JAAPPAANN-AMMEERRIICCAA SOO CCIIEETTYY OOFF GEEOORRGGIIAA J -A S G ジジョョーージジアア 日日米米協協会会 22001166 AANNNNUUAALL DDIINNNNEERR GGAALLAA CCHHEERROOKKEEEE TT OOWWNN CCLLUUBB JJUUNNEE 2233 ,, 22001166 Airline Sponsor Benefactor Sponsors Entertainment Sponsor Partner Sponsors Gold Members Aflac The Coca-Cola Company Delta Air Lines TOTO USA YKK Corporation of America Silver Members Alston & Bird Daikin Applied Americas Deloitte Ernst & Young Georgia Dept. of Economic Development Georgia Power Company Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton KPMG Marsh USA Murata Electronics North America Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Toyo Tire North America Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta Corporate Tables Aon Risk Solutions, Gainesville-Hall County The JASG also thanks contributions from: Aflac, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, TOTO USA, YKK Corporation of America, Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta, Griffin Spalding Development Authority 2016 Annual Dinner Gala Reception & Silent Auction . Tomato & Mozzarella with Basil Pesto . Seared Tuna with Sweet Soy Glaze . Curry Chicken Satay with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce Welcome & Introduction Yoshi Domoto Executive Director Robert Johnson Chairman Toast by the Consul General The Honorable Takashi Shinozuka of Japan Consul General of Japan Dinner . Cherokee Chophouse Salad . Braised Short Rib of Beef and Seasonal Red Snapper with Lemon Parsley, Jumbo Asparagus, and Baby Carrot, finished with Cabernet Au Jus . Vanilla Bean Crème Brule, Caramelized Sugar Crust, Mixed Berries Remarks by Keynote Speaker Vanessa Ibarra Chief of Protocol City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office After Dinner Entertainment Madoca Kawahara Trio Door Prize Drawing Yoshi Domoto Executive Director Closing Remarks Robert Johnson Chairman Cherokee Town Club This year, the Society is proud to hold its Annual Dinner at the Cherokee Town Club. Chartered in 1956, the Cherokee Town Club recognized as one of America’s premier private clubs with a membership by invitation only. Cherokee held its first general business meeting on January 31, 1956, at the old Erlanger Theater, originally an opera house built in the 1920s on Peachtree Street near North Avenue. On October 13, 1956, members were able to hold their first official social function, a brunch, preceding a Georgia Tech football game, in the building known today as the “Town Club.” Their first formal dinner dance took place on December 8, 1956, in the original ballroom of the Grant Estate, now the Town Club’s expansive Main Lounge. The Cherokee Town Club has undergone several major expansions over the years, the last being in 2008/2009 which added another 25,000 square feet to the existing building. Cherokee, in 1997, was named the “very best private country club” in America in an inaugural poll of thousands of leaders in private club management. Cherokee was honored by the Club Leaders Forum by earning this mark of distinction in 2000, 2003, 2006, and again in March of 2009. The excellence of Cherokee’s facilities, combined with its commitment to the highest standards in dining and member services along with their long standing tradition of southern hospitality, has brought the club an extraordinary number of honors and awards throughout the years. MADOCA KAWAHARA TRIO Madoca™ Kawahara a.k.a. MADOCA™ [pronounced "ma du ka"] is a Japanese American