{"id":9581,"date":"2009-12-03T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T23:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=9581"},"modified":"2010-01-31T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T21:27:23","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-12-3-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/12\/03\/jetaa-chapter-beat-12-3-09\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 12.3.09"},"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\/category\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9582\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/NI_V025-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"NI_V025\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/NI_V025-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/NI_V025-1024x832.jpg 1024w\" 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>Nomikai in December, Special Happy Hour Fundraiser &#8211; <\/strong>Monday, December 14th, 6:00 to 8:00 at Sports Basement. Join JETAANC for a special fundraiser on Monday night. Free drinks, snacks and a 10% discount on all your holiday shopping are just a part of this fun event. Tell your friends and make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?hl=en&amp;formkey=dENpVlk4Q0MwUG5DYVJWZGV6ZjF5YkE6MA\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>26th Japanese Discussion Group&#8217;s\u00a0 &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, December 5th, 3:00 in the Inner Sunset area of San Francisco. This month is Education Month for the Japanese Discussion Group, and the first topic will focus on infant\/toddler parenting differences in Japan and the West.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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, December 4th, 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnw.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Pacific Northwest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2009 Bounenkai \u2013 <\/strong>Friday, December 4th, 6:30 at Kaname. Buffet style dining, Wii karaoke, and good friends\u2013what better way to send off 2009 and welcome in 2010.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seattle-Kobe Holiday Party &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, December 6th, 4:00 to 8:00 at the Pt Edwards Club House in Edmonds. Join the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association for their annual holiday potluck dinner.<\/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 Meeting \u2013 <\/strong>Monday, December 14th, 6:30. This month\u2019s book club meeting will focus on Jake Adelstein\u2019s book \u201cTokyo Vice: An American Reported on the Police Beat in Japan,\u201d an interesting look at organized crime in Tokyo in the 1990s. Start reading now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bounenkai &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, December 13th, 5:00 at Tono Sushi. Join JETAADC in bidding farewell to 2009 and welcoming the new year with food, games and good friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA Chicago<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9585\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/mt_0512_02.jpg\" alt=\"mt_0512_02\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese Cuisine and Karaoke Social \u2013 <\/strong>December 5th, 6:30 at Tokyo Marina. Come out and join the Chicago JETs for some sushi, nabe and other Japanese cuisine followed by a night of karaoke at Lincoln Karaoke at 9:00.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>JETAA Southern California<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>San Diego Subchapter <\/em>Yokohama Sister City Holiday Party \u2013 <\/strong>Sunday, Dec<strong><strong><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>ember 13th, 11:30 at the Bahia Resort Hotel. The San Diego Yokohama Sister City Society is putting on a holiday party, so join JET San Diego and share in the upcoming festivities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JETAA SC Bounenkai \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday, December 12th, 6:00 at the Brodard Chateau in Garden Grove. Celebrate the end of 2009 with JETAASC. Participate in the Secret Santa exchange and stick around for the Nijikai afterwards.<\/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 Nomikai in December, Special Happy Hour Fundraiser &#8211; Monday, December 14th, 6:00 to 8:00 at Sports Basement. Join JETAANC for a special fundraiser on Monday night. 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