Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival Tomorrow!!!
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(1)If you came out to the Black Ships Festival Cultural Marketplace Fair, you had a chance to see one of the amazing dragon boats in...
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JASRI Staff
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Memorial Ceremony is still on. The weather here in Newport has cleared!
The thunderstorm and rain have ended here in Newport and the Black Ships Festival Memorial Ceremony at the family plot of Commodore...
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JASRI Staff
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Today (8/12) is the Cultural Marketplace Fair!!!
The Black Ships Festival's Cultural Marketplace Fair is today (8/12) in Independence Park in Bristol RI from 11am to 3:30pm. Come out for...
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JASRI Staff
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Memorial Ceremony tomorrow (8/13) at Island Cemetery in Newport
Tomorrow morning at 9:30am, dignitaries and the public will gather at the family plot of Commodore Matthew C. Perry in Island Cemetery in...
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JASRI Staff
- Aug 11
- 1 min
FREE Taiko Performance Tonight! 8/11/23 at 6:30pm
Come on out for the FREE Taiko Performance tonight at 6:30pm at Rockwell Park in Bristol, RI (162 Thames St, Bristol, RI 02809). Bring...
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JASRI Staff
- Aug 8
- 1 min
Black Ships Festival Only Days Away!!!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)We are only three days away from the Opening Ceremony for the Black Ships Festival which will happen at 10am in Rockwell Park in Bristol,...
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jasri2
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Taiko Drumming: A Cultural Explosion of Sound and Energy
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)Taiko drumming is a high-energy performance art that combines music, dance, martial arts, athletics, and culture. It is a centuries-old...
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Rob Dahlin
- Jun 29
- 3 min
3 - Manjiro-Whitfield (Japan-America Maritime History)
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(1)Early in 1841, a group of five Japanese fishermen headed out to sea from what is today’s Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku to fish with enough...
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JASRI Staff
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Artisans, Food Trucks, Vendors - Join The 40th Cultural Marketplace Fair
The Black Ships Festival – Cultural Marketplace Fair Saturday, August 12th, 2023 11:00am-3:30pm Independence Park, Bristol, RI 419-459...
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JASRI Staff
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Come back to the Black Ships Festival's Cultural Marketplace Fair on Saturday August 12th!
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(1)Calling all not-for-profit community groups! The Black Ships Festival – Cultural Marketplace Fair Saturday, August 12th, 2023 ...
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Rob Dahlin
- Jun 4
- 3 min
2-Early Attempts (Japan-America Maritime History)
There were a number of attempts by Americans to open the closed country of Japan (see the first post of this series for a short...
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jasri2
- May 27
- 2 min
Japan-America Society of Rhode Island Receives Senate Award
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(2)May is Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month. On May 24, 2023, the Rhode Island Senate celebrated the generations...
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JASRI Staff
- May 17
- 2 min
The Kimono: A Cultural Icon That's Influenced Fashion for Centuries
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(2)The traditional kimono designs of the Japanese culture have influenced Western European fashion since the opening of trade with Japan in...
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Rob Dahlin
- May 15
- 2 min
1-Introduction (Japan-America Maritime History)
Explore the history of maritime relations between Japan and America.
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jasri2
- Apr 6
- 1 min
The 11th RI Sakura Festival at Classical High School in Providence, RI - Saturday April 29th
JASRI joined Classical High School's Japanese Club and the Japan Affiliation of of Rhode Island on Saturday April 29th 2023 in this...
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