{"id":20916,"date":"2011-07-28T23:51:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T03:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=20916"},"modified":"2011-07-28T23:51:42","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T03:51:42","slug":"japan-america-society-round-up-7-28-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/28\/japan-america-society-round-up-7-28-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan America Society Round-up 7.28.11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>JET alum <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gailsensei.blogspot.com\">Gail Cetnar Meadows<\/a><\/strong> (ALT, Hiroshima-shi 2007-10), co-founder of Hiroshima JET webzine the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wideislandview.com\">Wide Island View<\/a><\/strong>, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of Japan America Societies\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajapan.org\/index.html\">JS of Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/savvycities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/berkeley-kite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"186\" \/>26th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival<\/strong> \u2014 Experience the excitement and artistry of modern kite flying at this festival to celebrate the renewal of life and the confirmation of community spirit. Special guests include the Sode Cho Kite Team of Hamamatsu, Japan. This event, which is free and open to the public, features the Japanese-Style Rokkaku Kite Battle for the Skies as well as free kite making and a candy drop for kids.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>July 30-31<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Cesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina<\/li>\n<li>For more information:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com\/products\/26th-annual-berkeley-kite-festival\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasdfw.org\/\">JAS of Dallas\/Fort Worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kera.org\/files\/2011\/05\/sendai2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"120\" \/>Radio broadcast of \u201cLetters from Sendai\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Here is one radio broadcast you won\u2019t want to miss. KERA News is broadcasting a continuing series titled \u201cLetters from Sendai,\u201d featuring letters written by earthquake survivors. Volunteers with the Japan Society helped collect the letters from people in Sendai, translate them into English and  record readings of them at the KERA studio. The next installment will air <strong>Aug. 1<\/strong> on 90.1 FM. You can hear it during Morning Edition (6:30-8:30 a.m,) and All Things Considered (4:30-6:30 p.m.).  The approximate times will be 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 5:20 p.m. For links to podcasts of previous broadcasts from the series, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasdfw.org\/pages\/program_events_calendar_community.html\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jascolorado.org\/\">JAS of Colorado<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"ichiro fujisaki\" src=\"http:\/\/www.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/english\/html\/fujisaki2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"216\" \/>Colorado-Yamagata 25th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon<\/strong> \u2014 JASC will host a luncheon to celebrate 25 years of exchange between Colorado and Yamagata this August. A delegation of eight from Yamagata, including Vice Governor Takashi Takahashi and Kozo Taira, Chairperson of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly, will visit Colorado in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between Colorado and Yamagata Prefecture. The keynote speaker will be Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese Ambassador to the United States.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Saturday, Aug. 6<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: Registration starts 11:30 a.m., luncheon at noon<\/li>\n<li>Place: Brown Palace Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 321 17th St., Denver<\/li>\n<li>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jascolorado.org\/events.php\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event that you\u2019d like to share with JetWit readers? 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