{"id":8641,"date":"2009-09-30T08:58:53","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T12:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=8641"},"modified":"2010-01-31T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T21:29:10","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-9-30-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/30\/jetaa-chapter-beat-9-30-09\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 9.30.09"},"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\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8642\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2095441426_6eeea06c65-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"2095441426_6eeea06c65\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2095441426_6eeea06c65-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2095441426_6eeea06c65.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>JETAA Southern California<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Little Tokyo Walking Tour &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, October 10th, 10:30 A.M at the Little Tokyo Koban. Learn about Little Tokyo and spend the day outdoors with old friends and new returnees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meishi Exchange &#8211; <\/strong>October 29th will be JETAASC&#8217;s annual Meishi Exchange, an excellent opportunity to meet friends and network. Stay tuned for more details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nomikai Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, October 1st, 5:30 at Golden Gate Park Cafe. Drop by for this month&#8217;s event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese Discussion Group &#8220;Taboo&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, October 3rd, 3:00 at a location yet to be determined. The topic of this month&#8217;s discussion will be &#8220;What Will Happen to Hatoyama Japan,&#8221; moderated by Shinya Yokota.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA D.C.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8644\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/myyearofmeatsbig-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"myyearofmeatsbig\" width=\"161\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/myyearofmeatsbig-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/myyearofmeatsbig.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, October 8th, 5:00 at Ella&#8217;s Wood Fired Pizza. Stop by, have a drink and a few laughs with JETAADC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jbook Discussion Group &#8211; <\/strong>October 19th, 6:30 at Teaism. This month&#8217;s selection is &#8220;My Year of Meat(s)&#8221; by Ruth L. Ozeki. Get reading so you can be a part of the discussion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florida.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Florida<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tampa <em>Subchapter<\/em> Tsudoi<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, October 2nd, 7:00 at Panera Bread in the Brandon Mall. The Tampa <em>Subchapter<\/em> will be hosting their monthly Tsudoi, an informal time for anyone interested in Japanese and Japanese culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaa9.org\/wpb\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Texoma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Monday, October 5th, 6:00 at Zake. Start the week off right with your friends at JETAA Texoma.<\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/imoni-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"imoni\" width=\"210\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, October 2nd, 6:00 at Wann Izakaya. Relax after a long week of work with the gang at PNWJETAA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4th Annual Imonikai &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, October 3rd, 11:00 in a Cabin near Crystal Mountain, WA. Imonikai is a party up in the mountains to celebrate the arrival of autumn. Breathe the cool mountain air while sipping hot soup and seeing old friends.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transitions 2009 Opportunities Forum and Networking Expo &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, October 17th, 12:00 to 5:30 in Kirkland, WA. Sign up now for this year&#8217;s Transitions meeting, a job fair and career forum sponsored by PNWJETAA, the Consulate-General of Japan and some local businesses.<\/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 Southern California Little Tokyo Walking Tour &#8211; Saturday, October 10th, 10:30 A.M at the Little Tokyo Koban. 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