Japan Club of New Orleans

Japan Club of New Orleans
ニューオリンズ日本人会
ニューオリンズ日本人会会報
第三十六巻　第 287 号　August 2011
Year 2011 Board Members
会長：マイク・ダン　President: Mike Dunn
(mikedunn1@cox.net)　日本語の副会長：　有村　勝子
Japanese Vice President:
Katie Arimura
(katie.arimura@gmail.com)
英語の副会長：　ボブ・ターナー
English Vice Presidednt:
Robert A. Turner
( bobt1123@aol.com)
書記：中　篤行　Secretary: Atsuyuki Naka
(anaka@uno.edu)
会計：若林　征子　Treasurer: Masako Lastrapes
(mwakaba@bellsouth.net )
編集：早苗・カイザー
Editor: Sanae Keyser
(sanaekeyser@yahoo.com)
盆踊りのお知らせ
Bon Odori 2011
盆踊りの練習
Bon Odori Practice Sessions
Saturday, August 6
Saturday, August 13
Saturday, August 20
from 1 pm to 3 pm
Monroe Hall Room 251
at Loyola University
盆踊り
Bon Odori
Sunday, August 21
2 pm to 3 pm
Center Court
at Lakeside Shopping Center
みなさん、お誘い合わせの上、是非参加して下さい。
Please Come and Celebrate Bon Festival at the Lakeside
Shopping Center on August 21, Sunday, starting at 2pm. Our
tentative schedule is that after the opening performance by SGI taiko
group, we perform Tokyo Ondo, Sakura Sakura, Kawachi Otoko
Bushi, Kagoshima Ohara Bushi, and Tanko Bushi.
Japan Club of New Orleans
P.O. BOX 8501
Metairie, LA 70011
The Japan Club of New Orleans thanks everybody who contributed
www.japanclubofneworleans.org for this event.
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NOLA JAPAN QUAKE FUND.org
Greg Tokuyama
Following the devastating March 11th earthquake and subsequent tsunami and nuclear crisis, the members of the
Japanese community in the Greater New Orleans region, like so many others, felt compelled to aid the victims of
this heartbreaking disaster.
Having survived Hurricane Katrina, the people of our community share a special bond with the people in Japan
whose lives will be forever changed by this disaster. The NOLA Japan Quake Fund Coalition’s hope is that we
can assist the Japanese in their time of need, just as they did for us following Katrina.
As a unified voice, the members of jetaaNOLA, the Japan Club of New Orleans, the Japan Society of New
Orleans, the Japanese Garden Foundation of New Orleans, and the Ikebana International Chapter 97, advised by
Donna Fraiche, Honorary Consul General of Japan for New Orleans, have established the NOLA Japan Quake
Fund. The delivery of these funds is designed to be as strategic as possible, with the lowest possible overhead.
This fund will be administered by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the region’s oldest and most established
community foundation. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
You may not realize it, but NOLA has had a strong Japanese presence for many years, first contact with Japan
being made back in 1884 at the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans.
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After the devastation wrought during and after Hurricane Katrina, the Japanese donated over $44 million
dollars to local relief and recovery efforts.
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New Orleans' Japanese sister city is Matsue, located in Shimane Prefecture. Matsue was chosen because
writer Lafcadio Hearn was active in both New Orleans and Matsue. Hearn was a half-Irish half-Greek
immigrant to the U.S. who lived in New Orleans from 1877 to 1890 and wrote for several newspapers in the
city. He is often credited with "inventing" the image of New Orleans. Hearn then moved to Matsue, Japan
where he worked as a teacher and writer, penning several books about Japanese culture. He married the
daughter of a local samurai family. He took a Japanese name and is known mostly by Koizumi Yakumo in
Japan.
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An official Japanese consulate opening in New Orleans in 1922 and was open for 85 years, with a 10
year absence during World War II. In 2008, the consulate was moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
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Japan has a special place in its heart for New Orleans' music, and this has brought a number of premier
Japanese musicians to the city. Among others, Papa Grows Funk, Big Sam's Funky
Nation, Bonerama, Jeremy Davenport, Kermit Ruffins, and the Brass-A-Holics all feature Japanese
musicians.
