Mar 29

Mainichi Daily News: JET program English teachers in Miyagi say they won’t leave

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An article from The Mainichi Daily News about the 1/3 of the 70 Miyagi Prefecture JETs who have chosen to stay in Miyagi and continue working for their communities.

The article quotes the following JETs:

• Katherine Sheu, 25, from Los Angeles, who has taught English at five elementary and junior high schools in Ishinomaki for the past three years.
• Edward Clemons, 25, from Chicago,is in his second year of teaching conversational classes for adults and school students in Kesennuma, another Miyagi city severely damaged by the disaster.
• Daniel Villeneuve (Canada), a Miyagi prefectural advisor for the assistant language teachers.

Full article here:

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news/20110329p2g00m0fe073000c.html