March 2015 Newsletter
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Icebreaker Enkai: March 16 at 7:00 p.m. at Mr. Sushi

JASO Seeking Executive Director

Let's get together to take the chill
off and to say one last heartfelt
thanks to
Chrystal Sanders for all her
hard work at JASDFW!

Icebreaker Enkai
Hanami 2015

25th Japan-America Grassroots Summit"Enkai" is Japanese for"banquet," and "icebreaker"
is English, for "getting to know you"! We've prepared games towarm your spirits and a set menu of chicken teriyaki, tempura,tofu, more to warm your bellies. Come and get to know your fellow
JASDFW members! Tickets are $33.00 for JASDFW members
and $38.00 for non-members. Register by March 11.

Immersion and ExchangeSpace is limited, so don't wait. Reserve your seat today!

Asian Film Festival

Email cori@jasdfw.org if you have questions, or check out
our event page.

Sun & Star Legacy Award DinnerSilent Auction Donations
Home Hosting

FUNimation Meetup
DMA Japanese Art Exhbit

Hanami 2015
Join us for an impromptu picnic under thecherry blossoms at the Dallas Arboretum.
We will set the date based on the "sakuraforecast" as Spring approaches.

Japanese Pianist Performs
Elvis Impersonator
Photo Gallery

Thanks to the cold, peak bloom is predicted
in March 22 - 28, but stay tuned forupdates!

JASDFW Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events & Activities

Corporate Members

Platinum | $5,000

Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
Monday, April 20, 2015, 6:30 pm
at the Four Seasons Resort and Club
More Information
Honorary Hosts

Sun & Star
Legacy Award

Bridges-toFriendship Award

Ambassador & Mrs.
J. Thomas Schieffer

Yoshiyuki Kasai

Ann & Gabriel
Barbier-Mueller

Thank You to our Sponsors!

GoldGold | $2,500

SilverFujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Gulf States Toyota, Inc.
Harwood International
Haynes and Boone, LLP
KPMG LLP
McKinsey & Company
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America, Inc.
Mitsui Bussan Logistics, Inc.
NEC Corporation of America
PwC
BronzeAon Risk Services
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Conversant Intellectual Property Management
Jones DayNTT Data
Tata Consulting Services
Texas Instruments
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Tower Center for Political Studies
Sponsor Commitments as of March 4, 2015
Sponsorships are still available.
Donate to the 2015 Auction!

Welcome New Members!
C orporate

SilverPwC
BronzeSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Welcome New Members!
Individual & Family

Junko Cummings
Kayiu Ho

JASDFW Membership

JASDFW is seeking items for the2015 Sun & Star Auction to be bothonline and at the Sun & Star
Legacy Award Dinner. We
welcome donations of merchandise,gift certificates, and services
valued at $50 or more. To donate,please complete and return
the auction
contract to info@jasdfw.org or fax
214-342-1022.
Host a Young Ambassador from Sendai, Japan!
Experience Japan this summer without leaving home! Highschool students from Sendai, Dallas's Friendship City, will visit
Dallas from August 3 - 10, 2015. JASDFW is now accepting
applications for host families. Preference will be given tofamilies with teenagers. Apply by April 10.

Online registration is fast and easy.
Individual Membership
Hatamoto - $1,000
Samurai - $500
Tomodachi (Friend) - $100
Regular Individual/Family - $40
Student/Educator - $25
Join or renew online
C orporate Membership
Platinum - $5,000
Gold - $2,500
Silver - $1,000
Bronze - $500
Friend - $100
Join or renew online now!

More Information

Interested in learning more about theJapan-America Grassroots Summit inOita, Japan from July 6 - 13? JASDFW
will host two information sessions - at
SMU March 18 at 5:00 pm, and at
the Richardson Public Library on
March 24 at 6:00 pm.

Thank you, Volunteers!

