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The Fort Worth Japanese Society
Newsletter
Sept. - Oct. 2015
www.fwjs.org
Cormorant Fishing –
flames attract fish to
the surface so that
trained cormorant
birds can catch
them.
Sept. 13th Luncheon
Pot Luck and a
Movie
Our Mission:
To foster understanding between Japanese and Americans by providing
an opportunity to learn about Japan, it’s people, language and culture.
September Luncheon
Sunday, Sept. 13th - From 12:30PM at the
Yamagata Center
Pot Luck and an Emmy Award Winning Movie
We will have pot luck for this luncheon, and as always, those attending will be
bringing their favorite food preparations. It’s always a treat so don’t miss out.
While we are enjoying the food, we will play the short movie “The Legacy of Heart
Mountain,” an Emmy Award-Winning documentary story about the Japanese
internment during WWII. Ten internment camps were established in California,
Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and Arkansas. There were other facilities
throughout the country, including in Texas – Crystal City, Kenedy, Ft. Sam Houston
and Seagoville. Eventually these camps held over 120,000 persons.
Please don’t hesitate to bring your children – we will also show Japanese anime
in the front classroom for them during the same time.
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Fall Festival in the Japanese Garden
Sat. Oct. 24th – Sun. Oct. 25th
Volunteers Needed
Place your name on the sign-up sheets at the Yamagata Center or contact the
leads 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
We hope all of you have had a wonderful summer. As you can see from our Recent Events
section, we’ve had a number of activities this summer and are busy preparing for the fall
season. Our September luncheon is coming up soon and will be pot luck and a movie. Also,
please note that we are moving our Bazaar from December to November this year.
July Luncheon – Tanabata Festival
Over sixty of us enjoyed our luncheon
celebrating this festival as Chef Julia
Dunaway cooked and organized our
various food stations, including the
popular takoyaki stand with Akiko
Sonnenmann and Mikako Daniel. Chef
Kevin Martinez brought out his food truck
again and served yakitori. He also had a
friend make red bean ice cream which
was praised by all. Marcia King led us in
making kirigami (paper cutting), Lisa
Meyer played the Japanese part of the
Tanabata story and Lisa Reinhart played
the English version with our kamishibai
theater. And of course, all of us had a
chance to hang our wish, tanzaku, on our
wish tree.
Tanzaku (wishes) were placed on our bamboo wish
tree at our Tanabata Luncheon
Texas Rangers “Japan America Friendship Night
The Texas Rangers set aside Monday, August 17th as “Japan America Friendship Night.”
The heat kept most of us away, but our Dondoko Taiko Drummers were dramatically greeting
Ranger fans with the sound of their drumming. The Rangers won that evening beating the
Seattle Mariners 4 to 3.
Gift of Hagoita Paddles
Two beautiful hagoita paddles were donated to our society by Masashi Yanagisawa, a
professor in the School of Medicine at University Tsukuba. Some may remember him at the
person who entertained us with his flute playing several years ago. We will find a nice place
to add them to our décor.
Sendai Students Visit Fort Worth
Six high school students with their adult supervisors visited Fort Worth on August 6th and had
lunch at Joe T. Garcia Mexican restaurant. These were student ambassadors from the
Dallas/Sendai Sister City program and they wanted to include Fort Worth in their area
sightseeing. Their entire visit was organized by Cori Hallock, a member of the FWJS board
who is now the Program Manager for the Japan American Society of DFW.
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Society News –
continued
UPCOMING EVENTS
September Luncheon – Sunday Sept.
13th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
We will have pot luck for this luncheon,
and while we are enjoying the food, we
will play the movie “The Legacy of Heart
Mountain,” an Emmy Award-Winning
documentary story about the Japanese
internment during WWII. Please don’t
hesitate to bring your children – we will
also show Japanese anime in the front
classroom for them during the same time.
Japanese Garden Fall Festival Sat. Oct. 24 to Sun. Oct. 25
The Fall Festival in the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens is a great opportunity to share
what we know of Japanese culture to the general public. And – everyone who
volunteers has a great time. Sign-up sheets are at the front table at the Yamagata
Center or you can contact the head of each activity, listed on another page of this
newsletter.
Annual Bazaar – Sun. Nov. 29th
We have in the past had our Bazaar in December, but for this year, we are moving it
up to the last Sunday in November. The Japanese Palace Restaurant has always
graciously allowed us to have our event there, and so it will held there again. This
very popular event will feature okonomiyaki and yaki-soba, grilled at the cooking
tables (teppan), obento (one type including nigiri sushi with raw fish, and one type
with all cooked foods), bake sale featuring many Japanese sweets. More information
will be provided in our next newsletter.
