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
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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.