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WEEKLY VIRTUAL EVENTS
JETAANY Nihongo Dake Conversation Hour
Date: Every Monday
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Details: Join us virtually every Monday to keep your Japanese language skills sharp. This ...READ MORE »
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 »
U.S.-Japan Technology Policy Coordination: Balancing Technonationalism With a Globalized World
James L. Schoff (Kanagawa, 1988-1999), a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Asia Program, recently published a paper on technonationalist competition with a focus on ways the U.S. and Japan can coordinate. Read the paper here.
Course: How Race and Ethnicity Shape American Life
Registration is open for Mya Fisher’s ...READ MORE »
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JETAA USA Yoga Every Wednesday at 11 AM ET
Facebook Event (you do not need Facebook to participate)
Come join a 10-15 minute yoga session with fellow JETAA members. We will begin the ...READ MORE »
Samantha Corpuz
President, Pacific Northwest JET Alumni Association
Gunma Prefecture, 2012–2016
The Pacific Northwest JET Alumni Association (PNWJETAA) was thrilled to welcome Executive Director of USJETAA Bahia Simons-Lane (Gunma, 2005-2007) to Seattle in early March. During these early days on the cusp of the pandemic, we had no idea that the world would change so much, or that the Leadership Program would ...READ MORE »
**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.
JETAA USA Yoga Every Wednesday at 11 AM ET (except for July 3rd)
Facebook Event (you do not need Facebook to participate)
Come join a 10-15 minute yoga session with fellow JETAA members. ...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 »
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 »
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