March Speaker Series: The Way Of Tea
JETAA Toronto is bringing a culture refresher for the March Speaker Series! Get ready for an interactive session with instructors from the Association of Japanese Culture on our theme -…
Speaker Series Report
On December 5, JETAA was pleased to invite Eri Asai to come to the Japan Foundation to speak about her experiences as a Japanese film maker in Canada.
Ms. Asai screened two short films and discussed her experiences in a creative field while juggling the roles of wife, mother of two, immigrant and university student.
The first film presented, Momiji, was a short film based on her experiences as a newcomer to Canada. Screened at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in November, Momiji is a window in the mind of the director and her experiences raising a family in a new country. The second documentary, Stray Dogs, is a look at a romantic relationship in progress.
Speaker Series: Eri Asai
JETAA’s ever popular Speaker Series is back! This time, we’ve invited film director Eri Asai to come and talk to us about some of her works and directing in general.…
Tohoku Discussion Raises Awareness
On December 2nd, 2011, JETAA Toronto hosted a Speaker Series event at the Japan Foundation which focused around a panel of individuals that have experienced the disaster and its aftermath first hand.
JETAA was fortunate enough to have a total panel of 6 individuals, 2 of them joined us live via Skype from Japan.
Tohoku Panel Discussion
Over eight months have passed since the devastating 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the Tohoku region of a country which many of us former JETs at one time called…
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