Monday May 23, 2011JET Pre-departure Q & A
JET Alumni Needed for JET Q&A Sessions at the JIC!
The 25th JET Program Q&A Session and Team-Teaching Workshop will be held at the Japan Information Center and we need alumni to help!
1. Q-A Session: Saturday, June 11 from 1:00 pm – 5:40 pm
(JETAA hosted Reception follows)
6 presenters and 2 check-in table helpers are needed.
2. Team-Teaching Workshop: Sunday, June 12
One check-in table helper is needed from 8:30 am till 11:30 am
If you are interested in helping, please contact Yoshiko Kono at ykono@japancc.org by Friday, June 3rd. A stipend will be provided. Thanks!
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JETAA Author Panel: Experiences Teaching English in Japan
On Friday, June 10, 6:30-8pm, JETAA and the Japan America Society of Chicago will be hosting a panel featuring Lars Martinson and David Fernandez, two JET alumni authors. Mr. Martinson, cartoonist and author of Tonohiro, and Mr. Fernandez, author of Rising Sunsets, will share their experiences teaching English in Japan, relive funny cultural stories, and mention how these experiences shaped the writing of their books Tonoharu and Rising Sunsets.
Please join us at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 1 N Wacker Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60606. Tickets are $5 for JASC & JETAA members, $10 for general admission. Space is limited so RSVP soon to Erika Kono at kono@jaschicago.org.
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June Executive Board Meeting
On Tuesday, June 7, JETAA Chicago will hold its monthly Executive Board Meeting. These meetings are open to all JET Alumni, dinner is provided and we welcome new members. It is during these meetings that we plan future events and we are always looking for new and fresh ideas. We will be meeting at Rob Corder's office at 1 E Wacker, Suite 600 at 6:30pm on June 7th. Hope to see you there!
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Summer Beach Volleyball
Calling all past, present, and potential Jet Setters!!
It will soon be time for our Chicago JETAA Beach Volleyball team, the Jet Setters, to make their second appearance in the Players Sports Group Summer Beach Volleyball Leagues!
This year we will be entering a 6 vs. 6 person league. This will be a RECREATIONAL league and is meant to be pure fun! All skill levels from beginner to advanced are welcome!
Tournament games will be held every TUESDAY, from 6:30 – 7:30, starting JUNE 14th. The regular season will last for 7 games (7 Tuesdays). We will then enter the playoffs, which guarantees us at least one Tuesday’s worth of games.
The tournament will be held at MONTROSE BEACH (4400 N. Lake Shore Drive).
To be placed on the Jet Setters roster for the June tournament (or if you have any initial questions), please email Parry Koriath at pkoriath@gmail.com, or call him at 765-749-7694. When asking to be put on the roster, PLEASE TELL HIM YOUR SHIRT SIZE.
Let’s enjoy some fun in the sun! Goooo Jet Setters!!!
--JETAA Chicago
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Nihongo Dake Lunch
Japanese slipping? Can’t seem to find a place to utilize your skills? Well, never fear, we’re having our next Nihongo Dake lunch! You’ll have a chance to brush up your Japanese and have fun doing it! No English allowed! Refresh and expand your skills.
Join us!
Where: TBD
When: Sunday, June 26th, 1:00 pm
Cost: $15/person
For more information or to RSVP please contact Shannon Copp at sccopp@gmail.com.
Can't wait to see you there!!
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Open Positions
As of May 1, there are 2 open positions on the JETAA Chicago Executive Board. Our Secretary Sarah Miller will be relocating to Kentucky with her husband and fellow JET Alumni Tyler Miller. Activities Chair Parry Koriath was recently accepted to graduate school at the Illinois Institute of Technology and is stepping down to focus on school. Thanks to Sarah and Parry for all of their hard work and contributions to JETAA Chicago.
If you are interested in learning more about these positions, contact JETAA Chicago President Robert Corder at racorder@gmail.com.
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"Uncanny Terrain" Documentary
On May 23, filmmakers Junko Kajino and Ed M. Koziarski fly to Japan to begin production of the documentary Uncanny Terrain, about organic farmers' response to Japan's nuclear crisis. We've been consulting with experts in the U.S. and Japan about safety precautions and the questions we need to ask, as we capture the farmers' efforts to meet this otherworldly threat with natural methods, and Japan's efforts to preserve its food supply, its communities and its landscape.
