The Legacy of the Whitfield/Manjiro Friendship House
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With the Whitefield Manjiro Friendship Society
Join the Society’s Program Director Debra Almeida, CEO Gerry Rooney, and cultural advisor Ayako Rooney for a presentation about the remarkable true story of friendship between Captain William Whitfield of Fairhaven and Manjiro Nakahama, a Japanese fisherman rescued at sea in 1841 who became the first Japanese person to live in America. Free.
Join the Society’s Program Director Debra Almeida, CEO Gerry Rooney, and cultural advisor Ayako Rooney for a presentation about the remarkable true story of friendship between Captain William Whitfield of Fairhaven and Manjiro Nakahama, a Japanese fisherman rescued at sea in 1841 who became the first Japanese person to live in America. Free.
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Where is it happening?
396 County St, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740
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Host or PublisherThe Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
