Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law Stanford University


Events




Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary Special Teacher's Workshop  
SPICE Workshop

Date and Time
February 15, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Availability
RSVP Required


Participants
Peter Duus - Professor Emeritus at Stanford University
Frederik Schodt - Writer and Translator
Gary Mukai - SPICE Director at Stanford University

This teacher workshop is part of a year long series of events sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States.

Workshop Program:

  1. Lecture by Professor Emeritus Peter Duus, Stanford University, "The Japanese Discovery of America."
     
  2. Talk by Mr. Frederik Schodt, Writer and Translator, "Native American in the Land of the Shogun: Ranald MacDonald and the Opening of Japan."
     
  3. Talk by Gary Mukai, SPICE director, "Early Encounters: The First Japanese Embassy to the United States, 1860."

Location
Japan Information Center
Consulate General of Japan
50 Fremont Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94105


FSI Contact
Johanna Wee