This is a critical moment for the organic farmers just outside the nuclear evacuation zone around the beleaguered Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Some of the farmers have already been forced to abandon their land, their livestock, and their homes to the threat of radioactive fallout. But many more are faced with uncertainty about the level of contamination in their soil, and they're exploring how they can help the land repair itself.
Nearly 50 donors have generously contributed to cover our travel, but we still need your help to purchase video and audio equipment as well as radiation monitoring and protection gear, and to continue production through the September harvest. June 11 is our funding deadline, but PayPal contributions are available to us immediately. If you can, please support the film today, and either way, spread the word by forwarding this email. Thanks!
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Luau Fundraiser
Preparations have started for another JETAA Chicago fundraiser for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. We are looking into holding a Hawaiian Luau-themed party later in the summer. This special event will include appetizers & drinks, live music, and raffle prizes, with all proceeds to benefit the relief efforts in Japan. Keep an eye out for more details to come soon.
If you are interested in helping to plan this event, please contact JETAA Outreach Coordinator - Shannon Copp at sccopp@gmail.com.
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Kimono Exhibit at The Art Institute of Chicago
Kimono Exhibit at the The Art Institute of Chicago
Japanese Kimono, 1915–1940: From Tradition to Ready-to-Wear
June 16–November 13, 2011
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/japanesekimono
Clothing’s ability to express and convey information such as age, class, marital status, or social condition is not limited to a single culture or locale but is truly universal. Japanese kimonos are no exception with features such as sleeve length or decoration offering the viewer information about the wearer. This exhibition explores the role that traditional motifs, techniques, and modernization played in the development of pattern design in women’s kimono and haori, a short kimono-like jacket, during the Taishô period (1912–1926) and the early Shôwa period (1926–1989).
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Business Promotion Specialist - Chicago
Japanese commercial bank seeks a Business Promotion Specialist
for their Japanese Corporate Banking Division. Main responsibility is the management of business development activities associated with a group of Japanese corporate account relationships with the primary goal being the creation of revenue opportunities with such clients in order to achieve the objectives of the Bank and the Division. The RM maintains and develops relationships with existing clients with deposit accounts by obtaining new settlement accounts and providing settlement related services such as Cash Management Services (CMS), investment, foreign exchange and etc.
Qualifications: Must have 1-5 years of experience in marketing and commercial lending positions with a financial institution, in-depth knowledge of business and finance practices, international banking transactions, lending regulations & procedures, and marketing strategies. Excellent communication skills in Japanese and English both verbally and in writing also required. Formal credit training and CPA preferred. Starting salary is 50K~85K depending on experience.
Please send your resume to Madoka Oya at moya@actus-usa.com if you are interested.
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Local Coordinator Needed, Student Foreign Exchange Program
Contribute to international understanding by offering exchange students the chance to attend an American high school for an academic year. Exchange students learn through experience about living in America while their host families and schools benefit by learning about the customs and perspectives of the student in their care.
The Local Coordinator has the following responsibilities:
1. Understand and comply with U.S. Department of State regulations governing high school exchange programs (will train);
2. Understand The Laurasian Institution’s program expectations;
3. Identify high schools and secure permission to enroll students;
4. Identify, screen, interview, and confirm host families;
5. Meet and orient the host families and students;
6. Maintain monthly contact; provide monthly reports;
7. Arrange periodic gatherings of area exchange students; and
8. Send off the exchange student at end of program year.
Desired Qualifications:
1. Experience living outside of the U.S. or working with people from other countries or interest in other cultures
2. Experience working with teenagers
3. Experience mediating or counseling different parties
4. Outgoing and connected to community
Stipend: $1,000 expense stipend for each exchange student
Location: Illinois and Wisconsin
For more information about The Laurasian Institution, please visit our website at www.laurasian.org. Parties interested in this position should submit a letter of interest and resume to Program Associate, Kendra Redman (kredman@laurasian.org)
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