The NOLA Japan Quake Fund consortium members organized a gala benefit fund raiser in support of the
Japanese disaster relief effort. A Night for Nippon was created. The Honorable Donna D. Fraiche, Honorary
Consul General of Japan in New Orleans with her husband, John Fraiche MD, served as Chairs for the event.
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Japan Club of New Orleans, jetaaNOLA, and Japan Society of New Orleans provided committee members.
Japan Club of New Orleans was represented by Katie Arimura, Hiroko Kusuda and Greg M. Tokuyama.
jettaNOLA was represented by Joe Ellis, Doug Tassin and Flora Williams. Japan Society of New Orleans was
represented by Willie Brown and Mike Turner.The Honorable Hiroshi Sato, Consul General of Japan in
Nashville served as one of the Honorary Chairs. Other honorary chairs included the Mayor of New Orleans, the
Honorable Mitchell J. Landrieu; New Orleans City Council members, the honorable Jacquelyn Brechtel
Clarkson and Arnie Fielkow; the Honorable Susan G. Guidry, the Honorable Kristin Giselson Palmer, the
Honorable Alexandra Mora; Gary LaGrange, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans; Kurt A. Gitter, MD and
Alice Yelen Gitter; Susan M. Taylor, Director, New Orleans Museum of Art; Mark A. Cooper, Director,
GOHSEP; and Gina Farago.
Little Tokyo Restaurant Inc.
www.littletokyonola.com
E-mail: contact@littletokyonola.com
1521 N. Causeway, Metairie: 831-6788
310 N. Carrollton, New Orleans: 485-5658
1340 S. Carrollton, New Orleans: 861-6088
13371 Hwy 90, Boutte: 985-331-0887
Asian Gourmet Market: 466-0077
A Night for Nippon was held on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The Patron Reception
kicked of the event followed by the Benefit Gala. The New Orleans Museum of Art generously provided the
venue.
The mood was set by Ikebana International Chapter 97 who provided exquisite floral decorations and the
Origami Group from Japan Club of New Orleans provided delicately folded Origami table decorations. Japanese
beer and Japan-inspired cocktails were complimentary provided by Glazer’s Distributors and fine wines and
champagne was donated by Cartes des Vins. Little Tokyo of New Orleans provided stunning Japanese
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appetizers. Musicians from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra provided the musical back drop for the gala
benefit. There were picture posters showing the devastating results of the March 11 th earthquake and subsequent
tsunami.
The Honorable Hiroshi Sato, Consul General of Japan in Nashville, the Honorable Donna D. Fraiche, Honorary
Consul General of Japan in New Orleans, and Alice Yelen Gitter refreshed the audience’s memory of the
catastrophic events of the need for disaster relief tsunami as well as subsequent rebuilding efforts and the reason
for the gala. They also expressed their gratitude for the generosity of the sponsors and donors for A Night for
Nippon.
Lexus of New Orleans was the named corporate sponsor for A Night for Nippon. Other corporate sponsors
included: Iberia Bank; Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz; Zen Noh Grain; the Port of New
Orleans; Jones Walker; Common Wealth REIT; Laitraim; Carte des Vins; Glazer’s Distributors; Little Tokyo
Restaurant; Float Studios and Turner Industries.
A Night for Nippon raised over $100,000.00 for NOLA Japan Quake Fund to be used towards the rebuilding
efforts in the affected areas of the Japanese earthquake-tsunami.
