JETAA Chapter Leader Webinar Series
Supported by the Japan Foundation CGP and CLAIRThis series provides helpful information on chapter leadership to engage all officers of JET alumni chapters. Topics include information about developing membership, effective communications strategies, obtaining 501(c)(3) non-profit status, and more. Each webinar includes two or three speakers with expertise in the topic. View the webinars here!
Professional Development Webinar Series
This newly launched webinar series is intended to provide guidance and instruction to JET alumni across the country on a variety of careers and professional development topics. Topics include "How to become a Japanese teacher after JET," "How to find a career," "You’ve finished the JET Program. Now what?" and many more. Each webinar includes one to three speakers with expertise in the topic. View the webinars here!
2020 Webinars
2020 Onigiri Action Cooking Workshop
October 27, 2020
1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vde6qrjgqHtNMToMd8FV-YBhFGsAjAtwS
Join USJETAA and TABLE FOR TWO for an #Onigiri Action 2020 virtual event. TABLE FOR TWO (TFT), a global nonprofit with roots in Japan, is again sponsoring its #OnigiriAction Campaign. Join us for a family-friendly event where we will make, decorate, and eat rice balls, and then post pictures of the onigiri.
JET Program Informational Webinar
Oct 21, 2020 08:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Ever dreamed of living and working in Japan? Already interested in JET but not sure if you should take the leap? Join us for an Online Info Session co-hosted with the JET Program Coordinators at the Embassy of Japan in the US! This webinar will dig into the details of JET – departure schedule,
Microgrant Initiative for American JETs Information Session
Oct 20, 2020 09:00 PM Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
Please join USJETAA and US Embassy Tokyo for an information session on the 2020 Microgrant Initiative for American JETs. This session will give you the basic information on applying to the program and answer any your questions.
The Microgrant Initiative for American JETs is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo. This program provides small grants to JET participants working in Japan on the JET Programme to fund projects that introduce American culture and English language to students in their classrooms and to the local community.
Foreign and Civil Service Careers Networking Session
Oct 13, 2020 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
USJETAA will be holding a networking session for anyone currently working in or interested in working in the foreign or civil service. Join USJETAA, our speakers from the webinar on careers in foreign service, and other JET alumni working in the field to ask questions and learn about their experiences. We will be using breakout sessions for networking in small groups.
Careers in the Foreign Service
Are you interested in a career in the Foreign Service or learning more about the work of Foreign Service Officers? Please join USJETAA for a keynote address from Karen Kelley, the former Consul General in Osaka, and panel discussion along with Michael Turner, Culture & Sports Attache at the US Embassy Tokyo, and Katherine Tarr, former Coordinator for Japan and Korea in the Office of Public Diplomacy,
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