Japan Club of Boston College

Welcome back for the Spring 2012 term! To get this semester started, please join us for our Second General Meeting on February 7, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm in Gabelli (second floor lounge). In addition to finding out what we have planned for you this semester, you can make chocolate for your loved ones in preparation for Valentine’s Day! Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Did you know? In Japan, girls give guys chocolate on Valentine’s Day. A month later on White Day (March 14), guys who previously received chocolate have to give presents worth three times as much back to those girls!

Thanks to everyone who came out to JCBC’s Autumn Festival! We had a lot of fun making and hanging up tanabata, sharing soba and green tea, and getting to hang out with all of you!

Credits to Kimberly Nguyen for taking the first picture of JCBC’s lanterns with a gorgeous view of Gasson Hall in the background!

Our Service Chair has been chosen! Please welcome Jonathan Higa to this year’s executive board of JCBC! Jonny is a sophomore in BC’s College of Arts & Sciences. He’s studying Music and is also a part of The Heightsmen, the only all–male a cappella on campus. He will be in charge of continuing our volunteering efforts for Japan Relief, so he’s your go–to if you’re looking to get involved!

JCBC is looking to recruit one more person as our Service Chair, which will only be available this year! The Service Chair will continue our volunteering and fundraising efforts to aid Japan in its time of need after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

If you check out U.S. Geological Survey: National Earthquake Information Center — Earthquake Hazards Program, you can see that there is no shortage of earthquakes that continue to affect Japan today. Although this may be “old news” to the media, the aftereffects are still there, traumatizing victims and their loved ones, and they should not be ignored.

Last year, Japan relief volunteers at BC raised over $20,000 altogether, and we would like to keep these efforts going through the help of a Service Chair, who could be you! If you are interested, please contact us via email at jcbccontact@gmail.com and we will respond with an interview slot. Good luck!

Our Service Chair has already been selected. Please stay tuned for our next update to find out who it is!

If you missed out on our e–board video at JCBC’s First General Meeting, here it is again! Thank you so much to Michael Le for compiling our video for us! We also have a bunch of new events coming up this year including:

• Autumn Festival
• Exchanging Encounters
• Film Festival
• Haunted House
• Japanese New Year
• Tea Ceremony

Do you know about the Showa girls? They are international students from Showa Boston University, who come to Boston for an 18–month program for English and American culture immersion. Don’t be shy and say hi to them at our events and outings!

Freshman Representatives

If you are a freshman who’s interested in becoming involved with Asian Caucus or one of its culture clubs (like JCBC!), you should consider becoming a freshman representative! Freshreps shadow their e–board for the school year and learn what it’s like to manage and maintain a club and its events. It’s a worthwhile experience to make friends with your e–board, your membership, and other clubs on campus!

Please submit an Asian Caucus: Freshman Representative — Common Application with up to three clubs for which you would like to try out by Sunday, September 25 at midnight. If JCBC is one of your choices, please fill out the JCBC: Freshman Representative — Application (It’s easy; promise!) by Sunday, October 2 at midnight and then you will be emailed with an interview slot. Good luck!

JCBC’s First General Meeting is Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm in McGuinn (521). Come meet or be reunited with this year’s e–board, get a sneak peek of what we have in store for you this year, introduce yourself to freshmen, and converse with our adorable Showa girls while munching on free Japanese food!