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

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23 FEB 2027 - Day Two

0800-0900 - Registration, Badge Issue, Coffee

0900 - Welcome and Admin by Rob Dahlin

0915-1045
Panel #3

Matthew C. Perry: The Legacy of Manjiro, Whitfield, Perry and their Lasting Family Connections
Akihiko Fujino: Remembering the Black Ships in the Classroom: Teaching the Perry Expedition in Japanese High School History Education
Mimi Morimura: My 235-Year-Old Friend: A Personal Journey Through the Legacy of Commodore Perry
Moderator: ???

1045-1100 - break

1100-1230
Panel #4

Charles Edward Gehrke: Black Ships, Living Memory: The Shimoda Kurofune Festival and the Material History of Contact
Rob A. Y. Dahlin: Perry's Hometown Legacy: Japan-related Festivals in Newport, RI
John Bradford & Annette Bradford: Yokosuka Adopts Perry as an Iconic Father
Moderator: ???

1230-1330
Lunch

1330-1500
Panel #5

Dongkeun Lee: Divergent Memories of Gunboat Diplomacy: The Perry Expedition and the United States Expedition to Korea
Habib Badawi: Black Ships in the Eyes of the Global South: Arab Intellectual Perspectives on the Opening of Japan
Viktor M. Stoll: Perry’s Peripheral Imperialism: China, the Great Powers and America’s Indirect Approach to the “Open Door” (1850-1860)
Moderator: ???

1500-1515- break