Archive for September, 2009
Sip Sake and Watch the Autumn Moon Rise over Portland
Sip Sake and Watch the Autumn Moon Rise over Portland There is no better place in Portland to share the romance and mystery of the full moon in autumn than from the eastern courtyard of the Portland Japanese Garden Pavilion, cup of sake in hand, gazing at the harvest moon as it rises above the [...]
Book Club September 2009
JETAA September Book Club: Date: Sunday, September 27th Time: 1:00pm Location: Ashiyu, 8015 SE 13th St, Portland, OR 97202 Title: American Fuji by Sara Backer You can check availability of the Book Club titles by visiting the following websites: Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com Powell’s Books: http://www.powells.com/ Multnomah County Library: http://www.multcolib.org/ Clackamas County Library: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/lib/ Visit the Book [...]
J-Kaiwa October 2009
J-Kaiwa When: Friday, October 2nd, 7-9+ p.m. Where: Hawthorne Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) Nijikai: 9:30pm – ?? Voicebox Karaoke (2112 NW Hoyt St.) We’ve been having record numbers these days, so come on down and make some new friends–in Japanese. Whether you are pera pera or your Nihongo knowledge is sukoshi dake, all [...]
Tabemashou! September 2009
Tabemashou! When: Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 5:30 p.m. Where: Yakuza (5411 NE 30th Ave.) Will we tattoo our love of this sushi joint across our shoulders? Cut off the tip of our pinkie in regret that we ever went? Come with us, rate the food, and help us decide–if you dare. Oh, and be sure [...]
New Alumni Welcome Party at Festival Japan
New Alumni Welcome Party at Festival Japan Festival, food, karaoke… sanjikai anyone? Hey returning JETs! JETAA Portland would like to welcome you back Japan-style–with a festival, dinner, and a karaoke nijikai! Come party with us at Festival Japan 2009, held at the Uwajimaya Japanese grocery store in Beaverton. There will be lots of performances, demonstrations [...]
The Portland Chapter of JETAA (The JET Program Alumni Association) was created to serve the bonds of friendship developed by the program participants. JETAA’s purpose is to achieve, through its activities, a broader and deeper understanding between Japan and the other countries participating in the program.
