Archive for All JETAA Events
YMCA Camp Collins-Saitama YMCA: Volunteer Home-Stay Families Needed
Each summer YMCA Camp Collins proudly partners with the Saitama YMCA in Japan to offer a dynamic, cultural opportunity for youth. Japanese children ranging in ages from 8 to 13 journey across the Pacific to Oregon and participate in a week of resident camp at YMCA Camp Collins, just outside Gresham. During this week, campers are placed in cabins with American campers and enjoy traditional American camping activities like archery, arts and crafts, tubing, horseback riding, rock climbing and more.
Book Club June 2010
June Book Club
Date: Sunday, June 13
Location: Jade Teahouse & Patisserie (7912 SE 13th, Portland, OR 97203)
Time: 1:00pm
Title: Japanland The Year in Search of Wa by Karin Muller
You can check availability of the Book Club titles by visiting the following websites:
- Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com
Pre-Departure Orientation 2010
Save the Date: Saturday, June 19
We are looking for volunteers who lived in Kyushu and Shikoku to help with our breakout sessions at lunch. Come help us answer the new JET’s questions. To volunteer or for more information, contact: president@jetaaportland.com
Shokoukai Softball Tournament
Come Play Ball with the Consulate!
The Consulate General of Japan in Portland is looking for 5 volunteers to join the office team at this year’s Shokookai (Japanese Chamber of Commerce) annual softball tournament on July 11th, 2010.
Please see the details below:
What: Shokookai Annual Softball Tournament
May Book Club & Author Lecture
May Book Club
Title: The Only Woman in the Room by Beate Sirota Gordon
Date: Tuesday, May 18
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Lecture by author at PSU SMSU Ball Room (355)
How an American Woman Won Equal Rights for the Women of Japan
Iron Chef 2010
JETAA Portland’s 8th Annual Iron Chef Competition
It’s time to sharpen those knives and dig up your best recipes as contestants, judges, and other hungry mouths gather for one of our most popular (and delicious) events of the year!
There are three categories for Iron Chef entries:
Tabemashou! May 2010
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.
May 2010
When: Thursday, May 13th, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Where: SushiBen, 2425 SE 26th Ave & SE Clinton
Hanamikai 2010
Weather Update:
It’s sunny! We’ll meet everyone at Waterfront Park. Hope to see you there!
When: April 10th, 12-4pm
Where: Portland’s Waterfront Park near the Japanese Memorial (north of the Burnside bridge).
Who: All JETAA members, family and friends
Book Club April 2010
April Book Club:
Date: Saturday, April 24
Location: Jade Teahouse & Patisserie (7912 SE 13th, Portland, OR 97203)
Time: 1:00pm
Title: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
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/
JETAA Portland 2010 Election Results
JETAA Portland 2010 Officer Elections Results
The online voting polls are now closed! Thanks to everyone who voted online and helped out, we appreciate your support.
We are pleased to announce the winners and your JETAA Portland Officers:
President - Kimberly Miyake, Okayama-ken 2000-2003
Vice President -Todd Van Horne, Wakayama-ken 2004-2008
