On February 22, 2020, the New England JET Alumni Association (NEJETAA) and the Japan Society of Boston (JSB) co-hosted the event, One Bite at a Time: Building Bridges with Japanese Culinary Arts. This educational workshop highlighted the history and cultural significance of Japanese cuisine and how it has facilitated stronger U.S.-Japan relations. USJETAA was pleased to co-sponsor this event through the Chapter Grant Program funded by ...READ MORE »
Anniversary Message & Request for Videos
May 13, 2020 is the fifth anniversary of USJETAA’s incorporation as a nonprofit organization. What an incredible accomplishment! It took the efforts of so many people working together to get us to this point. USJETAA went from an idea to a reality five years ago…but hitting this major milestone shows that we are here ...READ MORE »
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JETAA USA Yoga Every Wednesday at 11 AM ET
Come join a 10-15 minute yoga session with fellow JETAA members. We will begin the Zoom at 11:00 (EDT), and begin the video shortly after. When we finish ...READ MORE »
On January 21, 2020, USJETAA and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA again partnered to a U.S.-Japan Town Hall at Florida International University (FIU) in DC. This was the second year that USJETAA and SPFUSA jointly hosted a hybrid U.S.-Japan Town Hall. There were 35 people at the event in person and 26 joined online – with one attending from as ...READ MORE »
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JETAA USA Yoga Every Wednesday at 11 AM ET
Come join a 10-15 minute yoga session with fellow JETAA members. We will begin the Zoom at 11:00 (EDT), and begin the video shortly after. When we finish our yoga session, let's sit back and chat, before we go on with our day.
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by Kim McMillen (Fukui, 2006-2008), Program & Assessment Consultant for USJETAA
Sponsored by the 2019-2020 Sasakawa USA/USJETAA Chapter Grant Program
JET Alumni gathered in Washington, D.C. on November 7, 2019 to honor JETAA achievements and to continue the momentum of growth as chapters across the United States begin to enter maturity by celebrating their 30th anniversaries. JET alumni representing the first cohort ...READ MORE »
The second "U.S.-Japan Town Hall" held by USJETAA and Sasakawa USA featured a discussion on strengthening people-to-people ties and U.S.-Japan relations through exchange programs recently launched around the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Featured speakers:
Ms. Niharika Chibber Joe
Associate Executive Director, Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC)
Program: 2019-2020 US/Japan Creative Artists Fellowship Program
Mr. David Francis
Associate Director, Governmental Relations, United States Olympic & Paralympic ...READ MORE »
The 2019-2020 Microgrant Initiative for American JETs, funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, provides small grants to U.S. assistant language teachers and coordinators of international relations working in Japan on the JET Programme to introduce American culture and English language to students and the local community.
USJETAA is happy to announce that we have awarded 22 grants to current American JETs!
This ...READ MORE »
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 »
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On February 22, 2020, the New England JET Alumni Association (NEJETAA) and the Japan Society of Boston (JSB) co-hosted the event, One Bite at a Time: Building Bridges with Japanese Culinary Arts. This educational workshop highlighted the history and cultural significance of Japanese cuisine and how it has facilitated stronger U.S.-Japan relations. USJETAA was pleased to co-sponsor this event through the Chapter Grant Program funded by ...READ MORE »
by Kim McMillen (Fukui, 2006-2008), Program & Assessment Consultant for USJETAA
Sponsored by the 2019-2020 Sasakawa USA/USJETAA Chapter Grant Program
JET Alumni gathered in Washington, D.C. on November 7, 2019 to honor JETAA achievements and to continue the momentum of growth as chapters across the United States begin to enter maturity by celebrating their 30th anniversaries. JET alumni representing the first cohort ...
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 
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 ...
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