More Information

Questions

More Immersion & Exchange Opportunities!
Want to be a part of something
exciting this year? EF ExchangeYear is looking for local hostfamilies to host Japaneseexchange students.
Contact Judy Wadsworth.
More Information

Call for Volunteers
It's that time of year again!
JASDFW needs 20 - 30 volunteers on
April 20, 2015 to support theSun & Star Legacy Dinner and Auction.
Contact cori@jasdfw.org to volunteer!
JASO Seeking Executive Director
The Japan-America
Society of Oregon is anoutstandingorganization dedicatedto cultural andbusiness exchange
between Japan, Oregon, and Southwestern
Washington. More Information
JASDFW Online

www.jasdfw.org

Direct questions toCori Hallock

Learn about the 25th Japan-America Grassroots Summit

Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent
allowable by law.

Thank you
Molly Lam, Amira Matsuda,
Yuki Nemoto, Keiko Suzuki, andMakoto Ueda for supporting our 2nd annualJAPAN UPDATE Symposium which waswidely praised.

ApplyIf you're looking for a chance to brush up on your Japanese,check out Keio Academy of New York's summer immersion
camp. More Information.
The 61st International Student Conference is a chance forstudents from all over the world in Japan to discuss important
issues. This year's event is August 20 to September 1.
More Information
Discounted Hotel Stays Offered to JASDFW Members!
If you are thinking about traveling to Japan in 2015, these hotels
are offering discounts for JASDFW members on both standard
and luxury rooms. This opportunity is a benefit of JASDFW'smembership in the National Association of Japan-America
Societies.
Hotel New Otani Tokyo Rates

Hotel Okura Tokyo Rates

Asian Film Festival 2015: Call for Films
Asian Film Festival of Dallas iscurrently accepting entries for
its 14th annual film festival. The
final deadline isMarch 31.
More Information

FUNimation at the Movies!: Tokyo Ravens
Get your anime fix at FUNimation's monthly
free anime screening at at the AlamoDrafthouse in Richardson. On March 9,
FUNimation will screen 4 dubbed episodesof Tokyo Ravens. As FUNimation would say,"you should be watching!"
More Information

Dallas Museum of Art: Between Action and the Unknown
From February 8 - July 19, the DMA
is showing decades of masterworks
by Kazuo Shirago and Sadamasa
Motonaga, leaders of the post-war
avant-garde movement Gutai. Take
advantage of this rare opportunity toview this important collection.
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Classical Performance by Japanese Pianist
Chamber Music International:
Concert #4
Enjoy a evening of Mozart and Schubertfeaturing pianist Jon Nakamatsu andothers.
March 7, 8:00 pm
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Richardson
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Elvis has left Japan...and come to DFW!

Back to rock your socks off: Toki Toyokazu!
Elvis impersonator Toki Toyokazu will thrill you with all your favorites by
the King. Known for his charm on stage and his action-packed shows,
this is an opportunity not to be missed! Swoon while he croons at The
Crown and Harp on March 6 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
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Shigeru Ban Receives the Austin College Posey Leadership Award!
On March 26, Austin College will welcome Shigeru Ban to campus and to thePerot Museum in Dallas as the recipient of the 2015 Austin College Posey
Leadership Award. Mr. Ban's work as an innovative architect and humanitarian building disaster relief shelters of recyclable cardboard and paper - has given
new insight to the world of architecture.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW.
More Information
iPhoto Gallery

Thank you to all who attended Japan Update and made it possible!

JASDFW Calendar of Events

March 16

Icebreaker Enkai

Late MarchApril 20Hanami
Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner at the Four Seasons

May 2

Plano AsiaFest

September 19

2015 Sun & Star Golf Classic at Cowboys Golf Club

October 2-4

Plano Celebrates Japan: An Exchange of Japanese Arts & Culture

Upcoming Events & Activities
February 8 - July 19, 2015
Exhibit - Shiraga/Motonaga: Between Action and the Unknown
Hoffman Galleries, Dallas Museum of Art
MoreMarch 6 | 7 PM
Elvis Impersonator: Toki Toyokazu
The Crown and Harp (The Cavern)
MoreMarch 7- April 11, 2015
Exhibit - Noriko and Ushio Shinohara: Cutie and the Boxer in Dallas
Kirk Hopper Fine Art
MoreMarch 7, 2015 | 8 PM
Concert #4, Jon Nakamatsu on piano
Chamber Music International
MoreMarch 9
FUNimation at the Movies: Tokyo Ravens
Alamo Drafthouse, RichardsonMore