Join us for a family-friendly Hanami gathering (cherry blossom viewing) at Garry Point Park on April 2, 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm! Participants can place an order for a bento lunch box in advance for $15. Sign up to receive more details: RSVP
JETAABC Yomi-kai: Come join us on Tuesday, April 24 at 7pm as we discuss two of Erica H Isomura's writings, "Family History" and "For the Dreamers". Click here to join only April's meeting.Can't make our April meeting? Join JETAABC Yomikai's special hour with Erica H Isomura on Saturday, May 13 at 10 am PDT. Sign up here to get a Zoom link!
JETAABC Yomikai invites award winning essayist, poet, and multi-disciplinary artist, Erica Hiroko Isomura for a special hour in honour of May Asian Heritage Month. Sign up here to get a Zoom link to join us on May 13 at 10 am PDT.
Come celebrate Asian Canadian Heritage Month with the JETAABC community! We will eat a sushi lunch and learn about Asian Canadian history, share stories and experiences, and enjoy some fun games and karaoke! $10 for JETAABC members $15 for non-alumni members. Sign up here.
Join us for a Meet & Greet dinner at Yua Bistro on Tuesday, June 20th at 6pm, and reconnect with other Vancouver Island JET Alumni while enjoying some of the best Japanese food on this side of the Pacific! 🍣
JETAABC Yomi-kai: Come join us on Tuesday, June 20 at 7pm as we discuss Nao-Cola Yamazaki's "Cavities and Kindness". Click here to join only June's meeting.
Come join us on Tuesday, July 25th at 7pm over Zoom as we discuss Aoki Jungo’s short story “As Told by a Nocturnal Witness.” Click here to join only July's meeting.
Our annual Imoni-Kai is a treasured tradition from Yamagata Prefecture. Enjoy hearty taro root stew in Central Park, Burnaby from 11am, Sunday, October 14th, with friends old and new! Please RSVP here by Wednesday, October 11th.
This month we will read Edogawa Ranpo's spooky “The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture.” The story is about a stranger with an uncannily live-looking rag-doll picture, telling a story to a fellow traveler of how his brother had sought out and fallen in love with a girl in the picture. Click here to join us on Tuesday, October 24th at 7pm over Zoom. Fun fact: Did you know that JETAABC Yomikai has been running monthly meetings for three years […]
Help us welcome back the new JET alumni in style with an izakaya dinner and karaoke nijikai! Date: Friday, November 10th Izakaya Dinner: 6pm, Guu Toramasa (757 Seymour Street, Vancouver) Karaoke Nijikai: 8:30pm, Fantacity (1133 Robson St, Vancouver) Please RSVP by Monday, November 6th!