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2019 Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
Monday, May 13, 2019 | 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sun & Star Legacy Award Recipient:
Irene Hirano Inouye
President, U.S.-Japan Council
Bridges-to-Friendship Award Recipient:
Dallas Kiyari Daiko
Honorary Host
Doug Parker
Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
Join us as we honor outstanding supporters of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye, president of U.S.-Japan Council, will receive the Sun & Star Legacy Award for her lifelong contributions to U.S.-Japan relations on multiple levels and in many realms, especially through her leadership at the Japanese American National Museum and U.S.-Japan Council.
Dallas Kiyari Daiko will receive the Bridges-to-Friendship Award in recognition of its many years of sharing Japanese culture in North Texas.
The Award Dinner features a cocktail reception, silent auction, and an exclusive Patrons’ Reception for sponsors and dignitaries, followed by dinner and the award program.
Schedule
6:00 – 7:30 PM | Patrons’ Reception
6:00 – 7:30 PM | Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:30 – 9:30 PM | Dinner & Program
Venue
Omni Frisco Hotel
11 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034
Tickets
Members $250 | General Public $275
Registration for this event is now closed
* If you cannot attend, but would like to make a donation in support of the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, click here.
Sponsorships
Platinum $25,000 | Gold $10,000
Silver $6,000 | Bronze $4,000
Table (member) $2,750 | Table (public) $3,000
Silent Auction – Now Open!
Bidding open through 8:45 PM on Tuesday, May 10 with mobile bidding, you can bid with your smartphone – at the event, from home, or anywhere else.
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Sponsors
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Axxess
Bain & Company
Frisco Economic Development Corporation
Gulf States Toyota
Haynes and Boone, LLP
KPMG LLP
Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc.
Unisys
Yamagata Foundation
Bronze
Baker Botts LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Deloitte
EY
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Harwood International and Bleu Ciel
Jones Day
McKinsey & Company
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America
Richardson Economic Development Partnership
NTT DATA Services, LLC
Sanden of America Inc.
SMU Tower Center, Sun & Star Japan and East Asia Program
The City of Plano
The Okada Family Foundation