Join us for a family-friendly Hanami gathering (cherry blossom viewing) at Garry Point Park on April 2, 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm! Participants can place an order for a bento lunch box in advance for $15. Sign up to receive more details: RSVP
JETAABC Yomi-kai: Come join us on Tuesday, April 24 at 7pm as we discuss two of Erica H Isomura's writings, "Family History" and "For the Dreamers". Click here to join only April's meeting.Can't make our April meeting? Join JETAABC Yomikai's special hour with Erica H Isomura on Saturday, May 13 at 10 am PDT. Sign up here to get a Zoom link!
Come celebrate Asian Canadian Heritage Month with the JETAABC community! We will eat a sushi lunch and learn about Asian Canadian history, share stories and experiences, and enjoy some fun games and karaoke! $10 for JETAABC members $15 for non-alumni members. Sign up here.
Join us for a Meet & Greet dinner at Yua Bistro on Tuesday, June 20th at 6pm, and reconnect with other Vancouver Island JET Alumni while enjoying some of the best Japanese food on this side of the Pacific! 
JETAABC Yomi-kai: Come join us on Tuesday, June 20 at 7pm as we discuss Nao-Cola Yamazaki's "Cavities and Kindness". Click here to join only June's meeting.
Come join us on Tuesday, July 25th at 7pm over Zoom as we discuss Aoki Jungo’s short story “As Told by a Nocturnal Witness.” Click here to join only July's meeting.
Come join us on Tuesday, September 26th at 7pm on Zoom as we discuss Yoko Tawada’s To Khabarovsk. Click here to join only September's meeting.
Our annual Imoni-Kai is a treasured tradition from Yamagata Prefecture. Enjoy hearty taro root stew in Central Park, Burnaby from 11am, Sunday, October 14th, with friends old and new! Please RSVP here by Wednesday, October 11th.
We are excited to announce our fourth JETAA Bento Workshop co-hosted by JETAA Portland, JETAABC and AKJETAA on January 28, 2024 at 1pm PST/12 pm AKST. The focus of the workshop will be onigiris (japanese riceballs). The event will be hosted virtually and in-person simultaneously. Our trusted facilitator, Amanda Oumiya from KL Bentos, will guide you through 3 different methods to make yummy onigiris. Whether you are attending virtually or in-person, we will be working together with YOU to elevate [...]
This month we will read Natsume Soseki's "The Carlyle Museum." Explore the homes of Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane from 1834 through the eyes of Natsume Soseki. Click here to join us on Tuesday, January 30th at 7pm over Zoom. If you would like to be updated on latest literary news and access to special literary resources, please sign up here to join JETAABC Yomikai.
