April Book Club - The City and Its Uncertain Walls

The JETAA Chicago and Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC) YPC Book Club continues with a meeting on Wednesday, April 30th!

Our book club highlights voices and stories with a solid connection to Japan. For our next meeting, we chose "The City and its Uncertain Walls" by Haruki Murakami. We begin with a nameless young couple: a boy and a girl, teenagers in love. One day, she disappears . . . and her absence haunts him for the rest of his life. Thus begins a search for this lost love that takes the man into middle age and on a journey between the real world and another world – a mysterious, perhaps imaginary, walled town where unicorns roam, where a Gatekeeper determines who can enter and who must remain behind, and where shadows become untethered from their selves.

Be sure to pick up a copy of the book and join us for an evening of casual discussion in a virtual space via Zoom! Registrations are limited, so grab a spot while you can!

Sign up here!

Questions? Contact Joe at networking@jetaachicago.com

This event is open to alumni, JASC YPC members and friends.

2025 JETAA Chicago Election Results

Thank you to all who attended our March Open Board Meeting, cast your vote in our officer elections, or ran for a position. Our community is stronger when more voices are heard, so your presence is appreciated!

We are proud to present your 2025-2026 Leadership Team:

Gabriel Coronado, President

Lara Espinoza, Vice President

Sara Brown, Secretary

Amber Jackson, Treasurer

Alexis Palmer, Marketing Lead

Joe Palermo, Networking Lead

Congratulations to you all!

We appreciate the hard work of everyone who served in 2024 and we look forward to an exciting 2025 and beyond! Keep an eye out for the Save the Date for our annual KanSouGeiKai, a celebration of the change from one year to another!

And if you are interested in learning more about the leadership team, what we do in our local community, and how you can be involved, please contact us here!

March Adult Cooking Class with the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC)

The JASC has had a few cancellations for their sold-out cooking class on Saturday, March 15th, 4:30-7 pm CST. If you're interested in snagging one of these spots and learning how to make chirashi sushi and clam soup, then scan the QR code in the poster above to register!