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Programs

2010 Programs and Regular Scheduling

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January 6th	JASA Monthly Mixer - First Wednesday, Monthly
January 20th	Birmingham English Conversation Class 英会話　- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. every third Wednesday at JASA office meeting room. No reservation necessary. Call 943-4730.
January 21st	JASA New Year's Open House - 新年会, The Energen Plaza, 5:45 - 8:00 p.m.
February 3rd	JASA Monthly Mixer - First Wednesday, Monthly
February 17th	Birmingham English Conversation Class 英会話　- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. every third Wednesday at JASA office meeting room. No reservation necessary. Call 943-4730.
February 27th	Matsuri in the Mall, Tuscaloosa Sister Cities, University Mall
March 3rd	JASA Monthly Mixer - First Wednesday, Monthly
March 17th	Birmingham English Conversation Class 英会話　- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. every third Wednesday at JASA office meeting room. No reservation necessary. Call 943-4730.
March 20th	Cherry Blossom Viewing お花見　Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Japanese Garden, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Free and open to the public. Martial Arts demonstrations, ikebana, koi fish, bonsai display, teahouse viewing, manga, anime, origami, Japanese lunch boxes, etc.
April 7th	JASA Monthly Mixer - First Wednesday, Monthly

April 22nd	JASA 21st Annual Dinner, The Club, Birmingham, Alabama
April 28th	Birmingham English Conversation Class 英会話　- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. every third Wednesday at JASA office meeting room. No reservation necessary. Call 943-4730.
May 5th	JASA Monthly Mixer - First Wednesday, Monthly
May 19th	Birmingham English Conversation Class 英会話　- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. every third Wednesday at JASA office meeting room. No reservation necessary. Call 943-4730.
May 25th	Imports/Exports Compliance Seminar, Mr. Mike Allocca, Allocca Enterprises - Location: Birmingham, AL Morning Presentation, Lunch, Afternoon Presentation.
June 9th	JASA Monthly Mixer - First Wednesday, Monthly
June 23rd	Birmingham English Conversation Class 英会話　- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. every third Wednesday at JASA office meeting room. No reservation necessary. Call 943-4730.

Sat. July 17th	JASA 2nd Annual Natsu Matsuri
Sat. July 17th	Where: Morgan Creek Winery, Harpersville, AL

October 10th	JAS Southeast Golf Co-op with JASA (AL) and JASG (GA) membership. See calendar tab at http://www.jasaweb.org/events/?eventID=21&date=10/10/2010

October	34th SEUS-Japan Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
October

JASA Outreach Program

Japan in a Suitcase Program

�Japan in a Suitcase� is a cultural outreach program of The Japan-America Society of Alabama about Japanese culture and language. Native Japanese will visit and offer presentations and fun activities on Japanese culture

Cost: $25/visit (maximum 2 presentations/visit) plus mileage

For more information, please contact Tamara Moriya at jasa@mindspring.com / (205) 943-4730

Other:

For more information, please contact Tamara Moriya at jasa@mindspring.com / (205) 943-4730

Projects

School and Community Programs/Japan-in-a-Suitcase
One important part of the Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) is to offer programs in elementary schools and in other community settings where Japanese culture may be introduced and enjoyed. A Japanese individual is available to visit and conduct these programs, and the "Japan-in-a-Suitcase" resource is also available. "Japan-in-a-Suitcase" is a new teaching tool for Alabama elementary schools. The suitcase contains traditional Japanese clothing, books, music cassettes, video tapes, and other regalia to introduce Japan's culture to the young children of Alabama.

Contact: Tamara Moriya at (205) 943-4730.

The Japan-America Society of Alabama Foundation
The Foundation provides financial security for JASA to undertake comprehensive programs that address important bilateral social, cultural, economic and political issues.

The Foundation is incorporated as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation and offers the opportunity for individual and corporate members to play a direct role in underwriting JASA's expanded initiatives in education, culture and commerce.

Contact: Tamara Moriya at (205) 943-4730.

Samuel Ullman Museum
The Samuel Ullman Museum honors a poet who spent most of his adult life in Birmingham. In his retirement, Samuel Ullman wrote a poetic essay entitled "Youth," which is widely known and appreciated in Japan. A shared interest in the poem and its author provides a unique and positive link between the United States and Japan.

JASA is pleased to have been involved in the fund-raising and purchase of the Museum which was deeded to the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Significant contributions are now being sought to complete the renovations within the Museum and to establish meaningful programs at the site.

Contact: Tamara Moriya at (205) 943-4730.