The Japanese School of
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
(ダラス補習授業校 ''Darasu Hoshū Jugyō Kō'') is a
part-time Japanese educational program for Japanese citizens and
Japanese Americans
are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian Americans, Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 United States census, 2000 census, they have declined in ...
located in the
Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The school office in
Dallas
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, and it conducts its classes at Ted Polk Middle School in
Carrollton. As of 2015 Munetake Yamamura (山村 宗武 ''Yamamura Munetake'') is the principal.
[Toyota's move to North Texas brings more interest in Japanese schooling]
Wayback Machine Archive of original URL
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''. June 26, 2014. Retrieved on April 10, 2015 from original URL.
History
The Dallas Japanese Association (ダラス日本人会 ''Darasu Nihonjinkai'') established the school in June 1970 with 15 students and 1 teacher, with classes being held in Highland Park United Methodist Church.
It previously had the English name Japanese Language Advancement School of Dallas, and classes were formerly held at Dan F. Long Middle School in Dallas, and before that the Pleasant View Baptist Church, White Rock United Methodist Church, and the North Carrollton Junior High School.
On Monday, July 25, 2016, the Japanese Association and the Japanese School offices moved to its current location in Dallas. The classroom location remained the same. Previously the school office was in
Farmers Branch
Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an Inner suburb, inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 cen ...
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Archive
. City of Farmers Branch. Adopted February 24, 1969. Updated March 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.[学校紹介]
." Japanese School of Dallas. Retrieved on March 30, 2014. "学校所在地 JAPANESE SCHOOL OF DALLAS C/O TED POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL 2001 KELLY BLVD. CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006" and "事務局所在地 JAPANESE SCHOOL OF DALLAS 4100 ALPHA RD. SUITE 917 DALLAS, TEXAS 75244"
Student demographics
As of 2014 the Japanese school had 400 students, most of whom are Japanese citizens who are children of company employees temporarily stationed in the U.S., and some of whom are Japanese Americans
are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian Americans, Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 United States census, 2000 census, they have declined in ...
retaining their Japanese culture. That year school administration expected an additional 150 students to enroll over the subsequent two-year period due to Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS, also known as Toyota USA) is the North American Toyota Motor North America, Toyota sales, marketing, and distribution subsidiary devoted to the United States market. Founded in 1957 in California, TMS currentl ...
moving its headquarters to Plano.[
]
See also
* Japanese in Texas
* Japanese language education in the United States
Japanese language education in the United States began in the late 19th century, aimed mainly at Japanese American children and conducted by parents and community institutions. Over the course of the next century, it would slowly expand to inclu ...
References
* 梶田 正巳 and 杉村 伸一郎 ( Kobe Women's University 文学部).
<原著>ダラス日本語補習授業校の子どもたち
Archive
. ''Bulletin of the School of Education'' (名古屋大學教育學部紀要): Psychology (心理学) 46, 32–39, 1999-12-27. Nagoya University
, abbreviated to or NU, is a Japanese national research university located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya.
It was established in 1939 as the last of the nine Imperial Universities in the then Empire of Japan, and is now a Designated National Universit ...
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CiNii
CiNii () is a bibliographic database service for material in Japanese academic libraries, especially focusing on Japanese works and English works published in Japan. An early trial version of the database was a component of its predecessor calle ...
See profile at
Nagoya University Repository (名古屋大学学術機関リポジトリ)
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Notes
External links
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Japanese School of Dallas
Dallas Japanese Association
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Asian-American culture in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Schools in Dallas County, Texas
Education in Carrollton, Texas
Education in Dallas
Japanese-American culture in Texas
Educational institutions established in 1970
1970 establishments in Texas
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...