Fort Worth Japanese Society Nagaoka Exchange Scholarship
We are announcing a scholarship for a society member student which will help pay to
join the Fort Worth Sister Cities summer student exchange program for 2016. Please
see another page in this newsletter for more details. This scholarship is for students
from 8th to 12th grades. Applications due Oct. 17th, 2015.
Japanese Language School
Mr. Makio Nishida has been the principal of our language school for many years now,
and has requested to retire from this position. Harvey Yamagata will act as the
principal beginning this fall semester. We are very thankful that Nishida-sensei has
been supporting our school for so long.
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日本人会会報—最近の出来事
皆さん、素晴らしい夏を過ごされたことと思います。「最近の出来事」
でご覧のように、今年の夏は多くのイベントを行い、今は秋に向けて
忙しく準備を進めています。９月のランチョンはもうすぐです。今月は
ポットラック、そして映画鑑賞。そして今年のバザーは１２月から１１
月に変更したので、ご注意ください。
７月のランチョン：七夕祭り
シェフ、ジュリア・ダナウェイさんが、明子ソネマンさんとみかこダニ
エルさんによる人気のあるたこ焼きスタンドを含めた様々なフードス
テーションの調理をし、まとめてくださり、６０人以上の参加者誰も
が楽しみました。
Marcia King led us in
シェフ、ケヴィン・マルチネスがまたフードトラックを持ってきてくださ
making kirigami to hang on
り、焼き鳥を焼いてくれました。彼の友人による小豆アイスクリーム
our wish tree
は絶品でした。マルシア・キングさんが切り紙を教えてくださり、リ
サ・マイヤーさんが日本語で、リサ・レインハートさんが英語で七
夕物語の紙芝居を披露してくださいました。そしてもちろん、みんな
で短冊に願い事を書き、笹の葉に飾りました。
テキサス・レンジャーズ「日米フレンドシップナイト」
テキサス・レンジャーズは８月１７日（月）を「日米フレンドシップナイ
ト」として確保しました。熱気は、私たちから遠ざかりましたが、どん
どこ太皷は、彼らの奏でる太鼓の演奏でレンジャーズファンを感動
的に歓迎しました。この日の試合はレンジャーズがシアトルマリナー
ズを４対３で下しました。
Lia Meyer and Lisa
羽子板の贈り物
Reinhart performs with our
kamishibai theater
２つの美しい羽子板が現・筑波大学国際統合睡眠医学研究・機構
長、教授の柳沢正史氏よりわが日本人会に寄付されました。何年
か前にフルートを演奏してくださったことを覚えていらっしゃる方もお
られるでしょう。どこか良い場所に飾りましょう。
仙台の学生、フォートワースを訪問
８月６日に、大人の引率者と共に６人の高校生がフォートワースを
訪れ、ジョーTガルシアで昼食をしました。彼らは、ダラスと仙台の姉
妹都市プログラムからの学生大使で、フォートワースも地域観光に
含めたかったのです。これらの全訪問は、FWJSのボードメンバー
でもあり、現在DFWの日米協会のプログラムマネージャーでもある
コーリ・ハーロックさんによって手配されました。
Hagoita paddles donated
by Masashi Yanagisawa
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予定されているイベント
定例ランチョン：９月１３日（日）１２時半から
今月はポットラックです。食事を楽しんでいる間に、エミー賞を受賞したドキュメンタリー映
画「The Legacy of Heart Mountain」（邦題：証言-ハートマウンテン収容所の遺産）第二
次世界大戦の間の日本の抑留について）を鑑賞します。お子さんも是非連れてきてくださ
い。子供達に日本のアニメを同じ時間に教室で見せます。
日本庭園秋祭り・１０月２４日（土）１０月２５日（日）
フォートワース日本庭園での秋祭りは、一般の人たちに私たちの日本文化の知識をシェ
アできる素晴らしい機会です。そして、ボランテイァをする誰もが素晴らしい時間を過ごし
ます。サインアップの用紙は山縣会館のフロントテーブルにあります。またはニュースレ
ターに載っているそれぞれの活動のリーダーに連絡を取ってください。
毎年恒例のバザー・１１月２９日（日）
過去に毎年バザーを１２月に行っていましたが、今年は１１月最後の日曜日に変更しまし
た。ジャパニーズパレスはいつもこのイベントのために場所を提供してくださり、今年も場
所は同じです。この人気のあるイベントでは、鉄板で作るお好み焼き、焼きそば、そしてお
弁当は、握り寿司の入ったお弁当と、すべて火の通った料理のお弁当の２種類。日本の
和菓子を含むベークセール。詳しくは次のニュースレターで。
フォートワース日本人会長岡学生交流プログラ
ム奨学金
２０１6年のフォートワース姉妹都市協会の夏の
学生交流プログラムに参加する日本人会メン
バーの学生を支援する奨学金を発表いたします。
このニュースレターの別のページにて詳細をご
覧ください。この奨学金は８年生から１２年生ま
で。申し込みは２０１５年、１０月１７日（土）まで。
日本語学校
西田牧夫氏が長い間日本語学校の校長を務め
てくださいましたが、この度校長を辞めること希
望され、この秋学期より山縣ハービー氏が校長
を引き受けます。
西田先生、長い間日本語学校をサポートしてくだ
さったこと、心より感謝いたします。
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Our grateful thanks to Makio Nishida
who is retiring after many years as the
principle of our Language School.
