Ninomiya House
Ninomiya House
Dedicated May 2016
Tei Ninomiya was the first Asian student to graduate from Smith College. Born in 1887, in Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan, she graduated from Smith in 1910 at a time when college education for a young woman from another country was considered remarkable. Upon graduating, Ninomiya returned to Japan and spent much of her adult life contributing to her community as a teacher, Red Cross worker, and administrator for the YWCA of Japan.
Tei Ninomiya was the first Asian student to graduate from Smith College. Born in 1887, in Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan, she graduated from Smith in 1910 at a time when college education for a young woman from another country was considered remarkable. Upon graduating, Ninomiya returned to Japan and spent much of her adult life contributing to her community as a teacher, Red Cross worker, and administrator for the YWCA of Japan.