Originally posted to the JETAA DC website by JETAA DC Newsletter Editor Kathryn Kovacs: http://jetaadc.org/okaeri-volunteering-your-way-to-a-job/ Amber Liang, a former JET participant in Kochi Prefecture, shares her experience using volunteer work to boost her resume and land a job. She is now gainfully employed and serving on the JETAA New York Board of Directors. Volunteering. What does […]
JETwit mentioned in Japan Times article “JET Alumni: Advocates for Japan”
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A great Return On JET-vestment article that ran today in the Japan Times: JET alumni: Advocates for Japan Program lauded for continuing to bear cultural fruit, friendships BY AYAKO MIE STAFF WRITER Here’s the full article: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/03/national/jet-alumni-advocates-for-japan/#.UiaU_GRATv0 Here’s the quote: Steven Horowitz, who was a JET in Aichi Prefecture from 1992 to 1994, likened his former […]
Job: JETwit seeks Jobs Manager and Poster
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JETwit is getting more job listings than ever, which is a good thing for the JET alum job-seeking community. It also means we need more help getting the jobs posted. If you have some extra bandwidth, are reliable, and have familiarity with using WordPress (or you want to learn how to use WordPress), please get […]
Job: CUNY Start – Cooperating Teacher and Writing Assistant (NY)
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Thanks to JET alum and JetWit founder Steven Horowitz for sharing this post. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. ———————————————————————————————————— Position: Various positions including Cooperating Teacher and Writing Assistant Posted by: The City University of New York […]
Job: Japanese Preschool Seeks Native Speaking Teachers (Brooklyn, NY)
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Thanks to LetWit Founder, Steven Horowitz. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. ———————————————————————————————————— Position: Preschool Teachers Posted by: Aozora Gakuen Type: Part-time Location: Brooklyn, NY Salary: N/A Start Date: N/A Overview: Aozora Gakuen is Japanese-English bilingual preschool in Fort Green, […]
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Matthew Gillam, Senior Researcher at the Japan Local Government Center
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By Adam Lobel (Nagano-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Last year, Adam returned to New York after 10 years in Japan, where he researched satoyama (traditional landscape of Japan) as a master’s student, and collaborated with Japanese policymakers in science and technology while working at a think tank. Adam currently helps manage his family’s business, a land use law firm […]
JQ Magazine: 2012 JETAA National Conference in San Francisco Recap
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By Pam Kavalam (Shiga-ken, 2007-09) for JQ magazine. Pam is Secretary of the JET Alumni Association of New York (JETAANY) and a participant at this year’s National Conference. Thursday, Oct. 25 Hosted by the JETAA Northern California (JETAANC) chapter, the conference kicked off with a “reception” at Off the Grid, a collection of gourmet […]
JETAA USA National Conference in San Francisco this weekend
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I’m heading to San Francisco today to participate in the the JETAA USA Conference for the next four days hosted by JETAA Northern California. A great opportunity to meet and work with officers from the 19 US chapters to build and strengthen the JET alumni community and its goals and purposes. Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, 1992-94)
UPDATE: JETAA NY Career Panel: The State of ESL and Language Education in Japan and the US
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****************** Update #1: We’re pleased to announce the addition to the panel of Matthew Cook (Osaka-fu, 2007-12), former AJET Chair and now advisor to the Osaka Board of Education’s Native English Teacher (NET) Program. Update #2: We are planning on webcasting the event through my YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/stevenwaseda?feature=mhee). Go to that link at 6:30 pm […]
The Rice Cooker Chronicles: “’Rice’ Cooker” by Adam H. Lisbon
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The Rice Cooker Chronicles is a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan. The brain-child of JETwit founder Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) (and inspired by the book Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant), this series is curated by L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11), […]
JETAA Chapter Beat 3.5.12
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Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat. Remember to check out a listing of JETAA Chapter Events related to the Anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. JETAA Philadelphia Subchapter (part of JETAANY) Tohoku Disaster One Year Anniversary and Film Screening – […]
Volunteer English conversation partners for the City of New York
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Via Steven Horowitz and googlegroups. Posted by Geneva Marie (Niigata-ken 2008-09) Geneva is a sometimes contributor to both JetWit and JETAANY. Geneva is on a continuous (epic) search for Japanese -related jobs in the United States. ***Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JETwit. Thanks.*** Job Position:Volunteer English […]
The Rice Cooker Chronicles: “Broccoli Lover Learns to BBQ, Part 2″ by Clara Solomon
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The Rice Cooker Chronicles is a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan. The brain-child of JETwit founder Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) (and inspired by the book Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant), this series is curated by L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11), […]
The Rice Cooker Chronicles: “Broccoli Lover Learns to BBQ, Part 1” by Clara Solomon
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The Rice Cooker Chronicles is a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan. The brain-child of JETwit founder Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) (and inspired by the book Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant), this series is curated by L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11), […]
The Rice Cooker Chronicles — “Kaijo!” by Justin Maki
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The Rice Cooker Chronicles is a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan. The brain-child of JETwit founder Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) (and inspired by the book Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant), this series is curated by L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11), […]
