Category: Member Activities Committee

June Announcement

We are thrilled to welcome four new members to CWAJ this past month: Isheba Cornwall (Jamaica)Pauline Leong (Singapore)Margaret Maeda (U.K.)Chieko Watanabe (Japan) In April, we hosted our fourth Information Meeting of the year with three women in attendance.

Spotlight on Kristen Hughes

Greetings from Tokyo to all Members! My name is Kristen Hughes; Jennie has asked me to introduce myself. Here goes! When I moved to Tokyo in the fall of 2019, my brother’s mother-in-law — who had lived in

June Announcement

In March, we hosted our third Information Meeting of the year with nine women in attendance. Of the nine in attendance, eight were eligible for membership, but one was ineligible for membership as she is a foreign student

Practice for End-of-the-year Concert

Date: Thursday, May 8Time: 10;00 to 12:00Venue: Tokyo Union Church (TUC), choir roomYearly Fee: 3,000 yen, including copies of the music We are now practicing with a new repertoire and new conductor(s) and with renewed vigor and enthusiasm

Indian Lace Embroidery Bag

Date: Monday, May 12Time: 13:30 to 16:00Venue: CWAJ CenterRSVP: by May 7, 2025 We will make an Indian lace embroidery bag, as in the photo. Bring scissors, threads, pins, and needles. All CWAJ members are always welcome to

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Date: Wednesday, May 21 Time: 10:00 to 12:00Discussion Leader: Sangita Das Format: ZoomFor Zoom link, discussion questions, and more information about Reading Group, see: https://sites.google.com/cwaj.org/cwajreadinggroup/home Others welcome: All booklovers of CWAJ are welcome to participate, as well as prospective members. 

Spotlight on Suz Wilkinson

Tasmania is famous for its rugged forests and delicious produce, and it’s also my husband’s and my home state.  We grew up with a backdrop of kunanyi (Mt Wellington), with blistering cold southerlies from Antarctica in the winter,

April Announcement

In February, we hosted our second Information Meeting of the year with five women in attendance. This was the first time we used Wild Apricot to manage the invitation process for an Information Meeting. Things went smoothly and

At a Glance LIST for SIG

At a Glance List SIG April 10: Friends of Music_friendsofmusic@cwaj.org April 14:  Friendly Crafters Dahlia Patchwork Cushion _friendlycrafters@cwaj.org April 23: Reading Group_The Sense of an Ending_reading@cwaj.org SIG Co-Chairs: Jamaica Obeso and Yuko TerakawaContact: specialinterestgroups@cwaj.org

Practice for End-of-the-Year Concert

Date: Thursday, April 10Time: 10:00 to 12:00Venue: Tokyo Union Church (TUC), choir roomYearly Fee: 3,000 yen, including copies of the music We are practicing with a new repertoire, new conductor(s), and a renewed vigor and enthusiasm for our