Tei Ninomiya
Tei Ninomiya | |
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Tei Ninomiya, from the 1910 yearbook of Smith College. | |
| Born | 1887 Matsuyama, Shikoku |
| Died | Unknown |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | first Asian student at Smith College |
| Spouse | Unjiro Fujita |
Tei Ninomiya (born 1887 – unknown date of death) was a Japanese educator and wife of bureaucrat Unjiro Fujita. She was the first Asian graduate of Smith College. A residence hall on campus, Ninomiya House, is now named for her. Another Japanese student Akuri (Aguri) Inokichi attended Smith in the 1890s as a graduate student and studied physical education.