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JETogether in West Allis, WI

JETAA WI will be hosting a JETogether on Saturday, December 6th. Join us at the West Allis Christkindlmarkt for shopping and a drink/chat afterward at Ope! Brewing. Friends and family are welcome to join. The Christkindlmarkt is held from 12pm-4pm for those who want to arrive earlier.


Date: Saturday, December 6th Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:

-2pm at West Allis Farmers Market (6501 W National Ave, West Allis, WI 53214)

-3pm at Ope! Brewing Co. (6751 W National Ave, West Allis, WI 53214)


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JETAA WI December Meeting & Bonenkai

Join JETAA WI for our 3rd Quarter subchapter meeting. We will meet in Madison, WI for our meeting over dinner on Saturday, December 20th. Come to Nam's Noodle & Karaoke Bar for dinner at 5pm, followed by karaoke at 5:30pm. Friends are welcome. Hope to see you there!


Date & Time: Saturday December 20, 2025, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Place: Nam's Noodle & Karaoke Bar (1336 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715)

 
 
 
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Our book club highlights voices and stories with a solid connection to Japan. For our next meeting, we chose "Kakigori Summer" by Emily Itami. A tale of three sisters divided by distance and circumstance. Ambitious Rei works in finance in London; Kiki is the single mother of a young son working in a retirement home in Tokyo, and Ai, the youngest, is a peripatetic Japanese music idol. When disgraced J-pop idol Ai seeks refuge in her family’s sleepy coastal town, she reunites with her half-sisters Rei and Kiki for one fragile summer of shaved-ice afternoons and salt-kissed breezes. As the three women share stories beneath the cicadas’ hum, long-buried truths about their mother’s death surface gently, like ripples on the tide. Warm, witty, and deeply moving, this tender tale of sisterhood, belonging, and second chances feels like a cool spoonful of melon syrup on the hottest day—simple, sweet, and impossible to put down.


Be sure to pick up a copy of the book and join us for an evening of casual discussion in a virtual space via Zoom! Registrations are limited, so grab a spot while you can!



This event is for JET alumni, JASC YPC members and friends.


Questions? Contact Joe at networking@jetaachicago.com

 
 
 
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Searching for an international career in the private, public, or non-governmental sector? Perhaps a Masters, Mid-Career, or PhD Program is what's next for you!


Whether you’ve just started your search or have a shortlist in mind, join representatives of top international affairs and public policy graduate schools on Thursday, October 23.


Register today at bit.ly/apsiaoct25 to answer your questions about:

  • application requirements,

  • curricula and joint degrees,

  • financial aid, and

  • career opportunities!


Go beyond what you read on a website – leave with new information and personal connections to admissions staff.

 
 
 

JETAA CHICAGO

Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Alumni Association of Chicago
Connecting JET alumni in the Midwest - Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana
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