Author Archives: JETAA USA
Travel to/from Denver
Please book your flights 30 days in advance to take advantage of the best deals and save your chapter $$ that can be spent on other great local programs for your members! **Reminder we are booking your hotel room, you … Continue reading
2014-2015 Year in Review
In an effort to keep local chapters and organizational partners fully informed, JETAA USA Country Representatives prepare reports highlighting the national level activities and accomplishments of the year. And what a year it was! お疲れ様でした ! Special thanks go to Pacific Northwest … Continue reading
The Soft Power of JET and Future Possibilities
The following is an article entitled “Cultivating the Next Generation of Japan Hands with JET” by Nicole Uehara from the Center of Professional Exchange (CEPEX). It provides a succinct overview of the JET Program thus far, its history of growth … Continue reading
Let’s be Tohoku Tomo! – #TTWeek
Join Tohoku Tomo 東北友 this week and share your memories and thoughts of Tohoku and its ongoing recovery using the hashtag #TTWeek. Tohoku Tomo Week is a collection of film screenings around the country, but also is a time for us to reflect and … Continue reading
Donate for Tohoku from March 10 & 11 to DOUBLE your contribution!
JETAA USA is supporting the Taylor Anderson Memorial Foundation for another donation drive that starts when the clock strikes midnight in Japan on March 11. GlobalGiving has once again offered to match these donations! Last year, the JET Community helped … Continue reading
The Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund Continues to Contribute to Ishinomaki
Here’s a quick update from Andy Anderson on the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund’s activities, made possible in part by the generous donations of the JET alumni: “The Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund had its second board meeting in Tokyo in early … Continue reading
JETs Carry on Taylor’s Legacy in Miyagi
Donated Books from Ambassador Kennedy Translated into Japanese Following Ambassador Kennedy’s donation last November of 110 books to the Taylor Anderson Reading Corner at Mangokuura Elementary School in Ishinomaki, the volunteer group that reads to the students there, Soyokaze no … Continue reading
JET Community Helps Raise Nearly $50,000 to Support Ishinomaki Students
Update on JETs Rally for Tohoku Fundraiser Tuesday, March 11th marked the 3-year anniversary of the worst disaster to hit Japan in recent history. 3.11 is a date that few people connected with Japan will ever forget. This is particularly … Continue reading
Donate for Tohoku and Make Your Support TWICE As Effective!
JETAA USA is supporting the Taylor Anderson Memorial Foundation for a donation drive (extended until the full $100,000 matching amount has been reached!) that starts when the clock strikes midnight in Japan on March 11. And GlobalGiving has offered to … Continue reading
JET alum Jim Gannon continues his work with JCIE in Rikuzentakata
Jim Gannon (Ehime-ken, 1992-94), Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA), has been doing in Tohoku on behalf of his organization. Jim is a member of JETAA USA’s Board of Advisors and the JETAA USA Disaster Relief … Continue reading
