Mar 31

CLAIR 2011 “JET Streams Newsletter”

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Via CLAIR Tokyo:

Dear JET alumni,

• Here’s a link to the online version of this year’s JET Streams newsletter:  http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/former/jetstreams.html
• Here’s a link directly to the PDF:  http://www.jetprogramme.org/documents/pubs/JET%20STREAMS2011.pdf

JET Streams is distributed once a year to all JET alumni who request it and have registered their email address with CLAIR. Be sure to keep your email address updated so that you keep receiving JET Streams.

CLAIR would like to thank all the JETAA chapters and current/former JETs who contributed articles for this year’s JET Streams.

Table of Contents

1. Greetings from Yoko Kimura, Chairperson of the Board of Directors
2. JETAA Singapore:  The New Kid on the Block
3. JETAA Tokyo:  A Closer Look
4. JET Alumni Voices:
   • Lorelei Cortez (Hyogo-ken, Santo-shi, 2004-07) of JETAA Northern California
   • “Better Than a Thousand Days of Diligent Study” – Cristy Burne (Hyogo-ken, 1998-00) of JETAA Western Australia (Perth)
   • “Shashinka – A Cultural and Visual Inspiration” – Stirling Elmendorf (Tokushima-ken, 2001-04) of JETAA Northern California
5. Current JET Perspectives:  “JET Island Life:  Photographic Perspectives”
6. JETAA International Meeting in Scotland
7. Introduction of 2011-12 JETAA International Executive Committee
8. Setting Up a JETAA Chapter
9. From CLAIR Department of JET Program Management
10. JETAA Chapter Representatives/Information
11. Cartoon:  “Final Thoughts” by David Namisato (CIR Aomori-ken, Ajigasawa-machi)
12. “Words from the Editor” by Christian Tsuji