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JASO PHOTO ALBUMS

Festival Japan 2007

Pictures now available!

JASO 100th Anniversary Dinner - June 30, 2007

Toyama Cup 2007

Japanese Language

Speech Contest

JASO 100th Anniversary

Ohanami Festival

JASO 100th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration



Known to our members simply as JASO (ja-zo), we are a private, non-profit, membership organization dedicated to promoting business, education, and cultural exchange and enhancing mutual understanding between the people of Japan, Oregon and SW Washington. We are the largest Japan-related organization in this region and sponsor a variety of programs each month. For more information on our programs and activities and on joining JASO, please "take off your shoes" and come right in! 

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Japan-America Society of Oregon

Fifty-Second Annual Awards Dinner

Friday, June 13, 2008

6:15 p.m. No-host Reception (Ballroom Foyer)

7:00 p.m. Dinner (Salons F-I)

Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront

1401 SW Naito Parkway

Portland, Oregon

Honored Guest Speaker

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

Vice Chairman, Hill & Knowlton

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2001-2006)

$100  per person

$1500 Corporate Table of Ten

$2500 Patron Table of Ten

Auction: Northwest Airlines Ticket Certificates

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2008 TOYAMA CUP

~ Japanese Speech Contest Winners ~

Grand Prize

Gi Sueng Lee - Portland State University

Division 1

1st Place: Aaron Kim - Lewis & Clark College

2nd Place: Michael Colby - Linfield College

3rd Place: Kiersi Burkhart - Lewis & Clark College

Division 2

1st Place: Gi Sueng Lee - Portland State University

2nd Place: Amy Shoemaker - Linfield College

3rd Place: Lisa Tsubouchi - Lewis & Clark College

Award of Encouragement

Division 1: Sarah Gordon - Lewis & Clark College

Division 2: Travis Christensen - Portland State University

Congratulations to all of the contestants for their hard work!

We would like to thank our sponsors and co-sponsors for making this event a great success.

Sponsors:

Toyama Prefectural Government

Japan-America Society of Oregon

Co-sponsors:

Association of Teachers of Japanese in Oregon

Consulate-General of Japan, Portland

Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland

Portland General Electric

Shokookai of Portland

State of Oregon

World Trade Center Portland

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48th Annual Golf Tournament and

Awards Dinner/Auction

Friday, August 8, 2008

The Resort at The Mountain

To make hotel reservations with the special JASO rate, please click here or call (503) 622-3101 or toll free 1-800-669-7666 by July 15, 2008.

JASO's Group Code: JASO43

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JASO After Hours

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Ashiyu Company

8015 SE 13th Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97202

featuring jazz by the Dennis Caiazza Duo

Music sponsored by:

InSpec Group
KPMG

Portland Roasting

$15 Members | $20 Non-members

(Space is limited)

To make a reservation, please call us at 503.552.8811.

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312 NW Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209
Phone: 503.552.8811 Fax: 503.552.8815
email: info@jaso.org
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