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- Labor of Luxury: Embroidery from India to the World11:00 am
- Richard Raiselis: Landscapes Near Me11:00 am
- Faculty & Staff Community Lunch: Hosted by the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff and BU Diversity & Inclusion12:00 pm
- Sociology Seminar Series: Annie Hikido12:00 pm
- BU Hillel: Sound Bowl Meditation1:30 pm
- COMtalk: Giving Back: How BU's advertising, PR and media science program makes an impact3:00 pm
- Research on Tap: The Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: Research on Policy and Practice4:00 pm
- Research on Tap: The Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: Research on Policy and Practice4:00 pm
- The Diplomacy of Gift Exchange: During the 1853-1854 Perry Expedition to Japan 4:00 pm
- Joe Terino - Raif Ali Dinckok Summit Leadership Series Speaker5:00 pm
- BU Hillel: Eastern Breathwork and Music5:15 pm
- Breath, Rhythm & Music for Your Wellbeing 5:15 pm
- Nourish: support your mind and body with crafts, resources, and more11:30 am
- Archaeology and Preservation Studies Career Pathways Talk12:30 pm
- BU Law Annual Distinguished Lecture Featuring Lina M. Khan 12:45 pm
- BME PhD Defense: Cristian E. Coriano-Ortiz1:00 pm
- IS&T RCS Tutorial - Deep Learning with PyTorch, Part Two (Hands‐on)1:00 pm
- Architectures of the Apocalypse1:30 pm
- BPSO: Terrarium Building and Flour2:00 pm
- BU SciCommers Mentor Chat: Joelle Zazlow from BCH2:30 pm
- The Importance of Inclusive Children's Literature, Conversations with the Dean3:00 pm
- What’s Going On with that Device Attached to Your Hip? The Downfalls of Mobile Device Dependency3:30 pm
- Inaugural Fr. Vincent Machozi Colloquium4:00 pm
- Pre-Law Basics for Freshmen 4:00 pm
- The Art of Creative Endurance: Building a Life in the Arts Through Resilience and Ingenuity4:00 pm
- UROP Application Workshop4:30 pm
- BU Hillel: Challah Bake!5:00 pm
- Territorializing Manchuria: The Transnational Frontier and Literatures of East Asia5:00 pm
- Holding Care with the Land: Forest Therapy and Collective Healing5:30 pm
- Holding Care with the Land: Forest Therapy and Collective Healing 5:30 pm
- Poetry Reading: Sandra Lim and Rosanna Warren6:00 pm
- Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Kate Palmer Albers7:00 pm
- Zabel in Exile 7:00 pm
- Roméo et Juliette7:30 pm
The Diplomacy of Gift Exchange: During the 1853-1854 Perry Expedition to Japan
With Matthew C. Perry Formal relations between the United States and Japan began with Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853-1854. Rhode Island native Perry, America's greatest naval diplomat as well as father of the American steam navy, brought significant technology, arts, food and spirit gifts to Japan and received gifts in return from the Japanese. The importance of gift exchange as the basis for social relations, especially in the context of diplomacy, will be examined by Perry descendant and family historian Matthew C. Perry.
| When | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm on 25 February 2026 |
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| Building | Pardee School at 121 Bay State Road, Boston MA |