Scenes From Our Tanabata Luncheon
Left: Julia Dunaway,
Kevin Martinez and
Alexis Moreno cook
in the food truck
Right: Joe Herness
with hot freshly made
food from the Yaitai
Food Kart
Left: Yakitori and
Yakisoba on charcoal
grill and griddle
Right: Mikako Daniel
and Akiko Sonnemann
busily preparing
takoyaki for hungrily
awaiting fans
Student Ambassadors from Dallas’ sister city Sendai visit Fort Worth
Japanese students try their hand at putting
together a Mexican fajita at Joe T’s in Fort Worth
Sendai student ambassadors with Harvey
Yamagata (top center) and Cori Hallock (top right)
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$2,500 Scholarship
The Fort Worth Japanese Society will
award a $2,500 scholarship to a
student who will proudly represent our
society in the Fort Worth Sister Cities
International
student
ambassador
program to Nagaoka, Japan in 2016.
Applications may be obtained by
emailing [email protected] or by
contacting Harvey Yamagata at 817737-9166.
Applications due Oct. 17th, 2015.
Fort Worth Sister Cities will select the
award winner.
Sister Cities’ student ambassadors with their
Nagoaka counterparts in Japan
Who is Eligible?
 Students from 8th to 12th grades with demonstrated leadership skills
 The student or his/her family must be a current member of the Fort Worth
Japanese Society.
 Experience and willingness to participate in FWJS activities and other community
service and volunteer activities
 Established academic accomplishments
 Ability to express ideas clearly both verbally and in writing
 Interest in international cultures
What are the Benefits?
 Develop leadership skills by representing the City of Fort Worth and the United
States.
 Learn diplomacy skills.
 Appreciation of volunteerism by participating in community service projects.
 Understanding of other cultures while living with a host family.
 New friendships expanding the potential for peace in the future.
Youth Ambassador exchanges are fun and memorable as students make new
friends while becoming globally fluent. Knowledge of the country’s language is not
a requirement for these exchanges, only the desire to understand and respect
other cultures.
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Society Activities
Dondoko Taiko (Drum
Group)
Drummers
with Fort
Worth Mayor
Price and
Nagaoka
Mayor Mori
at July 4th
Celebration.
This group performs at many
metroplex
festivals
and
special events. Practice every
Sunday 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
Contact: Asako Cosby 817737-6581
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.
Email [email protected]
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 Cell:
817-723-3213
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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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
September Luncheon – Sunday Sept. 13th, from 12:30PM at Yamagata Center
We will have pot luck for this luncheon, and the Emmy Award winning movie “The Legacy of
Heart Mountain,” about the Japanese internment during WWII. Please don’t hesitate to bring
your children – we will also show Japanese anime in the front classroom for them during the
same time.
Japanese Garden Fall Festival Sat. Oct. 24 to Sun. Oct. 25
The Fall Festival in the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens is a great way to have fun volunteering.
Sign-up sheets are at the front table at the Yamagata Center or you can contact the head of
each activity, listed on another page of this newsletter.
Annual Bazaar – Sun. Nov. 29th at the Japanese Palace Restaurant
This year’s Bazaar will be in November. This very popular event will feature okonomiyaki
grilled at the cooking tables (teppan), hot ramen, obento (one type including nigiri sushi with
raw fish, and one type with all cooked foods), bake sale featuring many Japanese sweets.
More information will be provided in our next newsletter.
Fort Worth Japanese Society
Tel: 817-294-5004
www.fwjs.org
3608 Park Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76133