List of Community Events
Hanamikai @ Sakura Sunday
This year we will hold our annual Hanamikai in conjunction with the first annual Sakura Sunday presented by JASO and co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in Portland.
Date: Sunday, April 3
Benefit for Japan
Join JETAA Portland for a fundraiser to benefit the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. All net proceeds go to the Oregon Japan Relief Fund. When: Saturday, March 26, 7pm – 11pm Where: Bush Garden, 900 SW Morrison Street Cost: $20 per person (includes 2 drinks) There will be networking and [...]
Mochitsuki 2011 – Volunteers Needed
JETAA Portland will once again be a community partner in Portland’s biggest Japanese cultural event: the annual Japanese American New Year Celebration, Mochitsuki.
Japanese Film Series
Japanese Currents: The Samurai Tradition
This year, the nwFilmCenter departs from the usual contemporary focus of their annual Japanese Currents series to explore in depth the evolution of a particular Japanese film genre: the samurai film.
Japanese Garden Events
Art in the Garden Fall 2010: Shihoko Fukumoto: Indigo is the Color of My Dreams People of every continent on earth have celebrated the beauty of natural indigo in their art and their textiles for everyday life since ancient times. From simple woven farmer’s pants, elegantly dyed handmade writing paper, noren shop curtains, and dynamically [...]
Origami Workshop sponsored by the Consulate
When: Sunday, December 12th from 1 to 3pm Where: Two World Trade Center (121 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR.), Mezzanine Level Cost: Free and open to the public, no reservations necessary The Consulate-General of Japan in Portland is pleased to announce its 22nd Annual Origami Workshop and hopes that this will be a good opportunity [...]
J-Kaiwa October 2010
WHEN: Friday, October 1st, 7-9ish p.m. WHERE: Hawthorne Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) NIJIKAI: ?? Folks have been enjoying the conversation and camaraderie (and maybe the beer!) at the Lucky Lab so much in recent months that there hasn’t been much interest in going to a nijikai. Therefore, we will just play it by [...]
J-Kaiwa September 2010
WHEN: Friday, September 10th, 7-9:30 p.m. WHERE: Hawthorne Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) NIJIKAI: 10:00 pm – ?? at Hollywood Bowl (4030 NE Halsey 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 [...]
New Alumni Welcome Party 2010 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 2010, held at the Uwajimaya Japanese grocery store in Beaverton. There will be lots of performances, demonstrations [...]
Rajio Taiso at the Portland Japanese Gardens
Future of the JET Program Many of you have perhaps heard that the JET Program has recently come under scrutiny and the future of the program is being evaluated by the government as to whether or not to continue funding. Read media coverage here. At the National Conference, it was decided that all JETAA chapters [...]
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.
