SPRING 2008 “PARTY” ISSUE - click image below to download PDF

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SPRING 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Page 1…..Tales From the Enkai
• Page 2…..A Loss in the JETAA Community: Noriko Iida
• Page 3…..Comings & Goings
• Page 4…..Best Places to Party in NY…..Japanese Style!!!
• Page 5…..JETAANY Society Page by Yoku Shitteiru
• Page 6…..Meet Your New Officers!
• Page 7…..Farewell to the Outgoing Office
• Page 9…..Interview with Chopsticks NY Editor Noriko Komura by Stacy Smith
• Page 11…Book Review: Manya Tessler’s Yuki’s Ride Home
• Page 17…Art Review: Dawn Mostow’s Legends of Japan - Reviewed by Elizabeth Meggs
• Page 18…Donald Keene and John Nathan at Japan Society - Reviewed by Justin Tedaldi
• Page 19…Music Review: Cornelius Live at Webster Hall - Reviewed by Justin Tedaldi
• Page 20…Pirates of the Dotombori - by Adam Lisbon
• Page 21…Film Review: Isao Takata’s Grave of the Fireflies - Reviewed by Lyle Sylvander
• Page 22…Top 10: Things You’d Rather Not Hear at an Enkai
• Page 23…Index of Sponsors

Special thanks to Bando-san, Hanzawa-san and Laura Smith at the JLGC as well as Justin Tedaldi, Aya Shimizu, Ryan Chan, Megan Miller, Sara Arlin, Jennifer Mowad, Joe Maruchek, Katherine Ward, Jennifer Olayon, Peter O’Keefe, Sara Kravitz, Shree Kurlekar, Monica Yuki and David Ettinger for helping with the Stuff ‘n Mail and setting a modern era record for number of stuffers. (Also thanks to Jennifer for knowing that Ben & Jerry’s was serving free ice cream cones.)