Cultural

Name: JETAABC Live Café: Combating Anti-Asian Racism
Start: 2021-05-18T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2021-05-18T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Online (Zoom)

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November 2019
Nov 23, 2019 @ 12:45 PM ~ 5:15 PM PST

JETAABC Tea Ceremony

SaBi Tea Arts 3675 W 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC

What is the difference between Koicha and Usucha? This tea ceremony experience covers formal preparation of both types of tea. Each tea will be accompanied with a different type of wagashi (Japanese sweet). You will also learn about the differences in flavour, preparation, and guest protocols between the two. Time: Saturday November 23, 2019 Session 1: 12:45 pm - 2:45 pm Session 2: 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm Cost: $25 for JET Alumni, $30 for guests Minimum: 3 attendees per session [...]

$25 – $30
February 2020
Feb 23, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM PST

2020 Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC, Canada

JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the third Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl on Sunday, February 23, 2020.
December 2020
Dec 12, 2020 @ 1:00 PM ~ 3:00 PM PST

Nengajo Afternoon

Online (Zoom)

Let's not have COVID lock our social events down as well this Holiday season. Join us virtually with some white paper, colour pencils/markers, and your creativity on Saturday, December 12, 1:00pm for an afternoon of nengajo writing. What is a nengajo? A Nengajo is a Japanese New Year's postcard. The tradition of writing and sending postcards for New Year's is a common practice. What do I need to prepare? Really simple! Do you have some white paper? Pencil? Colour Pencils [...]
January 2021
Jan 13, 2021 @ 6:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM PST

JETAABC Japanese Language Class Winter Term

Online (Zoom)

*** This event is for JET Alumni only *** Virtual Classroom: The classes will be done online through Zoom and will utilize all available functions (i.e.polling, whiteboard, breakout rooms, etc) to maximize engagement and interaction between students and the teacher. For optimal language learning in the virtual classroom, students are kindly requested to have their cameras turned on. If you are new to Zoom, the Course Coordinator will be present at all the class to assist you with any technical [...]
February 2021
Feb 23, 2021 @ 7:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM PST

JETAABC Yomi-Kai

Online (Zoom)

JETAABC Yomi-Kai Feb 2021: What are we reading this time? We will start the year with a classic short story by Tanizaki Junichiro's debut work, "The Tattooer." This is Tanizaki's very first published short story and really sets the tone of his future writing styles and themes. Tanizaki is one of Japan's famous modern writers. His writing often challenged aesthetics and sexuality in an era where Japan was being introduced to "western" ideas. We will meet on Tuesday, February 23, [...]
March 2021
Mar 11, 2021 @ 7:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM PST

March 11 Commemorative Event

Online (Zoom)

2021 will be the tenth year since the devastating Tohoku Disaster on March 11, 2011. Please join us at this virtual event to commemorate the disaster, but also celebrate Fukushima and its recovery. Learn about Fukushima's culture and history, hear first-hand stories of life in the prefecture, and experience one small part of Northern Japan's "Lucky Island."As a special gift for the first ten participants to register, we are pleased to offer a small token of Fukushima as a door [...]
Mar 23, 2021 @ 7:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM PDT

JETAABC Yomi-Kai

Online (Zoom)

JETAABC Yomi-Kai Mar 2021: What are we reading this time? We are reading the Akutagawa Prize winning short story by Yoko Ogawa called "The Pregnancy Diary." Ogawa accumulates details to subtly yet expressively comment on the human psychology in her writing. What kind of meaning into the details of this short story can you gain? We will meet on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 7pm over Zoom. Registrants will receive a Zoom link through a Google calendar invite 3 days [...]
April 2021
Apr 27, 2021 @ 7:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM PDT

JETAABC Yomi-Kai

Online (Zoom)

JETAABC Yomi-Kai Apr 2021: What are we reading this time? Choose one or both of the following short stories from Yumiko Kurahashi’s Anthology “The woman with the flying head.” Yumiko wrote these stories based on the art pieces linked beside each short story: The Special Place (Art Piece) Flower Abstraction (Art Piece)
May 2021
May 18, 2021 @ 7:00 PM ~ 8:30 PM PDT

JETAABC Live Café: Combating Anti-Asian Racism

Online (Zoom)

This month is Asian Heritage Month and we'd like to invite you to join us for casual and safe conversations on combating anti-Asian racism. Connect, listen, and share your stories. Join us on Tuesday, May 18 at 7pm to discuss what we can do to stop hate, raise awareness, and support our community. Sign up to join here.