Dec 16

JET News Roundup 12.16.11

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By Filmore Ha (Ibaraki-ken, 2006-08).  Filmore continues to live and work in the Greater Tokyo Area and is webmaster for JETAA Tokyo, however he is looking for new opportunities in the U.S. or Canada.

We’re back this friday with another JET News Roundup.

• JETAA USA Funded Project in Rikuzentakata
  $25,000 of funds raised through the JETAA USA Earthquake Fund were granted to Empowerment Through Participation and Change, an organization based in Iwate which operates in education.
• Even a Native Speaker Stops sometimes.
  JET Alum Kevin Stein has written an interesting article on Scribed about how to help beginning Japanese learners get used to English.
• JETAA USA Event
  JETAA Usa is having a karaoke on January 31th, for more details please visite therir website?
• JETAA New Jersey Subchapter Bonenkai
  The JETAA New Jersey Subchapter recently had their bonenkai and has posted pictures up on their facebook.  If you’re a JET alumni living in New Jersey, please check them out!