JETogether 2023: Dia de Muertos

Let's JETogether!

Attend our virtual event honoring Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda's perspective and connection to Pilsen (details coming soon!) and then join JET alumni and friends of JET as JETAA Chicago returns to the location of one of the first ever JETogethers - the National Museum of Mexican Art. The Museum has hosted the art of many Japanese-American and Japanese-Mexican artists over the years, including Shizu Saldamando, and on Saturday, October 21, we are visiting their annual Dia de Muertos Exhibit!

The Museum, founded in 1982 and located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, was created to highlight the multitudes of one of our city’s most vibrant communities from their own perspective. If you have not visited before, then this is your chance to experience one of Chicago’s cultural touchstones!

We will meet in front of the Museum at 11am sharp! Street parking is available around Harrison Park where the museum is located (watch out for the Neighborhood Parking signs!) and the Museum is easily accessible via public transportation on the Damen bus, 18th St. bus or Pink line train. Find your best route here!

And after we are done, feel free to stick around for a Coffee & Conversation Nijikai!

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This event is open to alumni and Friends of JET.

Quarterly Wisconsin Subchapter Meeting

Our next WI Subchapter meeting is on Saturday, September 30, 2023. It will be in person, in Franklin, WI (just south of Milwaukee). Quarterly lunch meeting at Brick Pizzeria & Ristorante at noon, plus optional golf experience and walk/hike for those who are up for it! Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 Time: 12:00pm Place: Brick Pizzeria & Ristorante 7075 S Ballpark Dr, Franklin, WI 53132 Other activities before and after the meeting: Luxe Golf Bays 10am-12pm (make sure to sign up on RSVP page) Walk/Hike around Whitnall Park around 1:30pm, other activities at Whitnall Park.

RSVP here!

Confessions - Book Club - JETAA Chicago & JASC YPC

A new twist on an old favorite! The JETAA Chicago and Japan America Society of Chicago YPC Book Club continues in 2023 with a meeting in October!

Join us for our next meeting on Thursday, October 26th!

Our book club focuses on highlighting voices and stories with a strong connection to Japan. For our next meeting we have chosen Confessions. Written by Kanae Minato, October's pick is narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger.

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

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

Questions? Email us at info@jetaachicago.com

*Save the date for our next book club meeting! Idol, Burning by Rin Usami on Tuesday, December 12th!