University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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JACTIVITES September 1996 - May 1997 |
| DATE | JACTIVITY |
| 10/96 | Boston Culture Field Trip Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Harvard Square; Faneuil Hall; Quincy Market; Gyuhama of Japan Restaurant |
| 10/96 | Chinese & Japanese Majors Dinner JAC members attended |
| 10/96 | JAC T-Shirt Design Contest Judged by members of the Asian Language faculty |
| 10/96 | Volunteer Nipponzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA |
| 11/96 | Thanksgiving Holiday Exchange JAC members hosted exchange students in their homes to share experience of authentic American culture. |
| 11/96 | Volunteer Nipponzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA |
| 12/96 | Omochi Making Nihonzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett,MA JAC members participated in Japanese tradition of making rice candy |
| 12/96 | Christmas Holiday Exchange JAC members hosted exchange students in their homes to share experience of authentic American culture. |
| 2/97 | JAC Web Page first established |
| 2/20 | Candle Pin Bowling Field Trip |
| 3/4 | Volunteer Nipponzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA |
| 3/5 - 3/7 | JAC Office Open House Welcomed JAC members to JAC Office, Student Union #411. Established bi-weekly Japanese Conversation Table |
| 3/7 | KODO Japanese Taiko drum concert field trip Invited Asian Language Dept. Head and Peace Pagoda Monks |
| 3/10 - 3/16 | Volunteer Nipponzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA |
| 3/10 | JAC T-Shirts disributed to members |
| 3/12 | Ten Pin Bowling Field Trip |
| 3/13 | JAC Member Dinner Outing Judies, Amherst |
| 3/26 | Maple Syrup Field Trip Eperienced unique New England tradition of maple sugaring |
| 3/27 | Volunteer Nipponzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA |
| 4/7 | Japanese Dept. Alumni Panelist Forum JAC members attended |
| 4/9 | Kathleen S. Molony JAC members attended this meeting titled & Helping Mass Compete in the Asian Economy |
| 4/17 | ALANA Bowling Tournament JAC Team survived first cut of 16 teams |
| 4/18 | Chinese & Japanese Majors Dinner JAC members attended |
| 4/24 | ALANA Bowling Tournament JAC Team reached semi-final, achieving rank of 8th out of 30 teams |
| 4/28 |
Presented six Japanese animated films. FREE to the public |
| 4/29 |
Radings by UMass students and Carl Sesar, published translator of Takuboku, famous revolutionary Japanese poet. FREE to the public |
| 4/30 |
Performances by Valley Aikido and UMass Gojuryu Karate. FREE to the public |
| 5/1 |
Shakuhachi, bamboo flute performance. FREE to the public |
| 5/2 |
Yakisoba, Yakitori, Misoshiru, served FREE to the public |
| 5/3 |
30 students of Japanese Language performed before audience and three estemed judges |
| 5/14 | JAC Final Outing Bub's BBQ |
| 5/15 | Volunteer Nipponzan Peace Pagoda in Leverett, MA |
JapanAmerica Club, Box 184 Campus Activities Office, Student Union, UMass, Amherst, MA 01003 japanam@stuaf.umass.edu