Jammin' for Japan
Yamagishi, Nori Naraoka, Nobu Ozaki and
Yoshitaka Tsuji. The New Orleans Jazz Taiko
Michelle Hansen
Drummers, a local youth drumming group, kept the
crowd entertained by performing between each
A fundraiser to benefit the NOLA Japan Quake
band’s set. Local radio station WWOZ 90.7FM
Fund, “Jammin’ for Japan”, was held on April 10, aired the event live on the radio as well as
2011, at the Rock N’ Bowl in New Orleans. Owner providing a live stream on their website,
John Blancher graciously donated the use of the
www.wwoz.org. Yumi Mano coordinated the food
venue for the event. The requested donation for
concession with Ninja restaurant, who took over
admission was $10, and over 800 people attended, the kitchen at Rock N’ Bowl to serve up their
many of whom were from out of town and visiting delicious soft shell crab po-boy along with other
New Orleans for business or for the French Quarter Japanese dishes. T-shirts with the event logo and
Fest, which was being held on the same weekend. band names were also sold, with the proceeds
A donation table was set up for people who wanted going to the fund. Daniel Morales of JetaaNOLA
to make an additional gift towards the fund. Eric and his group of volunteers organized a Celebrity
Paulsen from WWL-TV was the emcee for the
Bowling tournament, where guests could pay for a
night. John Gros of the band Papa Grows Funk
spot on the lane of their choice to bowl with one of
organized the music for the event. Five bands
the celebrities. Participants included Tom
played during the evening: Jeremy Davenport,
Drummond from the band Better Than Ezra,
Papa Grows Funk with Sunpie Barnes, Bonerama, Michiel Huisman from the HBO show “Treme”,
Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers and
Eric Paulsen and many of the musicians from the
George Porter Jr.’s Runnin’ Pardners. Four of the bands playing that evening. A silent auction with
five bands included Japanese musicians – June
some great one-of-a-kind items was organized by
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Michelle Hansen and a team of volunteers. Thanks
to many generous donors, the auction included
autographed CDs and DVDs, gift certificates from Other organizations supporting the event included
Greater New Orleans, Inc., the World Trade Center
numerous local hotels, restaurants and other
businesses, books, art and even a vintage bottle of of New Orleans and the Port of New Orleans. Port
wine from the Emeril Lagasse Foundation. Carrie of N.O. President and CEO Gary LaGrange said,
Williamson coordinated the public relations efforts "The generosity the Japanese people displayed to
and corporate donors. M.G. Maher & Company the City of New Orleans in the aftermath of
Inc., a worldwide shipping company, was the major Hurricane Katrina was overwhelming. Japan is one
of our top trading partners and we, as a maritime
sponsor of the event. President David
Schulingkamp said, “Japan has consistently been community, have long-lasting relationships there.
Our hearts go out to them as they recover from the
one of the largest trading partners of the Port of
New Orleans and the Mississippi River at large for events of the earthquake and tsunami and stand
ready to assist in any way we can. NOLA Japan
decades and our company has had excellent
relationships with the Japanese Trading Companies
and manufacturing companies that have been
involved in the trade here and throughout the
United States since the mid-fifties. Besides
business, we have been fortunate to develop warm
friendships with many Japanese people and
remember well the generous assistance afforded to
New Orleans and Louisiana by Japanese companies
and organizations in the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina. Our heartfelt sympathies and feelings go
to the families and friends of Japan. By supporting
the recovery effort with the event "Jammin’ for
Japan" we hope that the language of jazz and the
other music of New Orleans will be a small token
of our respect, and another bond between ourselves
and the Japanese people. From the city first made
known in Japan by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi
Yakumo) and who in turn taught us many of the
first things of Japanese culture, we say thank you.
We are with you in all of your recovery efforts."
