[POSTPONED] Yee-Hawnami 2020: Texas Bluebonnets in Houston

We've been looking forward to a Houston bluebonnet hanami with folks from another JETAA chapter scheduled for Mar 27-29. We even had 7 awesome Alumni sign up to host our out-of-state guests! However, in light of recent events and out of concern for public health and the health of our fellow JET alumni and their … Continue reading [POSTPONED] Yee-Hawnami 2020: Texas Bluebonnets in Houston

Houston Book Club First Meeting Announcement

The first JETAA Houston Book Club meeting details have been finalized: Date: Saturday, July 29, 2017 Time: 10:30 A.M Place: EQ Heights (1030 Heights Blvd.) Book: Silence by Shusaku Endo Please be aware that parking may be limited. For those close enough, car-pooling or ubering may be preferable. Our Houston Rep, Emily Gurvis, will arrive … Continue reading Houston Book Club First Meeting Announcement

Volunteers Needed: Japan Fest Booth, May 6-7, 2017

If you're a JET Alumni and you want to volunteer at our booth at Japan Festival Houston 2017,  May 6 or May 7, here's how: 1. Click the In It Live link: https://app.initlive.com/JE/bybejjzff9771i 2. Create an account for volunteers at Japan Fest by entering your first & last name, email address, and a password for … Continue reading Volunteers Needed: Japan Fest Booth, May 6-7, 2017

Houston Book Club Announcement

Houston has spoken! The books selected for the first Houston-area book club are, in order of month of suggested reading: July 2017:  Silence by Shusaku Endo September 2017:  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot November 2017: Our Land was a Forest by Kayano Shigeru January 2018: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz … Continue reading Houston Book Club Announcement

August Meet-ups – DFW/Houston (August 23/24)

FORT WORTH - August Brewery Tour & Tasting WHEN? August 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM WHERE? Martin House Brewery, 220 South Sylvania Ave., Fort Worth, TX "Who's free for an afternoon at Martin House Brewery in Fort Worth next Saturday? Hope to see you there!" Please RSVP via Facebook. HOUSTON - Brunch with Fukushima University Students WHEN? … Continue reading August Meet-ups – DFW/Houston (August 23/24)