JETAA Portland Visits Minidoka! In October, JETAA Portland visited Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome County, Idaho. Minidoka was one of ten “war relocation centers” established in Western states to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II. At it’s peak, it imprisoned about 13,000 Japanese Americans, mostly American citizens. The event was organized by Lila […]
JETAA Portland Visits Minidoka! Read More »
Where: Lucky Labrador Beer Hall – QUIMBY 1945, NW Quimby St, Portland, OR 97209Who: Anyone who wants to speak some Nihongo!What: Buy your own drinks, JETAA PDX will order some munchies for participants.When: Thursday, Nov 17 Our Japanese conversation table is making a comeback in-person! Friends of JETs in addition to JET alumni are always
Where: Lucky Labrador Beer Hall – QUIMBY 1945, NW Quimby St, Portland, OR 97209Who: Anyone who wants to speak some Nihongo!What: Buy your own drinks, JETAA PDX will order some munchies for participants.When: Wednesday, September 21 Our Japanese conversation table is making a comeback in-person! Friends of JETs in addition to JET alumni are always
What do you want Portland JETAA to offer in 2022-2023? We want your input! This is also a great chance to get involved with our events and activities for the coming year. We’ll be meeting over Zoom, and you’re welcome to grab a takeout snack or drink to enjoy with us. Reimbursements will depend on
Chapter Planning Meeting for New Fiscal Year Read More »
We’re happy to announce that the inter-chapter ski event will be hosted by your favorite northwest chapters again this year. We are claiming February 12th to be JET SKI の日！ We’ll be hitting the slopes with your fellow JET Alumni at your home mountain! All three JET chapters will be shredding the mountains at these
2022 JET SKI NO HI presented by PNWJETAA, JETAABC & JETAAPDX Read More »
–Materials– If you don’t have any of these on hand, you can find them at Fred Meyer, Target, Michael’s, or your local craft store. You’re going to need: 1) A writing utensil: a Japanese calligraphy brush is ideal, but brush pens, or any kind of rounded paintbrush you have will do. Water brushes work well
New Year’s Kakizome – Japanese Calligraphy Workshop Read More »
Learn how to use those furoshiki you have buried in your drawers somewhere. Or take out that fabric you’ve bought ages ago and never used. All you need is a square piece of fabric. No RSVP necessary. Click here to Join the Event!
Virtual Furoshiki Gift Wrapping Event 12/4/21 10-11AM Read More »
Guest Brent Logan spent part of 2020 looking for a new job, and with his history as a manager who has hired staff members before, he knows a thing or two about getting a résumé put together. Brent will be discussing how to work around automated systems and how to show employers the full picture
JSR Micro, a Japanese semiconductor company, is currently looking for an office administrator for their R&D facility in Beaverton, OR. The full-time position is entry level with pay starting between $20 to $25 per hour, as well as excellent benefits and room to grow. The R&D team also is mostly made up of assignees from
New Job Posting: Office Administrator at Japanese Semiconductor Company in Beaverton Read More »
We are very excited for our second JETAA Kyara-ben Contest, a collaboration between JETAA Portland, JETAA BC and JETAA PNW! Join us on July 11th at 11:00 AM (PDT) via Zoom for a fun afternoon of friendly competition and getting to know people from all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond. With quarantine keeping us
2nd Annual Kyara-ben Contest! Read More »