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November Yomi-kai

Online (Zoom)

This month we will read Shiga Naoya's "Seibei and his Gourd." A story about young Seibei and his obsession with gourds.  Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Click here if you would like to only join us for our November meeting. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have read in the past!

Victoria Shinnenkai 2025

Sen Zushi 940 Fort St, Victoria, BC, Canada

Calling all Victoria and Vancouver Island alumni! Celebrate the new year with us at our Shinnenkai. Join us for an evening of good food and great company. Please register by Monday, January 13. We look forward welcoming 2025 with you! Register

JETAABC Yomi-kai: January 2025

Online (Zoom)

This month we will read "Men Without Women" by Haruki Murakami.  The story follows the anguish that comes upon an unnamed narrator who receives a phone call in the middle of the night telling him that his former lover has passed away from an unexpected informant. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Sign up via the Zoom link here. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have [...]

The Secret Sauce: Bento Edition

1 Kingsway in Vancouver, B.C. V5T 3H7 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC, Canada

We are excited to announce our fifth JETAA Bento Workshop co-hosted by JETAA Portland, JETAABC and AKJETAA on February 2, 2025 at 1pm PST/12 pm AKST. The focus of the workshop will be sauces. The event will be hosted virtually and in-person simultaneously. Our trusted facilitator, Amanda Oumiya from KL Bentos, will guide you through 3 different sauces used in many Japanese recipes. Whether you are attending virtually or in-person, we will be working together with YOU to elevate your [...]

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❄️ JET Ski 2025 ❄️

Cypress Mountain 6000 Cypress Bowl Road, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

⛷️ JETAABC, PNWJETAA, and JETAA Portland welcome you to our ski & snowboard day! We are excited to enjoy a day of snow sports, good food, and fun in the Vancouver, BC area! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact danielle@jetaabc.ca ⚠️ Please complete the full registration to ensure your space for this event. When registering, please be sure to register for any guests that will be joining you, including children, friends, or family. We DO NOT [...]

JETAABC Yomi-kai: February 2025

Online (Zoom)

This month we will read "The Trade" by Yumiko Kurahashi. The story follows the narrator who has a beautiful face meets a grotesque stranger who tells a haunting tale of face-swapping tied to a mysterious, otherworldly realm. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Sign up via the Zoom link here. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have read in the past!

Kōdō: Incense Ceremony with Dōjin Arts

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

Enter the tranquil tea room at SaBi Tea Arts and take a moment to reawaken your senses with Kōdō, Japanese Incense Ceremony. Join us to learn about this traditional art form whose roots stretch back over a millennium! Dōjin Arts writes, “Set in a traditional tatami tea room, guests will be led to participate in kumikōー a form of incense appreciation exercise developed around the Muromachi period (1338–1573). Experience and compare several types of highly fragrant woods in a [...]

JETAABC Yomi-kai: March 2025

Online (Zoom)

This month we will read Matsuda Aoko's Planting. A simple but impactful story about a woman planting as a job that was written as a response to the March 11 Tohoku Earthquake. Click here to join us on Mar 25 at 7 pm over Zoom. Registrants will get access to the reading prior to date. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have read in the past!

JETAABC Yomi-kai: April 2025

Online (Zoom)

This month we will read Hoshi Shinichi's Shoulder-Top Secretary. A simple short story about a society where we communicate through parrots. Click here to join us on Apr 29 at 7 pm over Zoom. Registrants will get access to the reading prior to date. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have read in the past!

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with JETAABC: Generations in Verse

BCIT Downtown Campus 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC

Join JETAABC on May 10 for an afternoon of poetry, history, and connection in Downtown Vancouver. Through the theme "Generations in Verse," special guest speakers, Carolyn Nakagawa & Yoriko Gillard will share their work, exploring identity and intergenerational storytelling. Enjoy interactive activities, Q&A, and wrap up the evening with dinner and karaoke! More details in our sign up form linked below! Sign up here!

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