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UPCOMING EVENTS 10/3: New Officer Meet N Greet
Good times at Oktoberfest! Do you miss Japan? Do you miss beer gardens? Come enjoy both and meet your new JETAASC officers at Alpine Village's Oktoberfest this Friday, Oct 3rd, from 8-11pm. Learn about our plans for this year and feel free to suggest some of your own! Admission to the event is approximately $5; food, beer, wine, and other beverages available from about $5-15. Alpine Village is located in Torrance off the 110 (Harbor) Freeway, with easy access to the 405 and 91 Freeways:
Alpine Village
833 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90502
RSVP to Jim at
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@jetaasc.org or call (562) 325-2711.
See you there - and bring your chicken dance!
10/11: October Second Weekend Social (SWS)
Did you miss the Beijing Olympics this summer? It's still not too late to get a taste of China! No, I don't mean take-out... Come experience Beijing Opera with your fellow JETs!!! The world renowned Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe is coming to the Kodak Theatre this October for only three performances, and JETAASC has arranged an outing for one of them! Don't worry. There's English translation.
Saturday, 10/11, 6:00pm: Kodak Theatre
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 We'll be meeting up to have dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen nearby, then heading to the Kodak Theatre for the Classics of Mei Lanfang, starting at 7:30. We are pleased to offer special discount tickets for JETs & FOJs: $15 (more than 50% OFF) Please note: this does not include the cost of dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. Space is limited so please act fast! Please RSVP at
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with the following information: 1) Subject "JET RSVP Beijing Opera" 2) Your full name 3) Number of people including yourself For more information about the performances and venue, check out:
10/17: Meishi Exchange
Mark your calendars! We're finalizing details on our annual Meishi Exchange. Come network with JET Alumni and representatives from Japanese Recruiting Firms, International Companies, and Business Associations. Appetizers and cash bar will be available. Details forthcoming! When: Friday, October 17th Time: 7pm-on Location: TBA Costs: $5 for JETs, $7 for Friends of JETs To RSVP, please email
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and provide: - JET Placement and Year
- Educational background
- Current occupation/industry
- Industries of past job experiences
- Contact information (email or phone number)
10/15-10/23: Volunteers Needed for JET Program Fall RecruitingThe JET Office is in DESPERATE need of individuals that will be willing to attend Study Abroad/Career Fairs at local colleges and universities. The JET Office will take care of: - Fair registration fees
- Your lunch
- Your parking permit (if available)
- Sending you all ‘official’ materials (e.g. brochures, handouts, etc)
- The TINEST of honorariums (if you do an entire event...just enough to pay for gas)
- Your transportation to/from the event
- Sharing your AWESOME stories about being on JET
- Showing your pictures
- A day of your time
- Your GENKI attitude
Below is a list of schools that the JET Office will need representation at. If you are available one, two, or more of the events, please reply with ‘recruiting’ in your subject line, and include the following information in the body of your email at least 2 weeks before the event: - Your name
- The event date(s) and location(s)
- Time you can commit
- Daytime phone number
- Email address
- Physical mailing address (no P.O. boxes please-Fed Ex doesn’t like them much.)
The JET Office really appreciates all of you and all of the work you do in promoting the Program on your own.
THANKS!! The JET Program office
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************** | School | Event | Date | Day | Time | | CSU-Dominguez Hills | Job Fair | 10/22 | W | TBD | | CSU-Long Beach | Study Abroad Fair | 10/15 | W | 10:00-3:00 | | Harvey Mudd | Career Fair | 10/10 | F | 11:00-2:00 | | Pepperdine | Internship & Grad School Fair | 10/23 | Th | 11:00-2:30 | | SDSU | Study Abroad Fair | 10/21 | T | 10:00-3:00 |
10/25: Volunteers Needed at the Japanese Food Festival
From Nancy Kikuchi
It's that time of year again for the Japanese Restaurant Association ("JRA") to hold its wildly popular Japanese Food Festival at the Kyoto Grand Hotel (previously known as the New Otani Hotel). The JET Alumni Association has provided volunteers for this event since its inception 8 years ago. This year, we've been asked to send 50 volunteers. Last year, the event was an All You Can Eat Affair with an admission fee of $50 per person (volunteers are free, of course). JRA hopes to keep the price the same, but it depends on what is negotiated with the new hotel owners.
The details for volunteers are as follows:
Date and Time: Saturday, October 25th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Festival time is 11 to 3). Due to logistics, I can only accept volunteers who can help the whole day, and not half days.
Place: Kyoto Grand Hotel in Little Tokyo
Duties: Selling Admission tickets, checking ID and putting wrist bands on people, stamping the back of people's hands, working the festival entrances, security, floaters, taking supplies to booths, serving food, heating up food, pouring drinks, and clean up.
Food for Us: In the morning after the 9:00 a.m. Orientation, JRA will hand out bento for everyone. That is the plan for now. Last year, JRA received a lot of donated food, so the volunteers got to eat the Festival food. Depending on the amount of food donated this year, we may / may not get to eat the festival food. I'll let you know, but in any case, we won't go hungry.
Parking: Will be provided in Lot 7 (behind the Little Tokyo Koban). Entrance is off of Judge John Aiso Street between Temple and First Streets. Parking passes will be e-mailed to volunteers after the RSVP date.
If you're interested in volunteering, please RSVP to me by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 15, to
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. If you have a preference of assignments (food serving, admissions table, floater, drink booth..etc.), please let me know, although I can't guarantee you'll get it. After the RSVP date, I'll send out your assignments and booth partners…etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS CLAIR SURVEY
Are you a former participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme?
National AJET is conducting a survey for alumni of the JET Programme. The purpose of this survey is to determine how former JET Programme participants are currently connected with Japan or are connecting members of their communities with Japanese culture. Getting the help from alumni will enable National AJET and the JET Programme to work together to find solutions for the issues at hand.
This is an online survey and can be completed by going to
The survey will close on Friday, October 3rd. For any comments or questions, please contact Jennifer Park at
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Thank you very much for your help.
Sincerely,
National AJET
Privacy Statement: These surveys are designed so that the information you give us will not identify you or put you at risk of being identified by people who see the survey's results. Where we ask for extended comments, you do not need to provide us with your name or identifying information. Please feel free to phrase your responses so that you maintain your privacy as you wish.
Articles Needed for Sushi & Sake Magazine
Dear JET Alumni, JETAASC has a great relationship with the monthly publication Sushi & Sake Magazine and we need your help! Each month we submit an article written by one of you for publication. Sushi & Sake's primary objective is self-described as "(to) introduce Japanese culture to the non-Japanese residents of Southern California with particular emphasis on cuisine, language, its business community, and geographic regions..." This is a great opportunity to share memories of your JET experience and give a broad readership a glimpse into the life of a JET participant. These articles can be about a particular experience, or any general memory you feel compelled to share -- it can be funny, heartwarming, anything that makes for a good story. I am looking for submissions for the coming months and hope that you'll help JETAASC keep up with our monthly ritual by sending me your story of 400 – 500 words. I will be responsible for editing submissions and will act as the liason with Sushi & Sake so that all you have to do is get your story to me. I hope you will consider sharing one of your lasting impressions about your JET experience with Sushi & Sake’s readership. Please feel free to contact me with any questions! Thank you, Elizabeth White JETAASC Media Coordinator
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