List of All JETAA Events
Salem World Beat Festival – June 29th & 30th
Welcome to the 16th Annual World Beat Festival June 29 – 30, 2013 Riverfront Park – Salem, OR Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. with Dances of fire and light beginning at Dusk Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Dragon Boat Races beginning at 9 a.m. New this year… Focus on Japanese culture including special artists flying in [...]
Sake Fest PDX – June 27th
ABOUT Saké Fest PDX Portlanders will gather in the Heritage Ballroom at The Governor Hotel (map it) on Thursday 27 June 2013 – 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm – to experience the finest Japanese and US sake brands, as part of Saké Fest PDX. Your ticket purchase INCLUDES all food and all saké sampling stations - even rare & premium saké varieties – while learning how to pair the traditional Japanese [...]
June 20th Tabemashou @ Yama Sushi & Sake Bar
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. When: Thursday, June 20th, at 7pm (Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 19th) Where: Yama Sushi & Sake Bar (926 NW 10 Ave, Portland) What to [...]
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Events
Preview Reception for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment Tuesday, June 4, 4-7pm RSVP by May 31, 2013 First Thursday special reception Thursday, June 6, 4-7pm Free and open to the public Shadows and Black Rain: Memories, Histories, Places, Bodies June 6 – August 11, 2013 Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is excited to debut two exhibitions by groundbreaking local [...]
Volunteers Needed for Pre-Departure Orientation – June 23rd
JETAA Portland and the Consulate will be having a Pre-Departure Orientation for departing JETs at the World Trade Center on Sunday, June 23. Volunteers are needed for the men’s and women’s break-out sessions starting at 11:20. Also, former JETs representing the regions they lived in are needed for the lunch which will be at Kale, a [...]
Book Club – June 15th
JETAA Portland Book Club meets once a month to discuss works from Japanese authors and books related to Japan and Japanese culture. Please contact the book club if you are interested in joining. Join us for this month’s discussion: June Book Club Date: Saturday, June 15th Time: 12pm Title: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata Location: Jade Teahouse & Patisserie [...]
J-Kaiwa – June 7th
WHEN: Friday, June 7th, 2013, 7-9:00 p.m. WHERE: Lucky Lab Brew Pub on Hawthorne (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) NIJIKAI: ?? WHO: JETAA members, JET Programme returnees, Japanese friends and Nihongo speakers of all levels. WHY: To catch up with old friends, make some new ones and maintain that connection to Japan COST: It’s free to join! You are [...]
SAKE ONE Event – May 25th – 27th
Spring is in the air, and along with the daffodils, tulips, and warm days comes delicious, exquisite, limited-edition saké from Japan. How awesome is that?! Join us this Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 25th through Monday, May 27th as we serve up a an All Import saké flight paired with delicious treats from the Pacific [...]
Hoshu Dojo Events – June 1st and 2nd
Hoshu Dojo will be hosting a series of seminars on the last weekend of May (Vancouver, BC) and first weekend of June (Portland, OR). The Jodo seminar in Portland will be held on June 1st and 2nd in Milwaukie and Beaverton. Please check the PDF file. The seminars will be focused on Shindo Muso Ryu [...]
57th Annual Awards Dinner – May 9th
Please join us for JASOs 57th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Benson Hotel. Our theme this year is “Japan Today”. Featured speakers are Consul General Hiroshi Furusawa and Mr. Jun Mokudai, Director, Japan Representative Office for the State of Oregon. A no-host reception will be held in the Crystal Room [...]
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.
