Remember to sign up for our May Open Board Meeting & Star Wars Nomikai!

Don't forget to join us on Monday, May 1st at 6:30 pm CST for our May Open Board Meeting! At our open board meeting, we will discuss upcoming events and more in the new term. And in order to honor the special day (May the Fourth...but on the First!), the monthly meeting will be immediately followed by a virtual happy hour with a fun Star Wars twist! The meeting starts at 6:30 pm and the happy hour will begin around 7:30 pm (or earlier if the meeting is finished sooner). Relax with fellow JETs for a night of laid back conversation and fun group activities. Join us for one or both!

Theme (optional): Wear your best Star Wars/Intergalactic space swag. More details on Guestlist.

Sign up here!

Open Board Meetings are open to alumni in our jurisdiction (Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana)

Questions? Contact us at info@jetaachicago.com

Japanese Language Teacher Job Opening

There is a job opening for a Japanese Language Teacher for the 2023-2024 year at Proviso Math and Science Academy (PMSA) in Forest Park, IL. See details and apply in the attached document.

Job Posting Japanese Teacher for 2023-2024 School Year.pdf

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Hanami: Cherry Blossom Matsuri at Garden of the Phoenix in Chicago

Join the Japanese Arts Foundation in partnership with the Japanese Culture Center, Chicago Park District, Shubukai, Tsukasa Taiko, and the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago for an afternoon full of dance, drums, and of course cherry blossoms!

We invite you to the annual Hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, festival! Held in Jackson Park’s historic Garden of the Phoenix and surrounding the Columbian Basin, which is home to about 160 cherry blossom trees that typically bloom each spring. The trees are located just south of the Museum of Science and Industry and in the Garden of the Phoenix on the Wooded Island, a short walk south of the Columbian Basin.

The afternoon includes performances from Shubukai (traditional Japanese dance) and Tsukasa Taiko (taiko drum), origami folding, and cherry blossom sketching sessions with the IIT student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Come celebrate the fleeting beauty of sakura, or cherry blossoms, with us!