{"id":12653,"date":"2010-07-11T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=12653"},"modified":"2010-07-11T18:53:35","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T22:53:35","slug":"jet-roi-top-ten-best-of-jq-articles-that-support-our-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/07\/11\/jet-roi-top-ten-best-of-jq-articles-that-support-our-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"JET ROI: Top Ten “Best of JQ” Articles That Support Our Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wondering how JET alums give back to the community and\u00a0make new connections\u00a0with Japan after their\u00a0work on\u00a0the program\u00a0is over?<\/em>\u00a0JQ Magazine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Editor <\/em>Justin Tedaldi<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Kobe-shi CIR, 2001-02) has\u00a0compiled a list of ten relevant articles from the past two years\u00a0that\u00a0exemplify the dedication of our members.<\/em><\/p>\n

2010 May\/June \u2013 Bruce Feiler interview<\/a><\/strong> (an author who’s\u00a0probably the biggest \u201cJET celebrity\u201d out there.\u00a0Wrote his first book about his JET experiences) by Justin Tedaldi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2010 January\/February \u2013 Aaron Woolfolk interview<\/a> <\/strong>(JET alum, first African American to direct a feature film in Japan) by Lyle Sylvander<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2010 January\/February \u2013 Peace Corps profile<\/a> <\/strong>(talks with\u00a0those\u00a0who joined Peace Corps after the positive experience they had on JET) by<\/em> Marea Pariser<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

2009 Fall \u2013 International Visitor Leadership Program interpreting<\/a><\/strong> (shows how JETs can become invaluable interpreters to continue grassroots internationalization at home) by Stacy Smith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2008 Summer \u2013 Ambassador Nishimiya interview<\/a><\/strong> (boosts visibility of new Japanese officials to our readers;\u00a0demonstrates\u00a0strong relationships between JETAA chapters and local government) by Anne Koller<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2009 Spring \u2013 Hikaru Utada interview<\/a><\/strong> (probably the\u00a0longest English-language interview with Utada out there. It was even translated into Japanese<\/a> by a resourceful\u00a0fan) by Justin Tedaldi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2009 Spring \u2013<\/strong> JETAANY Author Showcase<\/strong><\/a> (names four notable JET alum authors and also stands as a unique event organized by\u00a0JETAANY) by Gina Anderson and Justin Tedaldi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2009 Spring \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>President Sakurai of Japan Society <\/strong>interview<\/a> <\/strong>(this piece examines JET’s relationship with non-profit cultural centers and \u00a0is included in Japan Society media kits) by Justin Tedaldi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2008 Fall \u2013<\/strong> Anthony Bianchi interview<\/strong><\/a> (JET done good in Japan) by Michael Glazer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2008 Summer \u2013 George Rose interview<\/a> <\/strong>(JET done good at home) by Stacy Smith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Wondering how JET alums give back to the community and\u00a0make new connections\u00a0with Japan after their\u00a0work on\u00a0the program\u00a0is over?\u00a0JQ Magazine\u00a0Editor Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(Kobe-shi CIR, 2001-02) has\u00a0compiled a list of ten relevant articles from the past two years\u00a0that\u00a0exemplify the dedication of our members. 2010 May\/June \u2013 Bruce Feiler interview (an author who’s\u00a0probably the biggest \u201cJET celebrity\u201d out there.\u00a0Wrote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,291,282],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-jq-magazine","category-jet-roi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t