Miss Yae Hirooka attended Wellesley College from 1924-26. She was originally part of the Class of 1928, but did not graduate with her class.
Other Institutions Attended: American School in Tokyo, Walnut Hill School
After Wellesley...
- Before the war, taught English and music to young people at her home
- Vice principal and teacher at Nishimachi School, an elementary school where classes were conducted in English and where all children came from different nationalities
- Was an educator for over 23 years
- Worked at the Japanese Finance Ministry, helping to translate documents
Hirooka passed away on February 27, 1976.
