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    • 2024-11-16
    • 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Oak Ridge Country Club, 700 Oak Ridge Rd, Hopkins, MN 55305

    We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala will be held in person on Saturday, November 16th at the Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins.


    Register today! (Please click here)


    Both the Mondale Award and Mondale Scholarship will be presented at this event. The Mondale Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the building of understanding, cooperation, and respect between the people of Japan and Minn

    esota. The Mondale Scholarship is presented to students enrolled in Minnesota colleges and universities who want to broaden their knowledge of Japan through a combination of study and travel.


    Reception: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

    Banquet & Program: 6:30-9:00 p.m.


    Dress Code: Business Attire or Kimono

    Do you need Kimono dressing assistance? Please register here. The deadline is November 1.


    Mondale Award Recipients: Ann McCarthy and Patty Thornton

    Ann and Patty are the pioneers of K-12 Japanese language education in Minnesota, fostering international friendships and intercultural understanding. Ann initiated the first high school Japanese program at Washburn High School in 1986, followed by Patty's program at Susan B. Anthony Middle School in 1988. Together, they developed the first generation of middle and high school Japanese learners in the state. In 1987, they collaborated with Concordia Language Villages to launch a Japanese language immersion summer program, with Ann’s camping experience proving invaluable. They actively recruited students and support from the community and contributed to curriculum development.


    Both educators began their journeys as high school exchange students in Japan, which inspired their majors in Japanese at the University of Minnesota. They have since created numerous K-12 programs, led student trips to Japan, and engaged in various cultural events. Ann won the Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award in 2004 and continues to support Japanese educators in Minnesota. Patty has served as a pre-service teacher educator and Summer Program Director at Concordia Language Villages, where she helped establish a teaching philosophy that is now integral to all its programs. Their dedication spans over 35 years and continues to impact students and the community.


    Keynote Speaker: University of Minnesota Professor Tetsuya Yamada

    Prof. Tetsuya Yamada was born postwar in Tokyo, where he began studying traditional Japanese Ceramic practice. He received his MFA from Alfred University in 1997. He is a Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Through his ceramic-centered multimedia work, Yamada examines nature to explore fundamental truths about human nature.


    He has participated in artist residency programs, including Kohler Arts/Industry in 2002 and 2009, Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia in 2004, and European Ceramic Work Center in Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, in 2010. He is a recipient of the 2001 Tiffany Award, the 2005 McKnight Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, administered by The Northern Clay Center, and 2014 and 2019 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Visual Artists, administered by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Grand Prize (the highest prize among 25 prizes selected from 1,875 artists from 71 countries) at the 2011 Gyeonggi International Ceramix Biennale in South Korea (2011), and 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. Most recently, he was subject to his mid-career survey exhibition, Listening at the Walker Art Center.


    Mondale Scholarship Recipients 2024-2025


    It is with great pleasure that JASM presents the 2024 Mondale Scholarships to Sydney Chen (University of Minnesota), Molly Turley (St. Olaf College), Jonathan Cordano (Gustavus Adolphus College), and Sophia Heles (College of Saint Benedict).





    Please click here to purchase tickets.

    Early Bird (register by Oct. 18)

    $130/ Non-member

    $110/ JASM member


    Regular (register Oct. 19 - Nov. 8)

    $155/ Non-member

    $130/ JASM member

     

    Post Deadline (register after Nov. 9)

    $175/ Non-member

    $150/ JASM member



    • 2024-12-12
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • TBD
    • 50

    The 2024 Annual Meeting  is scheduled on December 12th at 6:30 pm this year. The location is to be dermined.

    At the meeting, we will be reflecting on the year as a whole and looking forward to next year. We’ll discuss additional ways we can further JASM’s  mission and will hold elections for board members.

    Mark your calendar!

