[ May 3, 2008; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Saturday, May 3
11am – try to arrive early – the line to get in gets really long in the afternoon

Meeting Location: Near the main tent in the Cherry Esplanade.  We will have the JETAANY banner.  If you are planning to come please e-mail social@jetaany.org so we know how much room to save.  See map for [...]

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[ April 19, 2008; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, April 19th
Time: 1:00 PM
Where: Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge

Anthony Bianchi (JET alum, Brooklyn native and current Inuyama-shi City Councilman) is taking a delegation of people from Inuyama to Xaverian High School for a Japan Day festival, and he needs a few JET alums who can help bridge the cultural gaps.  Activities include [...]

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[ March 27, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Annual Meishi Exchange will be held at Kanvas on Thursday March 27th from 6pm to 8pm

We have rented out the entire downstairs

This annual event give us the opportunity to come together as an organization
and invite the Japanese community to network, make friends, share stories, and plan new events.

JETAANY members: FREE
Guests & FOJ (Friend of a [...]

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[ March 18, 2008 to March 22, 2008. ] Haru Ichiban is the first warm wind that comes in from the south west of Japan thawing the snows of March and signifying a change of season. Taking a cue from this time of change, Drom is curating a festival with adventurous musicians who put a modern spin on traditional Japanese music and performance. [...]

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[ March 24, 2008; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Dawn Mostow, ALT in Gifu Prefecture from 2003-2006, cordially invites you to the opening of Densetsu: Legends of Japan.  RSVP requested but not required to dawn@dawnmostow.com.

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[ March 26, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] JETAANY EXCLUSIVE EVENT
~Private Tour of the Utagawa Exhibit~

Date: Wednesday March 3/26 at 6:30pm

Cost: FREE

Location: Brooklyn Museum
Meeting Place: Near the main ticket counter

JETAANY members have been invitd to a private tour of the Utagawa Exhibit. The Utagawa School dominated the Japanese print market in the nineteenth century and [...]

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[ March 14, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] ~White Day March 14th~
All Are Welcome!
Location: Latitude
783 8th Ave & 47th Street
Time: 6pm (happy hour ends at 8pm)
Special: $3.75 Coors & Bud, $5 House Margaritas, Mojitos, Martinis
We have a section reserved so please ask the hostess where to find the “JET” Party. If you think you might stop by please e-mail Monica social@jetaany.org so [...]

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[ March 19, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Indulge Yourself on March 19

Join us for our quarterly members’ meeting where you have a chance to offer your input and get involved. Come hear the results of the election and meet our new officers. Find out about upcoming events and member privileges. The evening will include a sumptuous chocolate dessert and a decadent signature [...]

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[ February 27, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Japanamerica event photos are now online! Check them out here.

Roland Kelts (ALT Osaka-shi, 1998-1999) is the half-Japanese American author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US, published in the US and Europe by Palgrave Macmillan, and in Japan by Random House Kodansha.

Japanamerica has just been released in an expanded and updated paperback [...]

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[ February 19, 2008; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
Photo: Happy Fun Smile
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Come socialize with your fellow JET Alumni and Friends at Aruba while listening to the fun sounds of Happy Fun Smile. Even if you can’t stay out that late to the see the band just come and have an after work drink and Japanese Tapas.

Tuesday, February [...]

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