The Fort Worth Japanese Society Newsletter

The Fort Worth Japanese Society
Newsletter
Mar. – Apr. 2015
www.fwjs.org
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Mar 15th
“Kodomo
“Kodomo no Hi”
Luncheon with
“mochi” and
and
“oyakodonburi”
Our Mission:
To foster understanding between Japanese and Americans by providing
an opportunity to learn about Japan, it’s people, language and culture.
March Luncheon – Kodomo No Hi
Sunday Mar. 15th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
We’ll celebrate “Kodomo No Hi” (combines
“Tango no Sekku” – Boys Day – and
“Hinamatsuri” – Girls Day or Dolls Festival).
We will demonstrate mochi making as well as
give you a chance to make your own mochi,
and of course, eat it. The food will be “Oyako
Donburi” (chicken and egg over rice) prepared
by Chef Julia and the society’s Events
Committee. $12 for adults, $8.00 for children 8
– 12, children 7 and under are free.
Baking mochi
Making daifuku mochi
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Spring Festival in the Japanese
Garden
Sat. Apr. 25th – Sun. Apr. 26th
Volunteers Needed
Place your name on the sign-up sheets at the Yamagata Center or
contact the lead person for each activity below:
Origami – Irene Koscal: 817-294-4633 [email protected]
Calligraphy – Wes Noles 817-847-5821 [email protected]
Japanese Games – Elishia Flowers 817-534-6236 [email protected]
Kimono Dress-up – Haruko Herness 817-560-8761 [email protected]
Kamishibai- William Winston 817-370-2343 [email protected]
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SOCIETY NEWS - RECENT EVENTS
Shinbokukai (Dinner Get-Together)
Twenty-four of us enjoyed our get-together
at Hanabi Ramen & Izakaya. Chef Ito
Takao came out to be sure we were all
taken care of well. Having small helpings
of various dishes in the “izakaya” style
works great in a social setting where we
can all talk and dine in a leisurely fashion.
Hanabi is located at 3204 Camp Bowie Blvd.
February Luncheon
Our “sukiyaki” luncheon was again well
attended with 37 members, some of whom
had never had sukiyaki before, so it was
quite a treat. Chef Julia Dunaway will
provide some background information and
cooking directions. One diner at each of
the tables was selected to be the main
cook, and even though at least one person
had never made sukiyaki before, it came
out great and everyone enjoyed the
experience. Bingo immediately followed
lunch.
All set to enjoy suikiyaki
Legends of Women Throughout Time
Elaine Yamagata, one of our society’s
founders, was honored on Friday, March 6th
by the Friendship Force of Fort Worth at
their “Legends of Women” event. As many
of you know, Elaine was a very successful
business woman as president of the
international trading division of Tandy
Corporation and on boards of numerous
cultural and philanthropic organizations.
The Friendship Force is involved in many
home-stay exchanges internationally as
well as domestically.
Elaine Yamagata recently
celebrated her 93rd Birthday
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Society News –
continued
UPCOMING EVENTS
March Luncheon – Sunday Mar. 15th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
We’ll celebrate “Kodomo No Hi” (combines “Tango no Sekku” – Boys Day – and
“Hinamatsuri” – Girls Day or Dolls Festival). We will demonstrate mochi making as well
as give you a chance to make your own mochi, and of course, eat it. The food will be
“Oyako Donburi” (chicken and egg over rice) prepared by Chef Julia and the society’s
Events Committee. Nobuko Foshee will prepare the otsukemono (pickled vegetables).
$12 for adults, $8.00 for children 8 – 12, children 7 and under are free. You should
have received a phone call or email regarding this event already. If you have notyet
done so, please RSVP by Wednesday March 11th (at latest, March 12th) to Nobuko
Foshee at (817) 738-4524 or Harvey Yamagata at (817) 737-9166 or email to
[email protected] or [email protected].
Discover Japan – Sunday Mar. 22nd
We are again hosting an educational session for Fort Worth Students who will be
visiting Nagaoka, Japan, this coming summer. This program, conducted by Sister
Cities International of Fort Worth, enables many Fort Worth students to live with a
Japanese family for two to three weeks. Fort Worth families, in turn, host many
Nagaoka students. The Fort Worth students attend our session to get a taste of Japan
and to learn some basic Japanese language skills so they can enjoy their visit to the
fullest. Several of our members volunteer their time to provide this program.
Spring Festival in the Japanese Garden – Sat. Apr. 25th to Sun. Apr. 26th
It’s time again for the Japanese Garden Festival. Volunteer sheets will be on the front
table in the Yamagata Center and this time, John Pickett will work to enable people to
volunteer via the FWJS website. Put these dates on your calendars so you won’t miss
the fun in volunteering for our various cultural demonstrations in calligraphy, origami,
tea ceremony, taiko drumming, Japanese games, Kamishibai, kimono dress-up, etc.
May Luncheon – Sunday May 17th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
From time to time, we are honored to have the Consul General of Japan in Houston
visit us at one of our luncheons. The honorable Nozomu Takaoka graduated from
Tokyo University and studied at Oxford University in England. He has served in
various positions internationally, including Italy, Sweden and most recently in Iran
before coming to the U.S. He and his wife have a son and a daughter. The food will
be pot luck so please bring your favorite food to share with us and the Consul General.
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日本人会会報—最近の出来事
親睦会
花火＆ラーメン居酒屋で行われた親睦
会に２４名が出席しました。シェフの
伊藤たかお氏が万事うまくいっている
か確認しにテーブルまで来てくれまし
た。居酒屋スタイルで、様々な料理を
囲んでみんながのんびりと楽しく食事
をするのはとてもよかったです。
２月の定例ランチョン
２度目のすき焼きランチョンは３７名
もの出席者、中にはすき焼きが初めて
と言う人もいたので、かなりのご馳走
となりました。シェフのジュリアダナ
ウェイさんはすき焼きの背景、また作
り方を説明してくれました。各テーブ
ルに一つの鍋、メインのコックが選ば
れました。テーブルに最低ひとりはす
き焼きを作ったことがなかったので、
それはとても美味しくでき、誰もが楽
しみました。その後すぐにビンゴが行
われました。
Legends of Women Throughout Time
フォートワース日本人会の創立者のひとりである山縣イレインさんは３月
６日（金）フォートワースのフレンドシップフォースから「リジェンドオ
ブウーマン」のイベントで表彰されました。みなさんご存知のように、イ
レインさんはタンディ・コーポレーションの国際貿易部門の社長として、
数多くの文化や社会奉仕団体のボード上で非常に成功したビジネスウーマ
ンでした。フレンドシップフォースは、屋内外で多くのホームスティ交流
に関与しています。
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予定されているイベント
月例ランチョン：３月１５日（日）午後１２時半から
山縣センター
「子供の日」をお祝いしましょう。ひな祭り（３月３日と子供の日
（端午の節句）５月５日を合わせて祝います。）お餅作りのデモンス
トレーション、ご自分で好きなお餅を作ります。食事はシェフジュリ
アダナウェイさんが用意する親子どんぶり（ご飯の上に鶏肉とたま
ご）。大人１２ドル、8歳から１２歳の子供は８ドル、７歳以下の子供
は無料です。すでに電話かEメールでこのランチョンについて連絡が
いっていると思います。もしまだ連絡がなかった場合、３月１１日
（水）までに（遅くとも１２日）信子フォッシーさん（817）
738−4524、またはハービー山縣さん（817）737−9166 またはEメール
[email protected] or [email protected]. までお願いし
ます。
ディスカバージャパン
３月２２日（日）
今年の夏、日本の長岡を訪問するフォートワースの学生のために、再
び教育セッションを主催します。フォートワースの国際姉妹都市協会
が行っているプログラムは、多くのフォートワースの学生が日本の家
族と２、３週間過ごせるようにします。このセッションに参加する学
生たちは最大限に日本の訪問を楽しむことができるよう、日本の味を
経験し、基本的な日本語能力を学びます。何人かのメンバーが時間を
割いて奉仕してくださいます。
日本庭園での春祭り：４月２５日（土）、４月２６日（日）
日本庭園でのお祭りがまたやってきました。ボランティア表は山縣セ
ンターのフロントテーブルにあります。そして今回ジョンピケット氏
が日本人会のウェブサイトからボランティアを書き込めるようにして
くださっています。書道、折り紙、茶道、太鼓、日本のゲーム、紙芝
居、着物ドレスアップなどで様々な日本文化のデモンストレーション
のボランティアを楽しむチャンスを逃さないように、カレンダーに書
き込んでください。
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日本語クラスニュースレター
春の運動会 ３月9日
Spring Sports Festival ( March 9th )
The festival held inside the building due to bad weather.
