Category Archives: Grants

Report: 2019-2020 USJETAA/Sasakawa USA Chapter Grants

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

USJETAA Partners with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Sasakawa USA) to administer a Chapter Grant program for JET alumni chapters. Sasakawa USA provides the funding and support to the JETAA chapter in conjunction with USJETAA. USJETAA and Sasakawa USA mentor JET alumni associations and through the process of conceptualizing and executing their projects alongside them help chapters learn best ...READ MORE »

Report: One Bite at a Time: Building Bridges with Japanese Culinary Arts

Posted by Casey Nealy

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 »

Report: U.S.-Japan Town Hall – Tokyo 2020 Olympics as a Bridge to U.S.-Japan Relations

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

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 »

Report: Maintaining the JET Momentum: The Post-Exchange Pipeline to Successful U.S.-Japan Leadership

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

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 »

2019-2020 Microgrant Initiative Recipients

Posted by Casey Nealy

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 »

Report: Opportunities to Strengthen Japan-Alabama Ties

Posted by USJETAA

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 »

U.S. Embassy Microgrant Initiative Project Summaries 2018-2019

Posted by Casey Nealy

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 »

Guest Blog Post: McJETs and More

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

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 »

2018-2019 Sasakawa USA/USJETAA Chapter Grant Program Report

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

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 »

Japan-Minnesota Grassroots Forum

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

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 »