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SUMMARY:Journey to Tohoku: Aomori
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nLearn about Aomori’s rich history\, tourist destinations to visit in every season\, local restaurants\, traditional crafts\, and other attractions. \nAbout the Speaker\nEmily is a JET Program Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) at the Aomori Prefectural Government Tourism Promotion and International Exchange Division. She grew up in New York and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a double major in Japanese Language & Culture and Linguistics. Though she’s still in her first year as a CIR\, Emily is excited to share all the wonderful things that she has learned about Aomori since arriving in September. \nSpecial thanks to our sponsor: \nWith support from:
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SUMMARY:Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAndy will speak about Taylor’s love for Japan and how her family learned that love from her\, the strong response of JETs who considered Japan their second home\, the founding of the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund and its activities since 2011. \nThe Japan America Society of Chicago continues to commemorate and bring awareness of the events surrounding March 11\, 2011. All those affected will always remain foremost in our thoughts and prayers. \nAbout the Speaker\n \nLeroy (Andy) L. Anderson\, III served as President and Treasurer of the Board of Millwood School\, and has been a board member of the Manchester YMCA since the mid-90s where he sponsored the Pella Virginia Skate Park\, The Anderson Family Welcome Center in Honor of Taylor Anderson and chaired Annual Giving and capital campaigns. He also serves as Treasurer of the Japan Virginia Society and is Co-Chair with Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki of the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund. \nTaylor was a JET (Japan Exchange Teaching) Programme teacher when she perished in the March\, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund was founded in Taylor’s honor by Andy\, Jean\, Julia and Jeff with the help of Taylor’s high school alma mater\, St. Catherine’s School. The fund\, with the advent of Toho-Towa’s promotion of the film (www.thetaylorandersonstory.com) registered as a Japanese NPO (www.tamf.jp). The initial board meeting of the fund was in December\, 2013 in Tokyo \nThe purpose of the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund is to help students\, schools and families in the Ishinomaki area recover from the earthquake and tsunami as Taylor’s family and the board of director’s expects Taylor would have wanted and to pursue Taylor’s dream of being a bridge between the U.S. and Japan. The fund continues to work in Ishinomaki with the 24th “Taylor Anderson Reading Corners” just completed. \nWith support from: \n*The Zoom event link will be sent in the confirmation email. Please be sure to check your email junk folder and whitelist “@jaschicago.org” for future mailings if your confirmation ends up there.
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SUMMARY:World Of Wine
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis 50-minute virtual event will feature a light introductory wine discussion\, hosted by wine enthusiast and YouTuber Yasuhiro “Yasu” Yamaguchi. Yasu will cover a wide range of wine topics to improve your overall knowledge and comfortability with wine. Having lived in the U.S. and Mexico for over 10 years\, most of his wine expertise focuses on American and Mexican wine. His presentation will be followed by some fun quizzes and Japanese wine facts. \nIf you would like to sip along with Yasu\, he recommends purchasing any bottle from RIDGE. RIDGE is a prestigious winery that raised the reputation of California wine to the world. RIDGE is also owned by a Japanese company (Otsuka Pharmaceutical). \nhttps://www.ridgewine.com/wines/ \nAbout the Speaker\nYasu Yamaguchi is an wine enthusiast\, who documents his wine endeavors on his YouTube and Instragram. He knows the world of fine wines has a stigma of being inaccessible for everyday drinkers. However\, he wants the pleasures of enjoying and understanding wine to be accesssible for everyone. The native of Osaka discovered his passion for wine just three years ago. \nHe holds Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) second level certification and is currently studying to receive his third level certification. He is excited to share some of his knowledge with you! \n*The Zoom event link will be sent in the confirmation email. Please be sure to check your email junk folder and whitelist “@jaschicago.org” for future mailings if your confirmation ends up there.
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