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EVENT FOLLOW-UP
Luncheon Educational Presentation
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A certified genetic counselor, Teresa Blake at Alnylamale talked about hATTR, a rare disease and Japanese patients.
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EVENT FOLLOW-UP
The summit was a huge success. Thank you for US-Japan Council for "a momentous step forward in the Japan-Texas economic partnership!"
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EVENT FOLLOW-UP
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2125-C Goodrich Ave
Austin TX 78704
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EVENT FOLLOW-UP
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6929 Airport Blvd #121,
Austin, TX 78752
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EVENT FOLLOW-UP
422 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX 78701
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EVENT FOLLOW-UP
7/21/18
Japanese Koto Performance
3014 Washington Square
Austin, TX 78705
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UPCOMING EVENT
9/6/2018
JASGA Members Social Mixer
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JASGA Newsletter
Summer 2018
is compiled and edited by:
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Kako Ito
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Dear Friends,
Hello Summer - Happy Summer!
暑中お見舞い申し上げます。
Summer greetings to all of you!
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July 30th is the day of Umeboshi.
Sour, salty, and with surprising health benefits, umeboshi plums have been a staple in Japanese cuisine for centuries. Also known as the "sour plum," "Japanese apricot" or "Japanese plum," the umeboshi is the dried or pickled fruit of the ume.
The umeboshi has a high citric acid content, which gives it a distinctly sour taste. Ume fruit are harvested at the end of June, right when their juice has reached peak acidity. Because of their intense flavor, umeboshi are typically combined with white rice and consumed as a side dish or inside a rice ball. Umeboshi paste and umeboshi vinegar are also available as an easy way to spice up any dish.
In terms of nutrition, umeboshi contains a good chunk of the potassium, manganese and fiber you need in a day. Plus, it's low in calories, giving you the most nutrition
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JASGA COMMUNITY NEWS - Dr. Sheila Fling
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Dr. Sheila Fling is a JASGA lifetime member and has been supporting our activities for a long time. She received second degree Certificate (Jun Kyoju) or an Associate professor in the Urasenke tradition
Dr. Sheila Fling has studied tea (Chando) since 1992 in both Japan and the USA for 26 years, with many teachers, primarily Nabeta Tanaka ("Soyu") sensei. Fling sensei has received 13 licenses, 4 teaching certificates and her tea name "Soshin" (lit. master, heart/mind) from the Urasenke Foundation in Kyoto, Japan.
This Urasenke tradition is the largest of the Japanese tea traditions and has spread its study of chado to over 30 countries. It has also been flexibly creative in adapting its six centuries of tradition to modern life."
On October 13, 2017, Fling Soshin sensei received 2nd degree certificate (Jun Kyoju), which is equivalent to an assistant or associate professor. Her teacher, Nabeta (Soyu) Sensei from Detroit and two others from Dallas drove to San Marcos to conduct the presentation ceremony in her Tatami room.
(Soyu Sensei is very high-ranking, honorary Meiyo Shihan.)
Congratulation, Sheila sensei!! Wishing that you keep teaching Chado (the Way of the Tea) and promote Japanese tea culture in Austin and Central Texas!
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WELCOME, CORPORATE MEMBERS
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Silver Bridge-Builder
Entrepreneur
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Japanese Language and Shodo
Classes
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Completed the 2018 Summer Session
on July 31st!
The 2018 JASGA Fall program will start on Wednesday, September 12. Please visit jasga.org in the mid-end of August and sign up for your class!
AUSTIN:
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Kisara Moore
Princeton University rising freshman
July 1, 2018
Konnichiwa!
My name is Kisara Moore. I was born in Austin and have grown up here speaking Japanese with my mother, who is from Tokyo. Although I've only visited Japan twice so far in my life, Japanese culture has shaped my upbringing and identity in significant ways. I received most of my schooling in Japanese at the Austin Japanese School (AJS), which I attended for ten years and graduated from in ninth grade. Outside of the classroom, AJS gave me exposure to various Japanese traditions, such as Undoukai (Sports Day) or Shinnenkai (New Year gathering). In order to keep up my Japanese after graduating from AJS, I took BYU's third year online Japanese course. I also spent a good chunk of my elementary and middle school years studying Japanese at Kumon under Dr. Kiguchi.
I'm extremely grateful to all the people in Austin who helped me learn Japanese over the years. As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate how much time and effort the older generation invests to make educational and cultural opportunities available for young people. A few years ago, I decided that I wanted to try to give back to the community in my own small way. I figured that by providing non-Japanese local youth with resources for exploring Japanese culture, I could give them a taste of what I'd been fortunate enough to experience growing up. With this goal in mind, I started a Japanese culture club at my high school and a Japanese language and culture program called "Let's Go Nihongo!" at a couple of public libraries. In my club, members engaged in thematic discussions and were exposed to Japanese language basics as well as Japanese cultural traditions, such as calligraphy, cooking, and origami. At the same time, we took on more ambitious projects for special causes, such as a fundraiser for Japanese cancer research. My free, monthly workshops at the library focused on cultural presentations and language-learning activities geared towards younger children.
Having just completed a gap year program in southwestern China, I plan on spending a month of my summer traveling in Japan and then participating in the Japanese American Citizens League's week-long national convention in Philadelphia, where I hope to further my understanding of issues important to the Japanese-American community. This fall, I will be matriculating at Princeton University, where I am considering a major in East Asian Studies or international relations.
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Have a delighted rest of Summer!
Japan-America Society of Greater Austin
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