{"id":11840,"date":"2010-05-21T10:50:11","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T14:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=11840"},"modified":"2010-05-21T10:50:11","modified_gmt":"2010-05-21T14:50:11","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-5-21-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/21\/jetaa-chapter-beat-5-21-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 5.21.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Freelance writer\/editor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonathantrace#h150-180\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Trace<\/a> <\/strong>(Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08)        takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition        of <strong><a href=\"..\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/7051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11841\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/7051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaabc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA British Columbia<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese Cooking Class \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday, May 22nd, 12:00  to 2:30 at the Cooking and Crafts Room on the 2nd floor of the Nikkei  Centre. Naomi-sensei will be giving a lesson on Harusame Salad, Yahata  Maki, Kinpira Renkon and Azuki Shiratama for dessert.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010 JET Pre-Departure Seminar Volunteers Needed &#8211; <\/strong>JETAABC is seeking volunteers to help with this year&#8217;s Pre-Departure Orientation and Seminar. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, June 26th, 9:00 to 17:00 and Sunday, June 27th from 14:15 to 15:30 for a seminar panel discussion. Presentation topics include Culture Shock, Your First Month in Japan, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaa9.org\/wpb\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Texoma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saturday Brunch at Lucky Strike &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, May 22nd, 11:00  to 1:00 at Lucky Strike in Houston. Join the gang for brunch, including  bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys and a free game of bowling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nejetaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA New  England<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Happy Hour \u2013 <\/strong>Wednesday, May 26th, 6:00 at Redline in Harvard  Square.  Join the guys at JETAANE for a night  of relaxation and fun  at  this  month\u2019s Happy Hour event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA D.C.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/race-for-the-cure-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11842\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/race-for-the-cure-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June Networking Event &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, June 2nd, 6:00 to 8:00 at La Tasca in Clarendon. Get together with other local JET alumni over sangrias for a chance to make friends and new contacts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Komen Race for the Cure &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, June 5th, 7:40 A.M. at the corner of Consitution and 7th St. Join the JETAADC team and help raise money to help end breast cancer forever.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canberra.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Canberra<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>O-Shaberikai \u2013 <\/strong>Wednesday, June 2nd, 6:00 at Coo    Izakaya in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra     and other locals interested in Japan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japan Expo &#8211; <\/strong>Tuesday, June 1st, 6:30 at King O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s. In order to promote tourism in Japan, there will be a Japan Expo held at City Walk Canberra. Check it out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annual General Meeting and Lunch &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, June 5th, 11:30 at a location to be determined. Come discuss the future of JETAA Canberra and get involved. A sushi lunch will be provided.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Softball Challenge <em>Writeup<\/em> &#8211; <\/strong><em>The Softball challenge was held last\u00a0 Saturday, 15 May 2010 at Fellows Oval ANU. The Embassy of Japan team once again took the winner&#8217;s title. The JETAA, AJS and CJC team had some great games and played well. Thank you for your support &#8212; JETAA Canberra<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA New York<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/kamifusen03a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11843\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/kamifusen03a-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/kamifusen03a-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/kamifusen03a.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japan Day 2010 Volunteers Needed &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, June 6th at East Meadow in Central Park. JETAANY is assisting in this years&#8217; Japan Day, and they are looking for volunteers to help man the YoYo fishing booth. Sign up to help with the Morning, Afternoon or Clean-up shifts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010 JET Pre-Departure Seminar Volunteers Needed &#8211; <\/strong>JETAANY is looking for volunteers to help with this year&#8217;s JET Pre-Departure on Saturday, June 26th. Topics include Life as a JET and Studying Japanese in Japan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kamifusen Workshop &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, May 22nd, 3:00 to 4:30 at East Meadow in Central Park. Join in and learn about Kamifusen, a paper balloon that is a traditional Japanese toy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Dinner &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, May 26th, 7:00 to 9:00 at Bia Garden. Practice your Japanese in the warm night air as JETAANY&#8217;s Nihongo Dake Dinner is being held in a Vietnamese Beer Garden this month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kabuki Club \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday,  May 22nd, 2:00 at the San  Francisco Public Library, Paley Room. This  month the Kabuki Club will  be viewing the final two acts of Yoshitsune  and the Thousand Cherry  Blossoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>What happened at your chapter\u2019s event? <\/em><\/strong><em>If    you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to  hear   about them. Just contact <strong>Jonathan Trace<\/strong> with any   info,  stories or comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freelance writer\/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat. JETAA British Columbia Japanese Cooking Class \u2013 Saturday, May 22nd, 12:00 to 2:30 at the Cooking and Crafts Room on the 2nd floor of the Nikkei Centre. 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