Black and white portrait of a Japanese man in graduate cap and gown

Inspired by the Tokyo Olympics, read about two early Japanese UMB graduates in the HSHSL's latest blog post.


Inspired by the location of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, historical collections has highlighted two early Japanese University of Maryland, Baltimore graduates in our latest blog post.

The post highlights Dr. Shinjiro Asahara of Tokyo, an 1895 graduate of Baltimore Medical College, and Dr. Tameji Takashima, 1899 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.  

These two men paved the way for additional Japanese students in the early 20th century. Take a look at the latest blog post in HSHSL Updates.

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