{"id":5150,"date":"2009-04-15T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=5150"},"modified":"2010-01-31T17:43:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T21:43:06","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-41509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/15\/jetaa-chapter-beat-41509\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 4.15.09"},"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\u2026<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5151\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tax-day-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"tax-day\" width=\"171\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tax-day-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tax-day.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>East Bay Nomikai Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, April 16th, 6:00 at Ichi Japon in Oakland. Celebrate the passing of another tax day with a drink and friends at JETAANC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese Discussion Group &#8220;Taboo&#8221; on &#8220;Life after Death&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, April 18th, 3:00 at a location yet to be determined. This month&#8217;s discussion focuses on &#8220;Life after Death,&#8221; touching on religion, philosophy and other theories on this intriguing subject.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA D.C.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JBook Book Club &#8211; <\/strong>Monday, April 20th, 6:30 at the Penn Quarter Teaism. This month\u2019s book is \u201cAn Artist of the Floating World\u201d by Kazuo Ishiguro. Come share your thoughts and impressions with JBook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spring Koto Recital &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, April 26th, 2:00 at the University of Maryland&#8217;s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. The Washington Toho Koto Society is putting on their 37th Annual Spring Recital. It&#8217;s open to the public, so why not spend the day absorbing some Japanese culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>J-Lunch &#8211; <\/strong>April 30th, 12:00 at Kopitiam. Have lunch and catch up with your friends at JETAADC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnw.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Pacific Northwest<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5152\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ryoheitanakaart-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"ryoheitanakaart\" width=\"168\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ryoheitanakaart-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ryoheitanakaart-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ryoheitanakaart.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spokane Japan Week &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, April 18th &#8211; Sunday, 26th. It&#8217;s the 17th annual Japan Week in Spokane, including music by JET Alum Shun Endo&#8217;s band, The Liquid Now, &#8220;Hara-Hara&#8221; night(celebrating urban fashion in the spirit of Harajuku and Sakura-Con), and other Japan related events. Opening ceremonies are on Saturday at Spokane&#8217;s Riverpark Square, don&#8217;t miss it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese Paper Cutting Exhibit and Talk &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, April 16th, 5:30 at the Cullom Gallery. Artist Ryohei Tanaka will be giving a talk and demonstration of his work on Japanese Paper Cutting, &#8220;kiri e.&#8221; Learn about this traditional and interesting form of art from a true master.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaabc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>JETAA British Columbia<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Asia Voila &#8211; UBC Asia Open House &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, April 18th, 11:00 to 4:00 at the University of British Columbia. This weekend is UBC&#8217;s Asian Open House with a variety of Japanese activities including a Tea Ceremony, Haiku, Buddhist Chants and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA New York<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5153\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/hfs_cherry_blossom_042807-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"hfs_cherry_blossom_042807\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/hfs_cherry_blossom_042807-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/hfs_cherry_blossom_042807-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/hfs_cherry_blossom_042807.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spa Castle Onsen Experience &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, April 26th, at the New York Spa Castle in Queens. Melt away the last of winter&#8217;s cold with a day at the only onsen in New York with JETAANY. Four floors of spas, pools and saunas await you, don&#8217;t miss it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, May 2nd, 11:00 at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Spend the day with JETAANY outside under the cherry blossoms. Activities include ikebana, taiko and other Japanese related fun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book Club Meeting &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, May 6th, 7:00 at a location yet to be determined. The selected work this month is &#8220;The Housekeeper and the Professor&#8221; by Yoko Ogawa. Start reading so you can join in on the discussion come May.<\/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 email <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\u2026 JETAA Northern California East Bay Nomikai Happy Hour &#8211; Thursday, April 16th, 6:00 at Ichi Japon in Oakland. Celebrate the passing of another tax day with a drink and friends at JETAANC. 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