2024-09-21 2024 JASM Charity Golf Scramble (in-person)
2024-08-18 2024 Japanese Obon Festival
2024-08-18 2024 Obon Festival Volunteers Needed!
2024-08-18 Rivals with a Cause: Red Team vs. White Team Fundraising Showdown
2024-08-16 2024 Mondale Award Nominations
2024-08-08 UFF DA!: How World War II Started a Japanese Community in Minnesota (Online)
2024-07-18 Mondale Scholarship Application Open
2024-07-14 Yosakoi Workshop (in-person)
2024-05-19 Harukaze 2024 (in-person)
2024-05-09 Working in Japan? Navigating Japanese Employment with Hiroshi Mitsuda (Online)
2024-05-08 JASM Member only! Japanese Language Class Listening Session (online)
2024-04-18 New Member Social 2024 (In-Person)
2024-04-11 Corporate Roundtable 2024 with Miller Milling Company (in-Person)
2024-03-21 Furoshiki Demo with Kazumi Kataoka (Online)
2024-02-21 (ONLINE) JSNC & NAJAS Friends Present: Japanese Houses: Stories of Remarkable Homes and the People Who Made Them
2024-02-20 Support J-Quiz, order Kana-chan Beanie now!
2024-02-16 Takuzo Ishida Memorial Scholarship
2024-02-11 J-Quiz 2024 Sponsorship Request
2024-02-11 J-Quiz 2024 (Online)
2024-02-01 JASM Member Recruitment Campaign
2023-12-23 Online viewing Harukaze 2023 "The Boy Who Drew Cats" by Asako Hirabayashi
2023-12-13 2023 Annual Meeting
2023-11-19 Chirimen (& more) Fundraiser 2.0
2023-11-04 2023 Mondale Award Winner!
2023-11-04 2023 Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala (in-person)
2023-11-04 Please join the 2023 Mondale Gala Online Auction!
2023-10-11 Elevating the Art of Gyotaku with Dwight Hwang (Online)
2023-09-23 2023 JASM Charity Golf Scramble
2023-09-17 Chirimen (and more) Fundraiser
2023-09-14 Ghibli Park: Encounters with Totoro and Laputa’s Robots with Dr. Jeff DuBois (Online)
2023-08-28 Grassroots Summit Host Family Needed
2023-08-20 2023 Japanese Obon Festival
2023-08-20 (Closed)2023 Obon Festival Volunteers Needed!
2023-07-09 Summer Festival Dance Workshop: Bringing Japanese Summer to the Sculpture Garden(in person)
2023-06-11 Harukaze 2023 "The Boy Who Drew Cats" by Asako Hirabayashi (in-person)
2023-05-25 Meet the Authors: Constance Hays Matsumoto & Kent Matsumoto, co-authors of "Of White Ashes" (Online)
2023-05-23 Reception for JASM Members : 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition (in-person)
2023-05-05 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition
2023-04-20 Mia Curator Talk: The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodōjin: Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist (Online)
2023-04-13 Corporate Roundtable with the Metropolitan Airports Commission
2023-03-30 Live from London, Artist Talk: Flora Inspired Ceramics of Hitomi Hosono
2023-03-12 Pre-Order Now for Kana-chan T-shirt!
2023-03-09 Live from Japan, Artist Talk: the Fine Art of Bookbinding with Yo Yamazaki (Online)
2023-02-16 JOI Talk: Japanese manners and customs (Online)
2023-02-12 Register Today: Online J-Quiz 2023 for Everyone
2023-01-26 JOI Talk: Japanese New Year Traditions and "Hanachozu" flower arranging (Online)
2022-11-19 2022 Mondale Award Winners!
2022-11-19 2022 Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala (in-person): JASM's 50th Anniversary
2022-11-18 Please join the Mondale Gala Online Auction
2022-10-27 Smart Agriculture and its Benefits (Online)
2022-10-06 Enthusiastic Cheering Culture of Japanese Baseball Fans
2022-09-24 Rhythm of Japan in ND: Celebrating the friendship of North Dakota and Japan
2022-09-17 2022 JASM Charity Golf Tournament
2022-08-21 2022 Japanese Obon Festival
2022-08-21 2022 Obon Festival Volunteers Needed!
2022-07-28 POSTPONED: Smart Agriculture and its Benefits (in person)
2022-07-17 YOSAKOI Dance Workshop: Bringing Japanese Summer to the Sculpture Garden
2022-06-30 Mia Curator Talk: “Minneapolis' New Clothes: Dressed by Nature—Textiles of Japan”
2022-06-12 Primavera: JASM 50th Anniversary Harukaze Concert 2022
2022-06-08 Corporate Roundtable with AgriPro/Syngenta
2022-04-28 ”Tattoo History" with Emi Nijiya (Online)
2022-02-24 Artist Talk ”Water Flows, Life Blooms" with Mayumi Amada (Online)
2022-01-27 A Tale of Two Friends: A Brief History of Minnesota-Japan Relations (Online)
2021-12-15 2021 Annual Meeting (Online)
2021-11-05 2021 Virtual Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala: Remembering Ambassador Mondale
2021-10-29 Special Sake Deal for Mondale Gala Night
2021-10-14 Corporate Roundtable with Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
2021-10-09 2021 JASM Charity Golf Tournament
2021-08-17 Shinshunkai Summer Throwback
2021-08-15 2021 Obon Festival
2021-07-22 A Story of Obon with Twin Cities Buddhist Association Sangha
2021-07-08 Kamishibai/Storytelling with Minneapolis Ibaraki Sister City Association
2021-06-05 Edamame Champ 全米エダマメ選手権
2021-05-20 Mia Curator Talk for Exhibition Tour in Japan
2021-04-18 Rakugo by Tozaburo Yanagiya: Shinshunkai(新春会)Part 2
2021-04-08 Kiritanpo Lesson with America-Japan Society of Akita
2021-03-14 Kazha Meet & Greet at Shinshunkai (新春会) 2021
2021-03-14 2021 Shinshunkai(新春会)
2021-03-09 Corporate Roundtable: North Dakota Edition
2021-02-25 Whiskey Tasting with Chris Uhde
2021-02-20 J-Quiz 2021

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Minneapolis, MN 55426


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