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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.
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cultural exchange,friendship,historical figures,museum,new bedford, massachusetts,presentation
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History & Museums
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