{"id":8166,"date":"2009-08-19T13:49:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T17:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=8166"},"modified":"2010-01-31T17:29:52","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T21:29:52","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-8-19-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/19\/jetaa-chapter-beat-8-19-09\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 8.19.09"},"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 for another edition of <strong><a href=\"..\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8167\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/obon2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"obon2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/obon2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/obon2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/obon2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JLPT 1 Kyuu Prep Course \u2013 <\/strong>September 16th through November 18th, every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Japanese American Association of Northern California. Sign up ends soon, so don\u2019t miss it if you\u2019re planning to take the test in December.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Way of the Sword Event at the Asian Art Museum &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, August 27th, 5:0o to 9:00 at the Asian Art Museum. Part of the Museum&#8217;s special exhibition on &#8220;Lords of the Samurai,&#8221; this event will feature a discussions and a workshop on drawing a sword with one of Japan&#8217;s finest masters of iaido, Esaka Sensei.<\/li>\n<li><strong>San Jose Taiko presents Rhythm Spirit 2009 Concert Series &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, September 11th at 8:00 and Saturday 12th, at 2:00 and 8:00 at the Campbell Heritage Theatre. Catch an amazing performance by this world-class performance troupes this fall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>East Bay Tabehodai &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, August 20th, 5:45 at Zabu Zabu in Berkeley. In place of this month&#8217;s nomikai, East Bay is doing a shabu shabu tabehodai, so stop by and grab a drink with JETAANC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA Chicago<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Second City Saturday Sketch Comedy &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, August 22nd, 11:00 p.m. at Second City. JETAA Chicago as well as members from other JETAA chapters will be checking out the <em>America: All Better! <\/em>sketch comedy performance this weekend. Join in for some politically charged laughs and hilarity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JETAA National Conference Volunteers Needed! &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, August 21st at the Dana Hotel. JETAA Chicago is looking for volunteers to help with general tasks and note taking at the JETAA National Conference from 8:30 to 3:00 on Friday. Lend a hand and help welcome the other JETAA chapters, JETAA USA, and CLAIR members.<\/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>J-Happy Hour\/Dinner &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, August 18th at Asia Nine in DC. Happy hour begins at 6:00, with dinner to follow at 7:30. Stop by for a drink and a bite to eat with the gang at JETAADC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/want.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Western Australia<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8170\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/logo_swy.gif\" alt=\"logo_swy\" width=\"210\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ship for World Youth &#8211; <\/strong>The Japanese government has announced that Australia has been selected as one of the countries that will participate in the 22nd Ship for World Youth(SWY22) Program. They are seeking a 12 member delegation from Australian young people between the ages of 18 and 30 from all walks of life to represent Australia in this unique, 2 month cross-cultural exchange program.<\/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, September 2nd, 5:30 at the Holy Grail in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra and other locals interested in Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA New York<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8169\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/169982541.JPG\" alt=\"16998254\" width=\"174\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Dinner &#8211; <\/strong>Monday, August 31st, 7:00 at Takesushi. Brush up on your Japanese while delighting in some sushi and lively conversation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JETAANY Annual Softball Tournament &#8211; <\/strong>September 12th marks the day of the Annual Softball Tournament. Brush up on those skills and get out the old mitt, sign ups and more information to follow soon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JETAANY Book Club &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, September 24, 7:00. The selection this month is &#8220;Daughter of a Samurai&#8221; by Etsu Sugimoto. Start reading now and make sure to think of an interesting discussion question for the group.<\/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 for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat. JETAA Northern California JLPT 1 Kyuu Prep Course \u2013 September 16th through November 18th, every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Japanese American Association of Northern California. 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