JET Community Helps Raise Nearly $50,000 to Support Ishinomaki Students
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Taken from the JETAA USA website:
Update on JETs Rally for Tohoku Fundraiser
Tuesday, March 11th marked the 3-year anniversary of the worst disaster to hit Japan in recent history. 3.11 is a date that few people connected with Japan will ever forget. This is particularly true for alumni of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET Program) – a unique program organized by the Japanese government that hires recent college graduates from all over the world to be assistant language teachers and international relations coordinators for local prefectural governments.
During the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, two JET participants lost their lives: Monty Dickson and Taylor Anderson. The families of these JETs have worked hard to share their stories and help the devastated communities where their loved ones lived and died. In particular, the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund was created to support the students and schools in Ishinomaki and the Tohoku region.
Since 2011 JET participants and alumni worldwide have also worked to support the disaster response, so far raising over $500,000 for the relief and recovery effort. As part of this effort the JET Alumni Association USA created a relief fund that has distributed almost $90,000 in grants for educational programs in the disaster zone.
This year, JETs mobilized again to support the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund with an online fundraising campaign entitled JETs Rally for Tohoku. In the first 24 hours, starting at midnight on March 11, 2014, Japan time, JET alumni, current JET participants, and friends around the world contributed more than $20,000 through Global Giving, an internationally recognized donation website. These funds were raised through social media and word of mouth, as well as through events in San Francisco and elsewhere around the United States.
By March 18, one week later, a total of 333 people had donated $24,238. Global Giving has pledged to match these donations, bringing the total mobilized to more than $48,000 — a formidable sum demonstrating the commitment of the global JET community to the recovery of the Tohoku region. These funds will be used for a series of initiatives supported by the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund: a community library for students in hard-hit Ishinomaki, scholarships for local students, and PTSD training to assist area residents.
The JETs Rally for Tohoku fundraising website on Global Giving will be left open for regular donations which means JETs can continue to spread the word, raise funds and support the people of Japan – a country close to all of their hearts.
For more information, please visit:
· JETs Rally for Tohoku
· Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund
· JET Alumni Association USA
· JET Program
Questions can be directed to Casey Marie Mochel at us1.jetaausa [at] gmail.com
L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. Ze works in international student exchange; writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan and the US; curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan; and admins The JET Alumni Culinary Group on LinkedIn.
While searching for information on the 2014 sakura doughnut line-up (which appears not to be happening*), I stumbled upon this announcement from Mister Donut: the cronut is coming to Japan.
Job: Japanese Culture and Language Teacher (short-term) – Youth For Understanding (Bethesda, MD)
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Just received this directly from YFU. DEADLINE: March 31, 2014. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Japanese Culture and Language Teacher
Location: Bethesda, MD
Overview:
The Culture and Language Teacher is a paid contract position with YFU, and reports directly to the Site Director and indirectly to the Educational Coordinator. Youth For Understanding is committed to providing high school students with comprehensive educational programming, which helps to prepare them for their unique exchange experience. Culture and Language Teachers play a key role in achieving this goal. The quality of orientation teachers’ efforts has a significant and direct impact on the students’ experience. This orientation program is designed to prepare American high school students as they embark on a six-week home stay experience in Japan. Read More
Job: ESL Teachers For Japanese day school (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
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Just received this from the Japanese Children’s Society. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: ESL Teacher
Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Overview:
Part-time ESL teachers needed for Japanese Elementary School
Apr/2014 or Aug/2014
Mon. to Thurs. : 9:30am to 1:00pm. (& Fri.: 8:20 to 3:20pm.) Read More
Job: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation -Technical Officer Training Program
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Saw this interesting opportunity posted to the JETAA Oceania FB group by Eden Law. I’m assuming this is Australia’s equivalent of MI6 or the FBI or Homeland Security or something along those lines. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Overview:
ASIO’s technical capabilities play a critical role in preventing a terrorist attack, warning of security threats and countering espionage and foreign interference against Australia. Never before has technology been so integral to our consideration of, and response to, the security environment. As a result, ASIO’s technical capabilities are essential to every aspect of our intelligence mission — from collection through to analysis and production of intelligence reports. Read More
WIT Life #265: NY Peace Film Festival
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.
This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the NY Peace Film Festival co-hosted by my lovely friend Yumi Tanaka. This year highlighted 11 films over the course of the weekend, many with Q&As with their directors following the screenings. I was lucky enough to be able to interpret for two of the Japanese filmmakers who were Skyped in from Japan for their Q&As (a first for me!). Saturday night featured the documentaries The Targeted Village by Chie Mikami and X Years Later by Hideki Itoh.
