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Alumni Interview Series: Episode 2 – Aomori

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

A woman in a red shirt with long red hair sitting on a rock next to the ocean As part of our partnership with the Japan Society Boston, we will be sharing excerpts of interviews with JET alumni on our social media and blog! Our second interview is with former JET Abigail MacBain who was placed in Aomori. We will work our way down Japan and share interviews with participants from all 47 prefectures! Episode 2: Aomori Interview with Abigail ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series, JET Alumni | Tagged aomori, JET Alumni, JET interview Series, JSB |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue No. 1

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Gift-Giving as Relationship Building between the U.S. and Japan Mary J. Eberhardinger, PhD Department of Communication at Central Washington University Hyogo, 2008-2010 This article will demonstrate the significance of the role of gift-giving in the omiyage industry in Japan. The role of gifts in the omiyage industry will be situated and argued as an extension of U.S.–Japan grassroots public diplomacy. The article will also ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum | Tagged JETs on Japan, Sasakawa USA |

Alumni Interview Series: Episode 1 – Hokkaido

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

As part of our partnership with the Japan Society Boston, we will be sharing excerpts of interviews with JET alums on our social media and blog! In recognition of the Massachusetts-Hokkaido sister-state relationship, our first interview is with a former JET who was placed in Hokkaido. We will work our way down Japan and share interviews with participants from ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, JET Alumni |

JETAA Chapter Events: January 2021

Posted by Casey Nealy

**Page will be updated as new events are created** Links to events in private/closed Facebook groups may not be available unless you are in the group. Every Tuesday at 12 pm - 1 PM PT - JETAA Southern California Water Cooler **Now on Tuesdays!** WFH blues got you down? Not being productive anyway? Just need a place to eat lunch? Take a break at ...READ MORE »

Posted in Chapter, Events | Tagged Chapter Events, JETAA Chapters, virtual events |

Report: Transitions Virtual Career Event with Pacific Northwest JETAA

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

By Bahia Simons-Lane and Jessica Record Transitions: Opportunities Forum & Networking Expo 2020 September 20th-26th 2020 Location: Zoom Meetings & Webinar Website: www.http://transitions.pnwjetaa.org/ Event Summary Transitions: Opportunities Forum & Networking Expo is the annual career and networking event organized by the Pacific Northwest JET Alumni Association (PNWJETAA). This year, the event was co-hosted by the U.S. JET Programme Alumni Association (USJETAA) to expand Transitions beyond ...READ MORE »

Posted in Blog Post, Careers, Chapter, Report, USJETAA | Tagged Career Programs, Career Support, Chapter Events, Japan, JETAA, USJETAA |

JETAA Chapter Virtual Events: December 2020

Posted by Casey Nealy

**Page will be updated as new events are created** Links to events in private/closed Facebook groups may not be available unless you are in the group. Every Monday at 12 pm PT - JETAASC Water Cooler Monday WFH blues got you down? Not being productive anyway? Just need a place to eat lunch? Take a break at the JETAASC Water Cooler! This is a casual ...READ MORE »

Posted in Chapter, Events | Tagged Chapter Events, JETAA Chapters, virtual events |

JETAA Chapter Virtual Events: November 2020

Posted by Casey Nealy

**Page will be updated as new events are created** Links to events in private/closed Facebook groups may not be available unless you are in the group. Every Monday at 12 pm PT - JETAASC Water Cooler Monday WFH blues got you down? Not being productive anyway? Just need a place to eat lunch? Take a break at the JETAASC Water Cooler! This is a casual ...READ MORE »

Posted in Chapter, Events | Tagged Chapter Events, JETAA Chapters, virtual events |

2019-2020 U.S. Embassy Microgrant Projects Part I

Posted by Casey Nealy

USJETAA launched the fourth year of the Microgrant Initiative for American JETs last October.  USJETAA partnered with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to award 22 microgrants (grants of small amounts of funding) to current American JET Program(me) teachers to support projects in Japanese schools and local communities. This year was the largest number of applications with a total of 39 ...READ MORE »

Posted in Grants, Programs for JETs | Tagged Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, JET Program, JET Programme, Microgrant Initiative, Microgrants, US Embassy Tokyo, US-Japan Relations |

JETAA Chapter Virtual Events: October 2020

Posted by Casey Nealy

**Page will be updated as new events are created** Links to events in private/closed Facebook groups may not be available unless you are in the group.  JETAANY 30th Anniversary Photo Contest - Accepting entries through October 6/ Voting October 6 to October 23 JETAANY is hosting a photo contest as part of our chapter’s 30th anniversary! We are opening this contest to all JETAANY members, ...READ MORE »

Posted in Chapter, Events, USJETAA |

JET Alumni News & Highlights – September

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Official First Look of My Invisible Compass (2021) My Invincible Compass (2021) is a 5-year documentary following the journeys of Tomoya and other abused, abandoned and neglected children living in institutional care around Japan. Movie made by Matt Miller (Gunma, 2006-2009). Link to video New JET Streams Spring and Summer 2020 JET Streams ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Highlights, Blog Post, News | Tagged JET Alumni, JET Program, JET Programme |
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