List of JETAA Special Events
JETAA Portland Elections Platforms 2012
JETAA Officer Elections – Vote Online
Hear ye, hear ye! The online voting polls are now open! Polls are open from March 20th to March 31st. Online voting is ready for you to cast your vote for this year’s JETAA officers.
Sakura Sunday Volunteers Needed – April 1st
Sakura Sunday Volunteers Needed JASO and JETAA Portland need your help! Sakura Sunday is almost here. Join JASO, JETAA Portland and many other groups to celebrate the Cherry Blossom Centennial. It’s been 100 years since Japan gave 3000 cherry trees to Washington, D.C. Events are happening all over the US to commemorate this most auspicious [...]
Volunteer@ WU’s Sakura Matsuri Festival, April 7th
Volunteer to represent JETAA and the JET Program at Willamette University’s Japan Studies Student Leaders’ (JSSL) annual Sakura Matsuri Festival! It will be held on Saturday, April 7th, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Cat Cavern on the Willamette campus. JSSL’s Sakura Matsuri is a Japanese cultural festival celebrating the coming of spring [...]
Sapporo’s English Contest Winners at City Hall! – March 27th
Come to Portland’s City Hall on Tuesday, March 27 and be inspired! The five winners of Sapporo’s 43rd Annual English Oratorical Contest will be in town to present their winning speeches in the Council Chamber at 12:00 noon that day. The delegates, ranging in age from 14 to 26, are part of a tradition of [...]
From Oregon With Love Benefit Concert – March 11th
A benefit for the Oregon Tomodachi Recovery Fund. Ticket Prices: General Reserved: $35 Silver Circle Reserved: $50 Gold Circle Reserved: $100 Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at: www.TicketMaster.com Or by phone at: 1-800-745-3000 Co-Chairs: Sho Dozono and Doug Smith When: March 11th, 2012 at 7pm Where: the Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland, OR) With KGW’s Tracy Barry as MC. [...]
Tohoku Memorial at The Japanese Garden – March 11th
Remembering Tohoku: Looking Toward a Brighter Future Sunday, March 11, 2012 2-4 p.m. Pavilion & Grounds Free Admission from 2-4 p.m. At 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, members and visitors to the Portland Japanese Garden will gather in the Pavilion on the first anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami to remember the victims [...]
Tabemashou! — March 8th
The Tabemashou! group gathers to explore, critique, and enjoy Japanese dining options in Portland. Through numbers we’re able to sample menus extensively and casually critique the food and experience together. March 2012 When: Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 7pm Where: Sho (10100 SW Barbur Blvd) What to bring: Tabemashou! is cash only. Please bring enough cash [...]
Oregon Koto-kai – Feb. 3rd
After 9 years of playing mostly solo, it was my 2011 New Year’s Resolution to form a koto ensemble group. Now in 2012 my wish is coming true as I have been most fortunate to find a wonderful group of hard working koto players and we have formed as an ensemble group called “Oregon Koto-kai”, [...]
Congressional Gold Medal Reception – Feb. 26th
On November 2, the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to our veterans of World War II from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service by U.S. House Speaker John Boehner. Over 300 veterans were in attendance along with thousands of widows, family and friends to mark this once [...]
Shinnenkai 2012 – January 14th
Shinnenkai 2012 Come ring in the New Year with JETAA! New Year’s Day may be behind us, but it’s not truly the New Year until you’ve celebrated it with JETAA. This year we are having our Shinnenkai at D.J.K., a Korean restaurant in Beaverton that is easily accessible from the MAX via the Beaverton TC [...]
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.
