Yoko Matsuoka McClain [SEP] educated at
Yoko Matsuoka McClain
Yoko Matsuoka McClain (January 1, 1924 – November 2, 2011) was a Japanese-born American professor of Japanese language and literature at the University of Oregon. She was the granddaughter of Japanese novelist, Natsume Sōseki, from her maternal lineage.
McClain was born Yoko Matsuoka in Tokyo. She graduated from Tsuda College in 1945 and found work as a translator during the Occupation of Japan by the Americans following World War II. She obtained a scholarship, the forebearer of the Fulbright Program, to
- Naoemon Matsuoka (born 1836), Japanese farmer recognized for his advancements in Rice production
- Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (1887-1980), Japanese Bishop Emeritus of Nagoya
- Satoshi Matsuoka (born 1964), Japanese computer scientist
- Satoshi Matsuoka (born 1973), Japanese architect
- Soyu Matsuoka (1912–1997), Japanese teacher who introduced Zen Buddhism to the United States.
- Yoko Matsuoka McClain (1924–2011), Japanese professor of language and literature
- Yoky Matsuoka (born 1972),