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June Japanese Conversation Table – Thursday, June 8, 2023

6月の日本語お話会は6月8日（木）です

July Japanese Conversation Table – Thursday, July 13, 2023

7月の日本語お話会は7月13日（木）です

開催日：毎月第２木曜日

開催時間：午後1:30から3:00まで

参加費：１人/１回5ドル

日本語で交流したい方へのお知らせです。（日本語の会話クラスではありません。）

普段あまりほかの方との交流のない方、一人でお住まいの方、思いっきり日本語でおしゃべりしてみませんか？楽しい話題や暮らしのアイデアを分け合い、ちょっとした悩みや不安など、皆で話し合えば解決法がでてくるかも知れません。いろいろなことを日本語で話し合い、英語社会で溜まったストレスを解消しましょう。

このプログラムに興味のある方、参加したいと思われる方は、Eメールで川口ケイclasses@jasc-chicago.org または電話：773-275-0097内線226, までご連絡ください。

Do you know a native Japanese speaker who would like to connect and socialize with other native Japanese speakers? Please note this is not a Japanese language class but rather a time for fellowship while speaking in fluent Japanese.

Date: Monthly, second Thursday, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Cost: $5 per person, per session

JASC's Conversation Table welcomes everyone to share their experiences, ideas, and stories through social interaction, and offers an opportunity to expand their social networks with others in the local community.

If you know someone who would like to participate, please contact Kay Kawaguchi by email at classes@jasc-chicago.org or please call her at 773-275-0097 x 226 and leave a message to RSVP. Kay can answer any questions about the program in Japanese or in English.

JASC is located at 4427 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL

You are invited to attend the 2023 Scholarship Awards & Open House on Monday, June 26, 2023 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Come and celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our community’s young adults and their pursuit of higher education.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Contact Jenn at the JASC office (jtrautvetter@jasc-chicago.org) with any questions or if you prefer to register over the phone call her at 773-275-0097 ext. 228.

Please click here to register for any Tampopo Kai class and for full details on all dates, times, and class specifics.

Thursdays, 5:30pm – 6:15pm on 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, and 7/6

Donguri Kai is offering a Kanji Intensive Course this summer for 4 weeks. Classes being next week on June 15 at 5:30 pm. The focus of this course is major Kanji radicals and key Kanji parts that give a clue of the pronunciation and the meaning. Through this course, students complete a project of creating a Kanji mug. This course is taught in Japanese. Therefore, it is suitable for students who are able to communicate in Japanese without English translation and have learned the basic level of Kanji (1st grade level).

Click here to register. Email Kaori Tabion with questions at dongurikai@jasc-chicago.org. Classes limited to small sizes ensuring a high-quality learning experience.

Japanese language classes for adults at JASC. Rolling enrollment for all levels from beginner to advanced conversation.

Summer classes are available online and in-person. There’s the perfect one waiting for you. One free trial class can be taken. For more details click here. Contact Kay Kawaguchi at the JASC office, (773) 275-0097, ext. 226, or by email classes@jasc-chicago.org with any questions and for help determining which class is right for you.

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Chicago Northside Origami Group

There is a $5 fee per folder to be paid each time, and children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult (no charge for non-folding adults). Please bring paper for folding, and any models or books you would like to share.

All skill levels welcome!

For more information and future dates, please contact:

June Yamasaki, june.yamasaki@gmail.com

Please note, masks are required in all public areas of JASC.

Cost: $20/person

More Information: Contact Emi at asakawa.usa@gmail.com

Co-Mission Festival of New Works

Friday, June 16th | Links Hall | 7:00-8:30PM

3111 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618

Shubukai's Rika Lin is a Co-Mission Fellow-in-Residence at Links Hall and presents her final work Beyond the Box V:| {m} Perceptions.

Rika Lin’s Beyond the Box V: I{m}Perceptions is a continuation of her Kurokami E{m}Urge project, which proposes the experience of realizing one’s own identity and connection to all beings. Beyond the Box V: I{m}Perceptions is presented as different 'thoughts' that will include elements of the Japanese festival dances BonOdori and AwaOdori, live experimentation with audio, and digital projection. In I{m}Perceptions, the viewer is faced with their own bias. Rika shares, "The concept of imperceptions is intertwined with [virtual reality] in that you don’t know who you are or what you are when you're in that space. When you are thinking about things or dealing with people in the world, you have to deal with your own Imperceptions.”

Collaborators include: Subhash Maskara, Nozawa Matsuya, Tatsu Aoki, Shalaka Kulkarni, Jamie Kempkers, Takashi Shallow, and featuring Saori Kataoka, Emi Asakawa, Ikunojo Fujima, Yukio Nang

Get your tickets HERE.

Taiko Beginner Workshops

AIRMW Cultural Hub (4875 N Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60630)

Payment due upon arrival. We accept Paypal / Venmo / Cash / Checks.

Taiko Summer Camp (3-Days) | June 13th-15th

10:00-11:30AM - Kids ages 4 and up ($135)

6:00-8:00PM - Adults ($150)

Minimum of 5 participants required for the workshop to proceed. Maximum of 15 participants.

One Day Beginner Workshops

Saturday, June 24th | 5:30-7:00PM

($45/person)

Instructor: Tatsu Aoki

Minimum of 7 participants required for the workshop to proceed. Maximum of 20 participants.

Friday, July 14th | 5:30-7:00PM

($45/person)

Instructor: Kioto Aoki

Minimum of 7 participants required for the workshop to proceed. Maximum of 20 participants.

JASC WISHLIST

Small prize items for Adult Day Service games & activities - toiletries (shampoo/conditioner/soap/toothpaste) are very popular
Staples, Amazon, or Target gift cards
Letter Size (8 1/2 x 11) Copy Paper

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