female producer, pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Her style consists of contemporary/classic jazz, fusion, soul, funk, Latin and Salsa blended together to provide sustenance for your mind and soul. Madoca began studying piano/organ at the age of 7 and graduated the Senzoku Music University in Kawasaki Japan with a major in Composition and Piano. She had a 3-day live auditioned before she got her scholarship programs at the Nemu Music and she studied jazz piano, jazz theory, ensemble, compose, arrangement etc. under educators from Berkley College of music at the age of 18. Madoca got her first taste of show business in 1985 when touring with Japanese national bands and also performing on NHK TV in Tokyo/Osaka. From 1990 to 1993, she performed with several American Jazz/R&B bands in Tokyo/Yokohama, Yokosuka (included navy bases, NCO clubs etc.). She has worked with numerous American recording artists including Eric Marienthal, Paul Young, All 4 One, and more. She performs with passion, playing with deep feeling and expression. In 1998, Madoca™ Kawahara met guitar player/singer The Prince Project when he was touring in Hong Kong with Jason Bryant from the band S.O.S. Since then, they've traveled the world as a group. In 2003, Madoca™ Kawahara moved to Atlanta, Georgia to form her band called MADOCA™ & Company has been performing throughout the Atlanta area. Madoca™ Kawahara 's musical capability and style are influenced by and span the spectrum of Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample and Chick Corea, yet are uniquely her own. Her debut album "Mysterious Ways" (2005) and her 2nd CD titled "Amethyst" (2008) are now available everywhere. The songs "Spiritual", "Funk it up!", "Kamikaze Night", and “Jasmine” are played on Jazz 91.9 WCLK FM, Atlanta Music Radio, and other Jazz radio stations across the country. Madoca is currently working on her 3rd album, soon to be released. THE JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY OF GEORGIA SILENT AUCTION AND DOOR PRIZE DONORS AFFAIRS TO REMEMBER MERCURY GROUP AT MORGAN AFLAC STANLEY ALLIANCE THEATRE MERRILY BAIRD AON RISK SERVICES METROTAINMENT CAFÉS ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIO MICHAEL C. CARLOS MUSEUM ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN MIKI JUDO CLUB ATLANTA BRAVES MILLENNIUM GATE MUSEUM ATLANTA DREAM MURATA ELECTRONICS N.A. ATLANTA EVERGREEN MARRIOTT NAKATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT CONFERENCE RESORT NORIKAZU MORI ATLANTA FALCONS NORTH GEORGIA CANOPY TOURS ATLANTA GLADIATORS HOCKEY OMNI ATLANTA HOTEL ATLANTA HAWKS OTTER BOX ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER PARK TAVERN ATLANTA SHAKESPEARE TAVERN PEAVEY HVAC ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PIRATES' COVE ADVENTURE GOLF BARNSLEY RESORT REGENCY FINE ARTS & FRAME BROOKHAVEN AESTHETIC INSTITUTE SACHIKO KOGURE CARTER CENTER SAKE STORY CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS SEIGAKUIN ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL CNN SCHOOL DAVIO'S NORTHERN ITLIAN SHERATON ATLANTA HOTEL STEAKHOUSE SHOYA JAPANESE RESTAURANT DELTA AIR LINES SKYVIEW ATLANTA FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ATLANTA STONE MOUNTAIN PARK GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC STONEWALL CREEK DEVELOPMENT SUNO DESSERT GREATER ROME CHAMBER OF TAKA SUSHI COMMERCE THE BENEFIT COMPANY GRIFFIN SPALDING DEVELOPMENT THE BRADFORD AUTHORITY THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF HAL'S "THE STEAKHOUSE" FAME HENDERSON MILL DENTAL CARE THE WORLD OF COCA-COLA HIGH MUSEUM OF ART THOMAS FALLON PHOTOGRAPHY HOTEL NEW OTANI TOKYO TOMO JAPANESE RESTAURANT IZUMI CHIROPRACTIC TOTO USA JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY OF GA TULA INTERNATIONAL JUNICHI ANDO WAGAYA JAPANESE RESTAURANT KAJIMA BUILDING & DESIGN WILD ADVENTURES KOJI AOTO YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA KROGER ZOO ATLANTA MEDIEVAL TIMES # DONOR DESCRIPTION SPECIAL LIMITED NUMBERED SIGNATURE EDITION 1 CARTER CENTER OF "WHY NOT THE BEST?" AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER BAKUFU OHNO WOODBLOCK PRINT SET: 2 JASG "WATERMILL IN THE EVENING" & "CHILDREN AT NIGHT" 3 JASG FRAMED SUMO BANZUKE JAPANESE FRAMED ART SET: FRAMED UKIYOE JASG 4 WOODBLOCK PRINT & FRAMED SUMO BANZUKE BEADED EVENING PURSE IN RED AND BLACK WITH MERRILY BAIRD 5 A STYLIZED "KANJI” AND BAMBOO DESIGN "HAUKUNIN ISSU POETRY COLLECTION: TRANSLATED BOOK OF THE 100 POEM MERRILY BAIRD 6 COLLECTION AND A KUTANI BOWL WITH A HAND- PAINTED DESIGN OF THE PLAYING CARDS 64 INCH NECKLACE WITH SWAROVSKI FACETED CRYSTALS & INDEN STENCILED HANDBAG AND MERRILY BAIRD 7 BOOK OF "ONE HUNDRED LEAVES: NEW ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF HYAKUNIN ISSHU" JAPANESE ART SET: SHIPPO-YAKI (CLOISONNÉ) NORIKAZU MORI 8 PLATE & FRAMED SUMO BANZUKE 9 SACHIKO KOGURE DECORATIVE ORIGAMI HAIKU FAN MOBILE 1 HOUR PORTRAIT SESSION AND CUSTOM 12 INCH THOMAS FALLON PORTRAIT (EXPIRES 12/31/2016) & TWELVE-INCH 10 PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED EDITION ART PRINT (OR APPLY TOWARD ANY SIZE AND STYLE (EXPIRES 12/31/2016) ATLANTA NATURE SET: 4 GUEST PASSES TO THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN (EXPIRES 11 GARDEN & ZOO ATLANTA 03/21/2017) & 4 GENERAL ADMISSION ZOO ATLANTA TICKETS (EXPIRES 6/23/2017) ATLANTA MUSEUM PACKAGE: 4 PASSES TO THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER & 6 PASSES TO THE & MILLENNIUM GATE 12 MILLENNIUM GATE MUSEUM AND PRIVATE TOUR MUSEUM WITH DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM ATLANTA SHAKESPEARE 2 VIP PASSES TO ATLANTA 13 TAVERN SHAKESPEARE TAVERN WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER PERFORMANCE PACKAGE: 2 TICKETS TO A PREFORMANCE ATLANTA SYMPHONY DURING THE 2016-2017 CLASSICAL SEASON AT ORCHESTRA & ALLIANCE 14 THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & 2 THEATRE TICKETS TO AN ALLIANCE THEATRE PERFORMANCE DURING THE 2016-2017 SEASON 4 TICKETS TO ANY FAMILY SERIES PERFORMANCE CENTER FOR PUPPETRY INCLUDING MUSEUM ENTRY 15 ARTS AND WORKSHOP (EXPIRES 6/30/17) ATLANTA ART MUSEUM SET: 6 ADMISSION PASSES HIGH MUSEUM OF ART & TO THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART 16 MICHAEL C. CARLOS (EXPIRES 5/31/2017) & 5 TICKETS TO MUSEUM ALL FIVE OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AT THE MICHAEL C. CARLOS MUSEUM DOWNTOWN ATLANTA ENTERTAINMENT SET: 4 TICKETS TO SKYVIEW ATLANTA FERRIS WHEEL SKYVIEW ATLANTA & CNN 17 RIDE (EXPIRES 10/14/2016) & 4 ADMISSION TO CNN STUDIO TOUR (EXPIRES 6/23/2017) GEORGIA ADVENTURE SET: 4 ADVENTURES STONE MOUNTAIN PARK & PASSES + 1 PARKING PASS TO STONE MOUNTAIN 18 WILD ADVENTURES PARK (EXPIRES 12/31/2016) & 2 TICKETS TO WILD ADVENTURES (EXPIRES 1/1/2017) 4 GENERAL ADMISSION PASSES THE WORLD OF THE WORLD OF COCA-COLA 19 COCA-COLA (EXPIRES 3/31/2017) ATLANTA EVERGREEN 1 NIGHT STAY AT THE ATLANTA EVERGREEN 20 MARRIOTT CONFERENCE MARRIOTT