The first film focuses on a small village in Okinawa called Takae, which happens to be situated between two American military bases. Residents are fighting against the construction of new helipads in Takae, being installed in preparation for the deployment of Osprey. Their story embodies U.S. military strategy dating back to the Vietnam War, the blocking of the gates to the Futenma base, and their town’s rage against their state.
Depicted here is one of the main characters profiled in the film, a local farmer and father of 4 who just wants to ensure that his children can continue to live their quiet lives. In one scene his young son asks how they will be able to study at school with all the noise from the Osprey flying overhead. The farmer takes part in protests again the helipad construction, and unbelievably the Japanese government brings a case of “traffic obstruction” against not only him and several other peaceful protesters but his 7-year old daughter who was Read More
CLAIR Magazine “JET Plaza” Series: Caroline Klee (Kagawa)
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Each month, current and former JET participants are featured in the “JET Plaza” section of the CLAIR Forum magazine. The April 2014 edition includes an article by JET alumnus Caroline Klee. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.
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Born to a French father and a Japanese mother, Caroline Klee (Kagawa-ken, 2000-03) was raised in Tokyo until the age of 15 and considers herself an “Edo-ko” (Tokyo girl). After graduating from a business school and working several years in Paris, she decided that she wanted to go back to Japan to live and work there and joined the JET Programme as a CIR. She then moved to Vancouver to become an Activity Coordinator at an English language school, before coming back to Japan in 2008. She has been working in Tokyo ever since and is now Director for Domestic and International Events for a Healthcare Communication Agency. When she is not travelling around the world with her job, Caroline enjoys fishing in the open sea in the Tokyo Bay area, and cooking tasty meals for friends and family.
So much more than Udon…
“My three years in Kagawa are my treasure, and I am filled with gratitude towards all the people I was able to meet there”
Everything started with an encounter. After leaving my job in Paris, I was living back with my mother in Strasbourg and was thinking
of working in Japan, where I used to live when I was a child. My mother came back one day from her interpreting job, saying “I met someone who is doing a job that would suit you perfectly.” Oh really?! She had met a Belgian CIR who was on a business trip in our town with a group of colleagues who were interested in the city tram system. So this is how I found out about the JET Programme. I applied and was lucky enough to be sent to Kagawa.
Where is it? I still remember the following phone conversation with my parents. After applying for JET I decided to travel to Tibet, and I was in Lhassa when my parents received a letter with information on my placement. First, my father told me on the phone “You are going to be placed in Kanagawa.” I heard a shuffle on the other side of the line as my mother grabbed the phone. “No, not at all. You are going to be placed in Ka-ga-wa, not in Kanagawa.” My first reaction was “What? But where is Kagawa?” And my mother answered without answering. “Oh, you will be fine. Udon is very good over there and you will be able to ride your bicycle around Takamatsu.” OK… Well, she was right. I did find a very unique udon culture in Kagawa and I also rode my bike every day to IPAL, the Kagawa International Exchange Center, where I worked. But I also ended up meeting many fantastic people and doing many incredible things. My three years in Kagawa brought me so much in terms of experience and joy: they are priceless. Read More
L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. Ze works in international student exchange; writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan and the US; curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan; and admins The JET Alumni Culinary Group on LinkedIn.
This rich dessert showcases two of my favorite Japanese flavors for sweets together in a visually impressive cake.
Job: Project Manager – University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad (Lawrence, KS)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Project Manager
Posted by: University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad
Location: Lawrence, KS
Type: full-time
Overview:
The University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad is seeking applications for the position of Project Manager, Study Abroad Curriculum Integration. Responsibilities include researching and identifying international partners with a strong curricular match to KU’s academic programs, working with academic units to develop major-specific advising and outreach materials, and assessing the success of the curriculum integration initiative on a regular basis.
Required qualifications:
Master’s degree or Bachelor’s Degree plus three years related experience; two years of professional experience in international education, study abroad administration or related field; experience studying, working or living abroad; previous experience with university administrative structures, offices and procedures; and demonstrated excellent written communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
Job: SEVIS Compliance International Student Advisor – NYU
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: SEVIS Compliance International Student Advisor
Posted by: NYU Office of Global Services
Location: New York, NY
Type: full-time
Overview:
Administer University’s international students visa compliance program in accordance with US Department of Homeland Securit’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) regulations. Act as Designated School Official (DSO) and Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) to obtain visa certificates and permits for foreign students. Advise foreign students on opportunities, rights and responsibilities under the law. Evaluate applications, and approve or deny extension of stay, transfer of schools, and enrollment adjustment. Conduct informational workshops for foreign students.
