September 1, 2020

September Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000[Online Event] 2020 Otsukimi Moon Viewing
FestivalWednesday, September 2
8:00 pm CDT
Tickets: FREE
Celebrate JASDFW's 21st Otsukimi from the comfortof your home!
For the first time ever, the Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
will be presented in a virtual format
at https://youtu.be/_11ypsn1Zdo. Set your reminder
today!
Submit your Haiku today!
Haiku (Japanese poetry) reading is one of our mostpopular activities! Please submit your haiku byemailing madoka@jasdfw.org and we will read it during
the virtual presentation this year!
Schedule *subject to change
8:00 PM (CDT) - Opening Remarks
8:07 PM (CDT) - Dallas Kiyari Daiko (Japanese Drums)
8:13 PM (CDT) - Masayo Ishigure / Miyabi Koto
Ensemble (Koto)
8:24 PM (CDT) - Tsukimi Dango Demonstration
8:31 PM (CDT) - Crow Museum Japanese Art
8:35 PM (CDT) - Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi First Senior

High School (Calligraphy)
8:40 PM (CDT) - Sho Asano (Tsugaru Shamisen)
8:50 PM (CDT) - Haiku Reading
9:06 PM (CDT) - Jon Johnston (Shakuhachi)
9:12 PM (CDT) - Date-no-Mai (Sendai Sparrow Dance)
9:20 PM (CDT) - Closing Remarks
For more information, please click here.

North Texas Giving Day
Tuesday, September 1
2020 started strong for
JASDFW with quality
programming to further its
mission to build community
between Japanese andAmericans. However, due to
COVID-19, JASDFW's twolargest annual fundraisers
were delayed.
We are asking you to consider
donating in support of JASDFW's mission today to further
mutual understanding between Japanese and Americans
in North Texas during this unprecedented time.
To learn more about North Texas Giving Day, pleaseclick here.

[Online Event] Anime Sway: How Japan Came
to Dominate the Global Pop Culture LandscapeThursday, September 17
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDTTickets: FREE
American media is widely thought to be a juggernaut thatdominates global media, yet Japanese anime has carved
out a massive following throughout the Western world.
Join your fellow JASDFW members for a panel discussion
on Japanese soft power and pop culture, featuring
panelists Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan’s
Pop Culture Conquered the World, Renato RiveraRusca, lecturer at Okayama Prefectural University, andHiroko Yoda, President of AltJapan Co., Ltd. Eddie
Lehecka, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of OTAQUEST,will moderate this fascinating discussion.

For more information and to RSVP, please click here.

[Online Event] Security and Economy: The
Current State of Japan-Korea-U.S. Trilateral
Relations
Tuesday, September 22
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
Tickets: FREE
Co-presented by the Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth and the Sun & Star Program on Japanand East Asia at SMU’s Tower Center for Public Policy
and International AffairsThe United States' principle allies in East Asia are theRepublic of Korea and Japan with all three featuring
important upcoming elections. COVID-19 has created
new challenges for the United States and its partners, andPrime Minister Shinzo Abe's unexpected retirement add
another layer of uncertainty to East Asia's politicaldynamic.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

[Online event] 50th Anniversary Celebration
Save-the-Date - Thursday, October 29
Join us as we mark our golden anniversary with a special
online program. The event will include a video highlighting
the Society's history and accomplishments, performancesfrom Dallas-area musicians, an entertaining trivia contest,
and special remarks from dignitaries and past award
recipients. Confirmed speakers thus far include Norman
Mineta (first Asian American to serve in the U.S. cabinet)
and George Takei (award-winning actor and JapaneseAmerican activist). More speakers and event details will

be added to the website soon!

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500

Job Opportunity:
IBM Cloud Advanced
Customer Support
Team - Bilingual
Technical SupportEngineers
The IBM Cloud
Advanced Customer
Support (ACS) team inDallas, TX is seeking bilingual (English/Japanese)
Technical Support Engineers who are well-organized,
action-oriented team players with exceptional time
management and exceptional communication skills todrive customer facing support issues in a fast-pacedenvironment.
We are expanding our team by adding intermediate &senior-level engineers, who can focus on improving
overall customer experience by quickly identifying andresolving problems in a global, carrier class network. You
will collaborate with team members, other IT
organizations, key stakeholders and business partners tomeet the needs of the business as well as that of thecustomers.
If you love technology, tackling complex challenges, andleveraging your technical expertise to help others, wewant you as part of our talented worldwide technicalsupport team. We have several roles open for various
backgrounds and skill levels. We are looking for several
areas of expertise which include: networking, compute,virtualization, fabric, security and storage.
You can review the job postings and apply
here: http://ibm.biz/Cloud_AdvancedCustomerSupport_Hiring[Online Event] Japan-America Society ofMinnesota - Irankarapte: An Introduction toAinu culture in Japan with Dr. Christina M.

SpikerThursday, September 3
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
Tickets: JAS Minnesota Members - FREE
General Public - $8Dr. Christina Spiker, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Artand Art History at St. Olaf College, will be leading awebinar on the Ainu people, Japan's indigenous
population, at our sister-society in Minnesota. Dr. Spiker
will walk attendees through the Ainu's culture through theuse of art and material artifacts.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

[Online Event] Japan
Society of Northern
California – Womenomics
Pioneer Kathy Matsui
Discusses Her New Book
“How to Nurture Female
Employees”
Wednesday, September 9
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT
Tickets: FREE
Kathy Matsui, Vice Chairman ofGoldman Sachs Japan will be joining our friends inNorthern California for an online book talk on her newpublication, "How to Nurture Female Employees," which
explores how corporations can empower female
employees through new policies and cultural changes.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

[Online Event] Japan Society Cybersecurity in the 21st Century:
Outlook for Japan & the U.S.
Tuesday, September 15
8:00 am - 9:15 am CDT
Tickets: FREE
Join the Japan Society of New York and its panel ofexperts from the United States and Japan for a discussion

on cybersecurity measures that both governments andbusiness are taking in the wake of new threats andchallenges.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Individual/FamilyPeter DakessianCate M Duckett Hansen
Greg Goolsby
Philip Goss
Adam Hofslund

UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 1 - 17 | North Texas Giving Day 2020
September 2 | [ONLINE EVENT] 2020 Otsukimi Moon
Viewing FestivalSeptember 3 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan-America Society ofMinnesota Irankarapte – An Introduction to Ainu culture in
Japan with Dr. Christina M. Spiker
September 9 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society of Northern
California – Womenomics Pioneer Kathy Matsui Discusses
Her New Book “How to Nurture Female Employees”
September 15 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society Cybersecurity in the 21st Century: Outlook for Japan & theU.S.
September 17 | [ONLINE EVENT] Anime Sway: How Japan
Came to Dominate the Global Pop Culture Landscape
September 22 | [ONLINE EVENT] Security and Economy:
The Current State of Japan-Korea-U.S. Trilateral Relations
October 20 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society – The 2020
U.S. Presidential Election: How Will It Affect U.S.-Japan
Relations?
November 5 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan America Society ofSouthern California – 7th Annual Women’s LeadershipCounts Conference: Activating Your Kaizen Mindset
Numerous events throughout the DFW area have been postponeddue to COVID-19. We will update this section accordingly as thesituation develops.

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