1. Santa Barbara Family Festival (3/6) 2.Hina Matsuri Festival at JACCC (3/7) 3.San Diego Japanese Speech Contest
JETAASC Announcements
1.Scavenger Hunt (3/13)
Compete with other Angelinos for the title of most L.A. street smart at JETAASC’s annual scavenger hunt! After the scavenger hunt, meet us back at Little Tokyo’s beloved izakaya Oiwake’s for dinner at 6pm.
Date: Saturday, March, 13th Time: 3pm~ Where: Meet at Oiwake Restaurant (for a map and the address - www.oiwake.com)
In honor of the upcoming release of former JET Aaron Woolfolk’s film, The Harimaya Bridge, JETAASC is planning an event to watch the film on opening night, March 26th. To support Aaron, we hope you all can make The Harimaya Bridge event: dinner and then the film at the Laemmle Music Hall 3. Show times have not been set, but look for more information in an upcoming newsletter.
4.Santa Barbara Wine Tasting (3/28) When: Sunday, March 28; Start: ~11am/12pm End: TBD Where: Santa Barbara County (meeting place, specific wineries TBD) What: Lunch & wine-tasting in the foothills of beautiful Santa Barbara!
Federal employees with a strong career interest in issues of importance to the U.S.-Japan relationship now have the opportunity to apply for a Mike Mansfield Fellowship.
During the two-year program, Fellows spend a year working full-time in Japanese government offices, preceded by a year of full-time rigorous language and area studies training in the United States.
For more information about the Fellowships, information sessions in D.C., and application guidelines, please visit http://www.mansfieldfdn.org/fellow/fellow.htm or contact Ms. Sara Seavey, Program Assistant, Mansfield Fellowship Program at 202-347-1994 or sseavey@mansfieldfdn.org.
Application deadline: April 1, 2010.
2. Internship Opportunity with Foreign Affairs
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: Editorial Internship Department: Editorial
Foreign Affairs is now accepting applications for its Academic Year Internship.
The internship is a full-time, paid position offering an exceptional training in serious journalism. The length of the internship is one year, beginning in August. Deadline: Applications for the 2010-2011 academic year internship must be postmarked by Friday, March 12, 2010.
Experience Japanese culture in Santa Barbara at the Japanese Family Festival at Westmont College on March 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See the woodblock print exhibition by Kiyoshi Saito and the suiseki viewing stones exhibition. Be sure to visit the JICC booth for kamishibai of Japanese folk tales!
Celebrate Girl’s Day with the family! See the lovely hina doll display. Participate in games, arts & crafts at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on March 7 starting at 1:00 pm. Green tea with sweets will be served.
3.San Diego Japanese Speech Contest When: March 21st, 2010, Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (The Club Room will open at 8:00 am) Where: Balboa Park Club Santa Fe Room, 2150 Pan American Road West, San Diego, 92101 Application Deadline: March 5, 2010
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