T-shirt Design Contest

Looking for something to do over winter break? How about making a design for a JASA T-shirt!?!
That's right! JASA's T-shirt Contest opens today! Anyone can enter! The winner will receive a free T-shirt!
Here are the rules:

• must use the template shown above
• should have "Japanese American Student Association at UMCP", "JASA", "日米学会", or something referencing JASA on it (DUH!)
  
• max 2 colors
• t-shirt background may be white or black
• may be 1-sided or 2-sided
  
• no gradients or halftones
• no references to copyrighted material (anime, videogames, etc..)
• avoid using the rising sun flag> , as it was once a sign of the Japanese Imperial Military and is offensive to some
• email your submission to jasaumd@gmail.com and put "JASA T-shirt" in the subject line. Include your name please.
• Deadline: Feb. 1
  

JASU Formal

Today Japanese American Student Union (JASU) hosted the JASU Formal at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza in DC (http://www.hamiltonhoteldc.com/).

What is JASU?? A collaborative organization comprised of Japanese organizations from various universities in the DC area, including: George Washington, Georgetown, Howard, George Mason, American, and of course CP! You can find the JASU facebook group in our links section!

Tickets were $20, and snacks were provided! Everyone dressed up and looked really nice!
We all got to know people from different schools, and had lots of fun dancing all night!
Also, a free domestic plane ticket was given away by AMNET travel agency!
After all the partying was done, many of us went out to eat!

Sushi Party

Today JASA had a sushi pary!
Lots of people came and learned how to make temaki-zushi, or hand rolls! And, of course, they got to eat it too!

The event was co-sponsored with the Asian American Studies Program (AAST). If you want learn more about AAST you can find a link to their website in our links section!

2nd GBM

Today at JASA GBM we played lots of fun games! (including the famous "telephone charades" which you see pictured above)
People also bought tickets for and learned more about the big event of the semester, JASU Formal! (more info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161142752643#/event.php?eid=161142752643&ref=mf) Please email mdeason@umd.edu to purchase tickets!
Everyone also learned how to get involved with this year's Taste of Japan! (JASA's biggest annual event!)

ONIGIRI FUNDRAISER

This Wednesday and Thursday, JASA sold onigiri (rice balls) for $1 each outside of Stamp.
We had ones with tuna filling and ones with no filling for vegetarians.
They were extremely popular and JASA made over $200 from sales!!

JASA is so grateful to the volunteers who helped make and sell the onigiri, and to the customers who bought them!

AASU Dish Network

Today JASA members attended AASU's Dish Network event where they enjoyed a diverse selection of noodle dishes! They also got to know others in our community, and learned about the importance of representing the Asian American community at the Diversity Forum on the 10/27.

Each AASU member group was allowed to submit one type of dish, and JASA made yakisoba (fried noodles).
The public voted for their favorite dish and JASA and won!!! The prize was $100 from AASU! Thank you to everyone who voted for us!

ONIGIRI MAKING

Today JASA President, Yuki, showed members how to make delicious onigiri (rice balls). This was in preparation for the famous Onigiri Sales JASA does for fund-raising!
And of course everyone got to eat the onigiri they made, too!