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Yearly
Florida JET Alumni Association Events:
Shinnenkai and Network Meeting Hatsume Fair Happami
Festival and Karaoke Children's
Day Natsu-Matsuri JET Pre-Departure
Orientation and Reception – August O-Kaeri-Kai JET Information Sessions – September-November Florida
JETAA Newsletter – Quarterly Japan Immersion Days – March or November Keeping
Up with the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
January in Tampa, FL
JETAA members get together as a group as well as with other Japan-interest
groups to welcome the new year and to discuss more joint-projects.
February @ Morikami Museum, Delray Beach, FL
Sometimes JETAA members carry an O-Mikoshi to wish others good luck.
Spring in Tampa, FL
JETAA members celebrate a favorite tradition except we watch leaves not flowers.
Later in the evening we refresh our Kanji skills at a local Karaoke venue.
Spring @ Morikami Museum, Delray Beach, FL
JETAA members provide volunteers to help with Japan-related children’s
activities.
June -- in either Miami or Tampa and sponsored by the Consulate
JETAA members help in answering questions for new JETs about life
in Japan and as a JET.
Summer in Tampa, FL
JETAA members along with other Japan-interest
groups plan a summer celebration for the local community complete with yukata, kakigori, suika.
JETAA members act as guest speakers to aid the Consulate’s JET
pre-departure orientation program; they will also be invited to the reception
afterwards to network with other Japan-related organization representatives.
Contact: Julie Rodriguez, Consulate General of Japan Miami
Obon Festival -- August @ Morikami Museum
JETAA often have a booth with information about the JET program and members
might play jan-ken-pon with guests for origami prizes. Contact: TBA
Autumn in regional sub-chapters statewide
JETAA members welcome back recent returnees to begin their support system for reverse culture shock.
–sponsored by the Consulate General
JETAA members act as guest speakers to aid the Consulate’s statewide
recruitment for the JET program. Contact: Julie Rodriguez, Consulate
General of Japan Miami
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(February, May, August, November)
We will continue to provide a newsletter in order to keep our membership
informed of upcoming events, job opportunities, and member activities. Presently the newsletter is
distributed by email for everyone's convience (and to reduce paper waste). If you are not receiving
the newsletter in your inbox presently and you want to add your email to the mailing list send a
message to floridajetaa@gmail.com
-- sponsored by both the Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese (AFTJ)
and the Univ. of South Florida
JETAA members volunteer their expertise on certain Japanese arts
to lead or aid in cultural workshops for middle, high, and college students.
Contact: TBA
4000 Morikami Park Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
General Information
561-495-0233
morikami@co.palm-beach.fl.us