tran, playing
Japanese games, and listening to music from authentic
taiko drummers. Other activities include Japanesethemed goods for sale, a silent auction, and an anime
costume contest.
Click here to learn more and RSVP.

COMMUNITY EVENTSCORPORATE M EM BERS

Crow Museum | Hands
and Earth:ContemporaryJapanese Ceramics

GOLD | $2,500

Opens: Saturday, M arch
9
Crow M useum (M ap)
Combining artistic
innovation with traditions that date back thousands ofyears, 35 master-class Japanese ceramic artists will
have their works featured in their first public debut inTexas. 7 of these 35 artists have been honored withthe title "Living National Treasure" by thegovernment of Japan for achieving the highest level ofmastery in their respective arts.
CLICK HERE to learn more!

Tower Center @ SMU:
Sun & Star | U.S. Navyand Japanese Maritime
Self-Defense Force sincethe end of WWII
Wednesday, M arch 20​@ 5:30 PM
Hughes-Trigg Student
Center (M ap)
Join our friends at SMU's John
G. Tower Center for Political
Studies as they host Professor
Naoyuki Agawa, Distinguished Visiting Professor ofDoshisha University, and Admiral Tomohisa Takei,
Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished InternationalFellow, of the Maritime Self-Defense Force to discuss
U.S.-Japan naval cooperation in the modern era.
Click here to learn more and RSVP.

Sister Cities International
Japan-Texas Leadership
Symposium
Wednesday, M arch 27
RSVP by: M arch 26
Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center, San
Antonio, TX (M ap)
The City of San Antonio, with support from the Ministryof Foreign Affairs, will be hosting the first-of-its-kindsister cities symposium to strengthen the bonds ofleadership between Japan and the United States. Thesymposium will focus on cultural, business, andcommunity exchanges, and will be the inaugural eventof a two-year long series of leadership dialog between
Japan and the U.S. in the lead up to the 2020 TokyoOlympics.
Click here to learn more and RSVP.

Tyler Sister Cities Yachiyo Japan A.L.T.
Opening
The city of Yachiyo, Japan is seeking an AssistantLanguage Teacher. This position is open to female
college graduates with preferences given to those whopossess a degree in education, English, Asian studies
or other relevant areas. Past A.L.T.s have extended
their contracts for up to four years. Benefits areincluded with this position.
Click here to learn more and apply.

Hosting Opportunity Dallas Cup Soccer
Tournament
Program Dates:
April 12 - 22
Due to the high number ofJapanese athletesparticipating in this year'sDr. Pepper Dallas Cup
Soccer Tournament, additional host families areneeded to house 3 middle school aged boys.
Host families are responsible for providing a safeenvironment, providing transport to/from the team's bus
every day (@Marriott Hotel in Addison), and providing
breakfast and dinner. Interested families should email
mayumi_mcdonald@hotmail.com.
​Click here to learn more about the Dr. Pepper
Dallas Cup.

Sun & Star Award Dinner Sponsors
BRONZEThe City of Plano

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Platinum M ember
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Inc.

Individual/Family
Mica Alexander

UPCOMING:
March 9 - January 5, 2020 | Crow Museum - Hands andEarth: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
March 12 | ONE OK ROCK: Live at the House of Blues!
March 12 - March 17 | Samurai Collection: Samurai Spring
Break
March 20 | Sun & Star - U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime
Self-Defense Force since the end of WWII @ The Tower

Naoko Akesson

CenterMarch 21 | Ikebana International Dallas Chapter 13:
Japanese Girls Day Presentation
March 24 | Ikebana International Dallas Chapter 13: Ikenobo
Demonstration/Workshop
March 28 | Fort Worth Sister Cities International - JapaneseChildren's Day
April 7 | Perfume Future Pop World Tour: Live in Dallas
May 13 | Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner

ONGOING:Now - April 14 | Crow Museum of Asian Art: Jacob
Hashimoto - Clouds and Chaos

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