- Apr 13, 2015
Feeling nostaglic? Get a little taste of Japan at the Japan Festival Boston, held on the Boston Common on Sunday, April 26th. The festivities will run from 10am to 5pm and include stage performances, Japanese food, and cultural booths.
Come be a part of NEJETAA’s booth – Morning and Afternoon volunteers needed! Contact Tim at webmaster [at] nejetaa [dot] com. Share your JET experience and talk with people interested in Japan!
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!
Dear American JET Alumni,
I’m writing a book about American alumni of the JET Program and the growing influence of this community on the broader US-Japan relationship. I’m a professor at Indiana University and a JET alum (Shimane, 1993-1995). I’ve already published some research  about American alumni of JET and the tremendous potential of this pool of college educated people with on-the-ground experience in Japan. My book will document the alumni community’s influence in a variety of settings — political, cultural, educational, corporate, media, etc.
As I work on this book I need your help. I’m interested in talking with American alumni about the various ways they remain involved with Japan after finishing their tenure with JET. Would you be willing to be interviewed for this project?
I’ve set up an online data collection site and am asking that alumni who are willing to be interviewed use that link to provide a few details about themselves so I can determine whom to contact and when, based on my research timeline. This project is authorized by my university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and as the first item at the link below indicates, all safeguards associated with such university-approved research are in place.
If you’re willing to share your post-JET experiences and your insights about the growing influence of the American JET alumni community please click on this link (http://bit.ly/1Fvjvof) and provide the requested information (name, contact info, years & position on JET, current job, and nature of continued involvement with Japan). I will follow up with you soon to set up a phone or Skype interview.
If you have any questions about this request or if you’d just like to know more about this book project — I’m always happy to talk about it! — please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Thanks so much for any insights you can share. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Emily
Emily Metzgar, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism
The Media School @ Indiana University
emetzgar [at] indiana [dot] edu
- Mar 18, 2015
Introducing: NEJETAA’s Hanami Photo Contest!
Kakunodate Sakura (2012)
We’re still shivering in New England, but it’s almost time for the cherry blossoms to start blooming in parts of Japan. With that, we would like to feature YOUR pictures of YOUR town’s cherry blossoms on the NEJETAA website main page header!
To submit your photos, you may either: 1) Post them to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nejetaa) or 2) Email them to webmaster [at] nejetaa [dot] com
Please include the picture’s location and your name (if you would like to be credited) with your picture by April 3rd to be considered.
The best submissions will be chosen to be in our NEJETAA website header and may be featured on our Facebook and Twitter accounts during the cherry blossom season!
Any questions? Please email Tim, at webmaster [at] nejetaa [dot] com!
Yoroshiku!