The Legacy of the Whitfield/Manjiro Friendship House

With the Whitefield Manjiro Friendship Society

Wednesday, July 22, 5pm – 6pm
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.