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Event |
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Akemashite Omedetou! |
13 |
Shinnenkai at Misohapi Restaurant [ details] |
21 |
Book Club at World Cup Coffee and Tea [ details] |
28 |
Mochitsuki at PCC Sylvania [ details] |
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When: Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Where: Misohapi restaurant, 1123 NW 23rd Ave., Portland, OR 97210
Why: The Shinnenkai is a great chance to catch up with old JETAA pals, meet new faces, enjoy great food, and win lots of great prizes.
Here are the details:
- Cost for JETAA Members is $5, Cost for non-JETAA Members is $10 (remainder subsidized by JETAA)
- This cost includes an appetizer, soup and 5 main dishes – vegetarian options included (drinks are not included)
- Drawing for great prizes! (see below)
RSVP by January 7th to:
mailto:social@jetaaportland.com
2007 Shinnenkai Prizes:
Finally, if you were still deciding on whether or not to go, check out the prizes that you have an opportunity to take home in our drawing:
*** 20" TV/VCR/DVD donated by Panasonic
*** Japanese Garden One Year Family Membership
*** Kentojuku Free Classes
*** Uwajimaya Gift Certificates
*** Kinokuniya Gift Certificates
*** Japanese DVD
*** Japanese Sweets
*** Mochitsuki Tickets
*** and more!
We hope to see you there!
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Each month the members of the JETAA Book Club select a new offering by either a Japanese author or a story about Japan.
January Book Club Selection: “Out” by Natsuo Kirino
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When a poor working mother in Tokyo's sprawling suburbs murders her abusive husband, she calls upon the women she works with to help dispose of his body. This tabloid of desperation and gender warfare moves forward with the deliberate inevitability of the Noh theatre.
Narrator Bernadette Dunne has the skill to inform the listener not only through accents, but also by tendering emotions in the voice of each character. Her voice conveys every nuance of fear, elation, and even resignation.
The women are delineated with such skill that they move before our eyes. Truly a journey into the underbelly of urban life, this novel is not for the faint of heart. |
Interested in joining? Contact our cultural chair at: cultural@jetaaportland.com
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Come join Portland JETAA and other Portland community partners in the Mochitsuki 2007 on Sunday, January 28th, 2007 at PCC Sylvania (12000 SW 49th Ave) from 12pm to 4:30pm.
The Mochitsuki is a free cultural fair with food and activities related to Japanese culture. There are also additional ticketed performances for more info or how to purchase tickets to the performances see the Oregon Nikkei Legacy's website:
http://www.oregonnikkei.org/mochitsuki/index.htm
Portland JETAA is looking for people to help run a JET/ JETAA booth at the Mochitsuki 2007 on Sunday, January 28th.
Volunteers will:
· Give information on JET and JETAA to interested parties from the community
· Work with kids to help run JETAAs 4th annual interactive fishing game…a lot like being an ALT
· Hang out with fellow JETAAites at the Mochitsuki: A community event to celebrate
· Attend a Mochi Madness Show to see the best the Northwest has to offer with performances by Tanuki Taiko, Portland Taiko, Storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, and Japanese Dance troups
Volunteers are needed in two time slots:
11:30 am -2:00pm (complimentary ticket to the 1:00pm or 3:15pm Mochi Do About Nothing performance*)
02:00 pm- 4:30 pm (complimentary ticket to the 1:00pm Mochi Do About Nothing performance*)
*Mochi Do About Nothing Tickets are a $12 value! Free to JETAA Mochitsuki Volunteers.
For more information contact Lynette Yasuda at: cultural@jetaaportland.com
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