Chicago, IL
September 27-29, 2019
Each year delegates from the 19 JET alumni associations in the United States, along with a lone country representative from Canada, come together at the JETAA National Conference to discuss chapter business, share strategies, and learn about opportunities to support their chapters. This year, the JET Alumni Association of Chicago held the 2019 National Conference in ...READ MORE »
USJETAA is pleased to announce a national partnership with the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) United States. The purpose of the partnership is collaboration between the organizations on U.S.-Japan activities in the United States. We hope to connect USJETAA members and JETAA chapters with members of KIF USA or its regional chapters on possible national or local U.S.-Japan related activities.
KIF USA ...READ MORE »
USJETAA was pleased to co-sponsor an event by the JET Alumni Association Southeast (JETAASE) Alabama subchapter through our Chapter Grant Program funded by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. The event, Opportunities to Strengthen Japan-Alabama Ties, took place at the University of Alabama campus on Sunday, September 15, 2019. It was co-hosted by JETAASE Alabama, Japan-America Society of Alabama, and the ...READ MORE »
About the Author: Megan Magwood is a former intern at USJETAA, JUSFC, and CULCON and currently a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is enrolled in the Global Studies MA program and pursuing a certificate in Peace and Conflict Resolution. She is also a JET alumna who lived for two years in Tokushima prefecture in ...READ MORE »
The third year of the Microgrant Initiative had the largest number of applications and micro grantees. USJETAA partnered with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to award micro grants (grants of small amounts of funding) to current American JET Program(me) teachers to support projects in their schools and communities. This year's projects fell into four categories cultural events, community resources, penpal ...READ MORE »
By Teresa Fong (ALT, Seritsu Gakuen, Tokyo)
JETs are everywhere, and the event I went to in February really sealed the case.
At the JET Alumni Association Reception, I met many distinguished JET alumni with glittering careers. One example is Jonathan Kushner, a McJET, for he is the current Vice President of Corporate Relations at McDonald's Holdings Company Japan! Thanks to his connections, ...READ MORE »
By Mari Rueter, President of JETAA Alaska.
Mari is a former Tokushima JET (2009-2014) and is the new president for JETAA Alaska. She works at a local engineering company as a document production specialist. When she isn't busy collecting the latest Hello Kitty goods or training for triathlons, she is out and about in Anchorage checking out local events.
At the end of ...READ MORE »
By Monica Yuki
USJETAA supports the JET Program in many capacities to strengthen the future of the program, the alumni, and maintain the bond between the U.S. and Japan. Through the Leadership Program, USJETAA visits alumni chapters in the U.S. to offer support and moderate some chapter discussions. In February 2019, USJETAA Board Member, Monica Yuki, had the opportunity to visit ...READ MORE »
March 12, 2019
The purpose of the Chapter Grant Program is to provide support for JETAA chapters to expand their capacity to provide programming that furthers the U.S.-Japan relationship in their local communities. This program is funded by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. The projects targeted the needs of the members of the U.S.-Japan community, particularly JET alumni, and specific ...READ MORE »
When one thinks of Minnesota, the images of snow, lakes, and random samplings of German and Scandinavian heritage often come up. Japan-U.S. relations might not come to mind unless you look a bit closer. Minnesota has a unique mix of different cultures from its first inhabitants the indigenous tribes of the Great Plains, to the Western settlers from northern Europe, ...READ MORE »
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