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The JETAA Chicago Leadership is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone in our community. To learn more review our Community Conduct & Agreements.

Sunday, June 16, 2019 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Millennium Park (outdoors)


The Japanese Culture Center is looking for people to assist attendees at the festival with information, as well as, volunteer at an information booth, possibly sell t-shirt, and to assist performers and demonstrators. Currently, volunteers will be provided with a t-shirt, food vouchers, and water.


They are looking for volunteers to participate for the entirety of the event, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. They ask that you arrive at 10:00 am on the day of the festival. More details will be sent by e-mail prior to the event.


Please fill out this volunteer form and email it to Caleb Fair, event coordinator, at cfair@japaneseculturecenter.com.


The deadline to turn in your completed forms will be May 24th.


The Osaka Social Services Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International is planning their next social service exchange, where Chicago will host a group of Osaka delegates for a week in November 2019, with an aim on how to improve social services in our global community. The committee meets on a monthly basis and could benefit from more volunteers, regardless of what field you may be in. The committee will also have a booth set up at the Japan Festival, selling t-shirts, tote bags, magnets, etc., to sustain the on-going exchange.


To learn more about how you can get involved in the exchange or help during the Japan Festival, please reach out to Catherine Huang at chhuang2@gmail.com.

 
 
 

Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Franke Institute for the Humanities (1100 E 57th Street University of Chicago)

The workshop “Writing & Picturing II: A Workshop with Emerging Scholars” is presented by the University of Chicago Center for the Art of East Asia and PoNJA-GenKon. In a follow-up to our 2017 Writing and Picturing Symposium, PoNJA-GenKon and have invited three emerging scholars to present their research and writing on post-1945 art in China, Korea, and Japan.

Audience members and participants will have the opportunity to discuss the papers at length in the broader context of issues in the art world from 1945 to the present day.

Go here for more information.

 
 
 

Jackson Park (6401 S Stony Island Ave,Chicago 60637 IL)

Saturday, May 11

12:00 - 3:00 pm


Join JETAA Chicago for a lovely hanami at Jackson Park (6401 S Stony Island Ave) near the Museum of Science and Industry.


We'll be holding a potluck! All are welcome! JETAA alumni, their family, and friends.


https://guestli.st/610869

Please RVSP on Guestlist for each person attending and let us know what you plan on bringing. This makes it easier for us to contact you as well.


Rumor is that there is free public parking near 60th and S Stony Island Ave. Otherwise, the park is not too far of a walk 63rd street station.


If you need to reach out to us for any reason, please email info@jetaachicago.com or post in the Facebook group event.


Once again, please register on Guestlist: https://guestli.st/610869


Photo by Oleg Magni from Pexels

 
 
 

JETAA CHICAGO

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