Newport Workshop for
"Commodore Perry and
the Black Ships Legacy"

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22 FEB 27 - Day One

0800-0900 - Registration, Badge Issue, Coffee

0900 - Welcome and Admin by Rob Dahlin

0915 -0925 Opening Remarks by John Bradford

0930-1015 BJ Armstrong: More than a War Fighter

1015-1030 - Break

1030-1200
Panel #1

Yuki Bito: Why was Sakoku a Strategy rather than Isolation?
Rob A. Y. Dahlin: Japan-America History Before Perry
Terence M. Nicholas: Perry’s Diplomatic Approach
Moderator: ???

1200-1345-
Lunch with Keynote

Chris Sharman, Director of the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI)

1345-1515
Panel #2

Hugues Canuel: Why 1853? Maritime Power and the Collapse of Tokugawa Japan’s Strategic Buffer
Grant Rhode: Great Lew Chew: Okinawa’s role in Commodore Perry’s Black Ship expeditions
Keizo Kitagawa: Perry’s Black Ships & their Influence on Japanese Culture
Moderator: John Hattendorf