Horinoya Restaurant & Sushi Bar
920 Poydras Street, New Orleans
Mon-Fri Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm
Mon-Sat Dinner 5:00pm-9:30pm
(Till 10pm on Fri and Sat)
Close on Sunday
Quake Fund's Jammin' for Japan is just a start to a
lasting effort that I know the entire community will
embrace to assist in their recovery over the longterm." A special thanks goes out to the children of
Arabi Elementary School, who raised $200 for the
event through their Dollar Blue Jean Day
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fundraiser! In total, the event raised more than
年もこちらに来られました。来年2012年には、是
$51,000 for the NOLA Japan Quake Fund. Photos 非、日本祭に出場したいということです。
are available to view at
http://www.jetaanola.com/2011/05/17/jammin-for- Bon Odori with the Hatsuneya Family in Osaka
japan-photos/
Sanae Keyser
Kyoto 2
It is Bon Odori season in Japan. While my
family stayed in Osaka this summer, Mr. Hidewaka
Hatsuneya and Mrs. Kazuki Hidewaka welcomed and
invited us to one of their Bon Odori festivals. They are
the head of the fourth generation Japanese traditional
family Hatsuneya who perform and teach Kawachi
Ondo in Osaka. In 2003 and 2004 before Huricane
Katrina stuck the city, they participated at Japan Fest
and were well received by the audience. Since they
love New Orleans music so much, they visited us in
New Orleans just to come listen to the music. They
expressed that they hope to come to participate at Japan
Fest again in 2012.
Japanese Restaurant
5608 Citrus Blvd.
Harahan, La 70123
Tel: (504) 818-0228
Fax: (504) 818-0944
Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:00-2:30 pm
Sat. 12:00-4:00pm
Dinner Mon. -Thurs. 5:00-9:30 pm
Fri.-Sat. 5:00-10:00pm
Sun. Close
Minyo Group
We are going to have Japanese folk dance
practice sessions on Wednesdays, August 3rd, September
7th, October 5th, and November 2nd, 2011. The time of
the practice is from 6 to 7:30 pm and the location is at
the Slidell Library. If you are interested, please call
Sugai Barker (985 649 2781) or Sanae Keyser (504 583
1156).
初音家一家と大阪の盆踊り
サナエ・カイザー
日本では盆踊りの季節です。この夏、大阪
に滞在中、うれしくも初音家秀若先生と歌月先生
が演奏される盆踊りに誘っていただきました。彼
らは河内音頭を伝承することに勤められる家元の
四代目で、各地でいそがしく行事に出演されてい
ます。ニューオリンズの日本祭には、2003, 2004
年と市内がハリケーンに襲われる前に出場され、
大賑わいになったことがまだ鮮明です。彼らは、
ニューオリンズの音楽が大好きで、そのために去
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クラブ俳壇 Haiku Club
赤いつつじが　垣根の藤咲く　庭かな
白いつつじと桜の木　すべて　ハリケーン前の　庭なり　川崎　さと
りすが遊ぶ庭　愛犬も老いて　追いかけず　Sato Kawasaki
俳句
夏枯れや　茄子　一色　の　畑かな
ブルージエイ　四度目　の　水浴び　まだ　足らず
旱魃　に　水　乞う　小鳥　数を　増し
次々に　小鳥　啄ばむ　青　葡萄
短歌
雪解けで　洪水に逢う　幾千人　被害重なる　民　哀れなる
旱魃　で　僅かに　咲いた　花しょうぶ　生けて楽しむ　平和なる　日々
メイルにて　始めて知った　岐阜県の　白川郷　の　草葺　の　家
日中　は　昼寝で過ごす　猫達の　暑さを凌ぐ　南部　の　夏
菅井
Sugai Barker
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From the Editor
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I want to thank everyone for taking your time to send me information, articles, etc. I'm feeling a heavy
responsibility to deliver to you. Please give me your feedback, etc. anytime.
Thank you everyone for any help you provided to create the newsletter.
S.K.
Deadline Date
次号の締め切りは、九月二十日です。
The deadline for the next issue is September 20th.
E-mail の使える方は、どうぞ日本語と英語で原稿を送って下さい。
Please send your articles in Japanese and English by e-mails.
My e-mail address: sanaekeyser@yahoo.com
E-mailの使えない方は原稿を下記に郵送して下さい。
If you have problem with e-mails, please mail your articles to:
Sanae or Archie Keyser
420 Yenni Drive
Kenner, LA 70065
Send your donations, messages to the board members, etc. to:
Japan Club of New Orleans
P.O. BOX 8501
Metairie, LA 70011
You can view Japan Club of New Orleans newsletters anytime at
www.japanclubofneworleans.org
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