{"id":46238,"date":"2020-10-05T15:06:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=46238"},"modified":"2020-10-05T15:06:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:06:58","slug":"jetwits-jet-alum-movers-shakers-austin-gilkeson-nagasaki-ken-2004-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2020\/10\/05\/jetwits-jet-alum-movers-shakers-austin-gilkeson-nagasaki-ken-2004-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"JETwit\u2019s JET Alum Movers &#038; Shakers: Austin Gilkeson, Nagasaki-ken (2004-2006)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>************<br><em>JETwit\u2019s JET Alum Movers &amp; Shakers is produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryanhata\/\">Ryan Hata<\/a>\u00a0(Tottori-ken, 2014-2017),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/margaretbanin\/\">Margie Banin<\/a>\u00a0(Kochi-ken, 2005-2007), and Jim Walsh (Fukushima-ken, 2018-2020). Want to be featured next? Submit your information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeNOd4_ivUebrP3dwe9lEIpSorLvZ5NY9QKBLsNn3DjnqsPiw\/viewform\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9942-Austin-Gilkeson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9942-Austin-Gilkeson.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9942-Austin-Gilkeson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9942-Austin-Gilkeson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9942-Austin-Gilkeson-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin Gilkeson, Nagasaki-ken (2004-2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accomplishment:<\/strong><br>A writer of humorous, personal, and critical essays published in &#8220;Foreign Policy,&#8221; &#8220;Tin House,&#8221; &#8220;McSweeney&#8217;s,&#8221; &#8220;Catapult,&#8221; &#8220;The Toast,&#8221; and other venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><br>After two years as an ALT on the island of Tsushima, Austin returned to Chicago and began working as the JET Program &amp; MEXT Scholarships Coordinator at the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago. In his free time, he writes essays and articles, most of which are either about, or in some way inspired by, his time as a JET. He currently lives with his wife and son just outside Chicago. Recently, he wrote about the video game &#8220;Ghost of Tsushima&#8221; and how it differs from the real island for &#8220;Foreign Policy&#8221; magazine (<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/08\/20\/the-half-real-world-of-ghost-of-tsushima\/\" class=\"aioseop-link\">https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/08\/20\/the-half-real-world-of-ghost-of-tsushima\/<\/a>), and his chapter &#8220;On Tsushima&#8221; appears in Camphor Press&#8217; anthology &#8220;Inaka: Portraits of Life in Rural Japan&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/camphorpress.com\/books\/inaka-portraits-life-rural-japan\/\" class=\"aioseop-link\">https:\/\/camphorpress.com\/books\/inaka-portraits-life-rural-japan\/<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public Information:<\/strong><br>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/austinhgilkeson.wordpress.com\/publications\/\" class=\"aioseop-link\">https:\/\/austinhgilkeson.wordpress.com\/publications\/<\/a><br>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osutein\" class=\"aioseop-link\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/osutein<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>************JETwit\u2019s JET Alum Movers &amp; Shakers is produced by\u00a0Ryan Hata\u00a0(Tottori-ken, 2014-2017),\u00a0Margie Banin\u00a0(Kochi-ken, 2005-2007), and Jim Walsh (Fukushima-ken, 2018-2020). Want to be featured next? Submit your information\u00a0here. Austin Gilkeson, Nagasaki-ken (2004-2006) Accomplishment:A writer of humorous, personal, and critical essays published in &#8220;Foreign Policy,&#8221; &#8220;Tin House,&#8221; &#8220;McSweeney&#8217;s,&#8221; &#8220;Catapult,&#8221; &#8220;The Toast,&#8221; and other venues. 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