2021 would have been our 3rd annual JET Ski trip with our friends at JETAABC, PNWJETAA, and JETAA Portland. Although we’re not able to meet in person, we’d love to keep the JET Ski event alive, so we are pleased to announce the 2021 JET Ski: At Home Edition Photo Contest!
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, […]
Wondering how best to describe to future employers ALL that you accomplished on JET? Confused on how to define your JET experience if you’re not working in higher education/teaching? Concerned that your resume really doesn’t say ALL that it could, or that it doesn’t offer the reader a strong understanding of your skills and expertise? Have you pondered how a functional or chrono-functional resume might “sell you” more to readers? If the answer is yes to any or all of […]
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 […]
JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the fourth Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl on Saturday March 13, 2021. The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are studying Japanese. The Japan-America Society of Washington DC organized and hosted the first Japan Bowl in 1992. The competition has since been expanding overseas and is now held in Poland, England, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Bulgaria, France, etc. The inaugural Canadian […]
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 […]
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)
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.
JETAABC Yomi-Kai is excited to invite Author Grace Eiko Thomson to discuss her memoir, Chiru Sakura — Falling Cherry Blossoms: A Mother & Daughter's Journey through Racism, Internment and Oppression. Join us as we learn more about the Canadian Japanese History through Grace Eiko Thomson's powerful story of resilience in the face of racism, sexism, and internment.
After last year's success, JETAA Portland, JETAABC, and JETAAPNW are excited to present a second Bento Workshop with Amanda Oumiya from K&L Bentos on Sunday, June 6 at 11am PDT. This time the theme is Kyara-ben! For those who don’t know, Kyara-ben is short for Character Bento, the art of making cute, detailed box lunches that look like popular characters. This can sound daunting but Amanda is here to show us simple tips and tricks to make your next bento […]
