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Join the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Foundation (OIST) as they host a webinar about the unknown scientific aspects of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s exhibition to Japan. Featuring Dr. Matthew Perry, a wildlife scientist and descendent of Commodore Perry, the webinar will touch upon the ways in which this early US-Japan interaction formed a base for long-term US-Japan science diplomacy and exchange. The webinar will be moderated by Peter Kelley, NAJAS President.
This is a free webinar with registration. RSVP by April 21 by clicking the button below:
About NAJAS
The National Association of Japan-America Societies, Inc. (NAJAS) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization consisting of 38 independent Japan-America Societies located around the United States and Canada. NAJAS offers public affairs, business, cultural and educational programs about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations to the general public through our member Japan and Japan-America Societies. With a membership that cuts across usual group boundaries (business, political, academic, American, Japanese, etc.) and incorporates a variety of perspectives on U.S.-Japan relations, NAJAS is the largest private network supporting a bilateral relationship in the United States.
About OIST
The mission of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Foundation, Inc. is to promote innovative global scientific breakthroughs through enhancing and strengthening science and technology research and related programs at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) and to empower Americans to support the sustainable development of Okinawa and deepen U.S.-Japan relations through OIST.
About the Speaker
Dr. Matthew C. Perry's twin passions are wildlife biology and the history of his namesake ancestor, Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who negotiated a treaty of peace and amity between Japan and the United States in 1854. After graduating from college in 1963, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard a ship in the western Pacific Ocean and was involved with the first two amphibious landings in Vietnam. Matt's career in wildlife management and research included 40 years at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland. He retired in 2011 but continues to do research and write and edit scientific publications. Matt has participated in eleven CIE-US cultural exchange programs in Japan and the U.S. He serves on the Board of the CIE-US and on the Board of the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society (Fairhaven, MA). He is a member of the Japan Society of Boston and the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC.