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Meaningful Connections: Sharing Culture to Find Common Ground
Meaningful Connections: Sharing Culture to Find Common Ground

USJETAA’s Bobby Nawbary took some time to hear how current JET, Michelle Barajas Perez, found herself making sugar skulls with her students in Japan. Michelle’s path to Japan was not typical. With roots in small-town, rural California, her hometown of Los Banos is not a town where its people venture far from in their lives.

Become a Senpai for NEXT JET Mentorship Program!
Become a Senpai for NEXT JET Mentorship Program!

Sign up to become a JET Senpai Mentor! Share your insights and help recently departing JETs, navigate their upcoming journey to Japan. As a mentor, you'll connect with them on Discord and join bi-weekly Hanashi-kai sessions to offer guidance for Special Interest Groups. Be the mentor you wish you had and support the next generation of JETs!

From JET to Speaking the Language of Diplomacy
From JET to Speaking the Language of Diplomacy

For many JETs, Japan is a memorable chapter in their lives—one filled with late-night konbini runs, local festivals, and just enough office formalities to make them fluent in the art of the polite nod. But for Andrew Ou, who is currently the U.S. Consul General in Okinawa, it was just the beginning of his career in diplomacy, though he didn’t quite know it at the time.

Discover the World of Kabuki with Nakamura Hashigo
Discover the World of Kabuki with Nakamura Hashigo

Join us on Friday, April 18 from 7-8:30pm ET for a discussion and demonstration of one of Japan’s most iconic performing art forms along with an inside peak at the makeup application process.

JET Info Session: April 9, 2025
JET Info Session: April 9, 2025

Thinking about teaching in Japan or applying for the JET Program? Whether you're just exploring the opportunity or actively preparing your application, join us for a virtual info session on April 9, 2025, at 8:00 PM EST.

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We can't wait to see everyone who signed up for this month's USJETAA's Japanese Language Coaching session with Daniel Morales (Japanese Reading Group host) and Chris Vasselli (Nihongo app developer).⁠ ⁠ Don't worry if you missed this session, this ni
April's reading is short and sweet! Join us for a read-through of the first installment of Atsukawa Tatsumi's novel "Before Escape Bride" (ビフォア・エスケープ・ブライド). ⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ 7PM ET | Friday, April 11, 2025⁠ 🗓️ 8AM JT | Saturday, April 12, 2025⁠ ⁠ ?
👉#JET Alum: It's your time to become a Senpai for our NEXT JET Mentorship Program!⁠ ⁠ Want to reconnect with your days on JET and give back to the new JETs as they prepare for departure? This program allows you to share your experience and provide h
🎮 Looking for a job in the gaming & entertainment industry in the US? ⁠ ⁠ Our friends, Kasia of Ikigai Connections and Takeshi of Quick USA, answer your burning questions about infiltrating the Gaming and Entertainment industry in the 5th instal
JET Alum in higher education, are your students curious about the JET Program? ⁠ ⁠ 📆 This is the perfect time for students to join our virtual info session. Register for April 9, 2025, from 8:00–9:30 PM ET to learn about applying. Plus hear fr
Discover the World of Kabuki with us on Friday, April 18, 7-8:30pm ET. Mark Frey (Kumamoto, 2002-06) & Michi Kaifu will lead a discussion on kabuki, one of Japan’s most celebrated performing art forms before inviting esteemed performer Naka
USJETAA's Jin (Nagasaki, 2018-2021) spoke with the U.S. Consul General in Naha, Okinawa, Andrew Ou (Gunma, 1995-1997), to learn how his time as a CIR in a small onsen town set the stage for a career in diplomacy. ⁠ ⁠ From writing town newsletters to
Join #USJETAA and Japan-America Society of Houston for the March edition of Ouchigohan!, a fun, family-friendly online Japanese cooking class.⁠ ⁠ 🌱This month’s dish: korokke (コロッケ)—crispy, golden potato croquettes perfect for picnic seas

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