However, All students had a great time with laughter and tears!!
ご協力くださいました、ご父兄、並びに日本人会、ボランティアの方々にお礼申し上げます。ありがとうございました。
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Scenes From Our Sukiyaki Luncheon
Chef Julia adding a generous
portion of sake into her sauce
A cornucopia of fresh
vegetables
Ian tries cooking sukiyaki (look at
that beautifully sliced beef!)
Julia talks about sukiyaki cooking
Kazuko Hales cooks at her table, and
the deliciously laid out food below
shows that she’s done this before
John and Julia Yoon cooking their first sukiyaki while
Rick, Sandra, Mike and Wes eagerly await.
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Society Activities
Drummers
with Fort
Worth Mayor
Price and
Nagaoka
Mayor Mori
at July 4th
Celebration.
Dondoko Taiko (Drum
Group)
This group performs at many
metroplex
festivals
and
special events. Practice every
Sunday 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
Contact: Asako Cosby
Japanese Language Class
Adult classes Mondays 6:00-7:30pm.
(There may be other evenings,
depending on class size.) Children’s
classes Mondays 4:45-5:30pm (must
be over 3 years old). Very reasonable
tuition.
Visit
our
website
at
www.fwjs.org. Contact: Harumi Sharp.
Students
practicing
calligraphy at
our language
school
demonstration
Classical Japanese Dance
This is a relatively small group meeting at the Society
every Monday morning from 11:00am to 1:00pm. The
instructor is Mrs. Keio Miyamoto, an accredited master
of Fujima School. If anyone is interested in Japanese
dances, please come and join us. The group enjoys
dancing with other Fort Worthians at the spring and
autumn Japanese Festival. Contact: Teruko Green
Kurumi Ningyo
This group makes Japanese crafts and
meets from 10:00am to 2:00pm every other
Wednesday. Contact: Nobuko Foshee
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Optional: Membership dues do not cover all expenses such as maintaining our building which
facilitates all our activities. These expenses are augmented by donations and fund raising events.
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Donations will be recognized in our newsletter. The Fort Worth Japanese Society is a not-for-profit
organization and contributions are tax deductible.
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Local Business Supporters
Arigato Gozaimasu
[email protected]
Natsuko E Piano Studio
3209 Lawndale Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76133
Tel. (818) 481-1384
Piano lessons for all ages and levels.
Over 10 years of teaching experience.
5121 Pershing Ave Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 737-8568
Would you like to advertise
in our Newsletter?
Contact Harvey Yamagata at
[email protected]
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Fort Worth Japanese Society
3608 Park Lake
Fort Worth, TX 76133
SAVE THE DATE
March Luncheon – Sunday Mar. 15th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
We’ll celebrate “Kodomo No Hi” (combines “Tango no Sekku” – Boys Day – and
“Hinamatsuri” – Girls Day or Dolls Festival). Eating and making mochi as well “Oyako
Donburi” (chicken and egg over rice).$12 for adults, $8.00 for children 8 – 12, children 7 and
under are free. RSVP by Wednesday March 11th (at latest, March 12th) to Nobuko Foshee at
(817) 738-4524 or Harvey Yamagata at (817) 737-9166 or email to
[email protected] or [email protected].
Spring Festival in the Japanese Garden – Sat. Apr. 25th to Sun. Apr. 26th
Volunteer sheets will be on the front table in the Yamagata Center and this time. See inside
for persons to contact directly to demonstrate calligraphy, origami, Japanese games,
Kamishibai and kimono dress-up.
May Luncheon – Sunday May 17th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
Consul General of Japan in Houston, the honorable Nozomu Takaoka will be our guest
speaker. He has served in various positions internationally, including Italy. The food will be
pot luck so please bring your favorite food to share with us and the Consul General.
Fort Worth Japanese Society
Tel: 817-294-5004
www.fwjs.org
.
3608 Park Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76133