Qualifications/Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
Required Experience: Minimum 2 years relevant immigration regulations advisement and compliance experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience teaching/training/presenting.
Preferred Experience: Experience with database management.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of database management. Must be able to communicate detailed instructions clearly. Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Fluency in foreign language and/or experience living abroad.
Quicklink for Posting: www.nyucareers.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=58295
Job: 3 Int’l Admissions Recruiter positions – Univ. of South Florida (Tampa)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Assistant Director of Study Abroad
Posted by: Southern Methodist Univ.
Location: Tampa, FL
1. Admissions Recruiter Advisor (Job ID#3708) (Latin America territory)
Duties:
Evaluation of applications for admission and supporting academic credentials (secondary and post-secondary foreign credentials) to determine admissibility and scholarship eligibility. Serving as departmental contact with academic colleges, Graduate School, INTO USF, Student Affairs, USF World and other departments related to international students.
Management of an international recruitment territory by providing admission advising, maintaining regular communication with prospective students, applicants, secondary school and university officials, EducationUSA advisors, coordinating admission functions, and representing USF at recruitment fairs. While much of the recruitment will be conducted through the effective use of technology and new media, some international travel may be required;
Assistance with the development of the unit’s recruitment and yield communications plan and initiatives, to include e-mail, chat and telephone campaigns (e.g., e-postcards, calling scripts, etc.). Given that prospective international students come from almost every time zone, flexibility in work schedule to include evenings, late nights, early mornings and occasional weekends will be a must.
Job: International Program Advisor – Oregon University Systems (OUS) Study Abroad Programs
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: International Program Advisor
Posted by: Oregon University Systems (OUS) Study Abroad Programs
Location: Eugene, OR
Type: full-time
Overview:
Oregon University Systems (OUS) Study Abroad Programs, a division of International Programs, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term International Program Advisor position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Director.
The Program Advisor’s responsibility is to provide student advising and student support services to past, present and future IE3 interns, and to potential and current applicants for internships worldwide. In addition, they will facilitate site placement with the host sites assigned providing coordination and utilizing online technology and proven cross-cultural communication skills. This position will be housed with the International Programs and Exchanges (IPE) offices at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The Program Advisor is an integral part of the IE3 Global Internships team charged with program promotion, assessing student qualifications for a successful international internship, providing comprehensive support to interns throughout the program, evaluating their experience, and supporting the day-to-day management of an international internship program. The Program Advisor assesses the students’ abilities to succeed abroad in a professional work setting and coordinates with other IE3 Program Advisors and the IE3 Program Director to determine the best host site match possible to fit students’ academic, professional and cultural goals.
Please visit the job listing for more information and to apply.
Job: International Learning Coordinator – Purdue University
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: International Learning Coordinator
Posted by: Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Type: full-time
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Job: Student Exchange Coordinator – Oklahoma State University
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Student Exchange Coordinator
Posted by: Oklahoma State University
Location: Stillwater, OK
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Student Exchange Coordinator is a unique position within the Study Abroad Office that balances time spent working directly with outbound and inbound exchange students advising and processing their program application materials with time spent on detailed course evaluation and equivalency assessment. The ideal candidate will have experience in student advising, study abroad programming, and comparative education/curriculum mapping. Oklahoma State University embraces the traditional land-grant university mission of teaching, research and outreach, which is reflected in our growing study abroad programs.
Full details on the position and application instructions can be found at https://jobs.okstate.edu/ under job number 10338.
Job: Study Abroad Program Coordinator – University of Chicago
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Study Abroad Program Coordinator
Posted by: University of Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Type: full-time
Overview:
Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Responsible for coordinating and administering all phases of assigned study abroad programs. The Study Abroad Program Coordinator is the key contact person for faculty, students and personnel abroad regarding University of Chicago programs in a dynamic office with growing program portfolios. This position requires both broad vision for international education and attention to detail, as well as strong communication and organizational skills. The Program Coordinator should be both meticulous and flexible, and able to work cooperatively with international partners and scholars, as well as staff from other units of the University, faculty, and students. The Program Coordinator (PC) is a 12-month position and requires the ability to travel domestically and internationally.
