Sacred Heart Stories
ISSH alumni are doing amazing things all around the world—from serving children through the United Nations to spreading culture and a love of the arts through a professional dance career, Sacred Heart Symbas continue to live our Five Goals long after they leave our campus in Hiroo. Read more about some of their stories below.
![A woman in a white blazer is speaking at a podium with the World Economic Forum logo visible in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773195707/isshtokyo/yta8gmdeyzrcix5wqnwp/KuniyaHiroko.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773195707/isshtokyo/yta8gmdeyzrcix5wqnwp/KuniyaHiroko.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773195707/isshtokyo/yta8gmdeyzrcix5wqnwp/KuniyaHiroko.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773195707/isshtokyo/yta8gmdeyzrcix5wqnwp/KuniyaHiroko.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773195707/isshtokyo/yta8gmdeyzrcix5wqnwp/KuniyaHiroko.png","width":1440}])
Hiroko Kuniya's fight to promote and raise awareness of women in the workplace.
![A smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a red top stands against an orange background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773195528/isshtokyo/qdmfag61pvawehh4v1bf/0U2A0376-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773195528/isshtokyo/qdmfag61pvawehh4v1bf/0U2A0376-2.png","width":450}])
Kanako Kashima's journey from ISSH to Cancer Researcher
![Ayano Honda '02: Dance Across Cultures]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773195239/isshtokyo/trsrycxw0lkryqfgovdk/HondaAyano.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773195239/isshtokyo/trsrycxw0lkryqfgovdk/HondaAyano.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773195239/isshtokyo/trsrycxw0lkryqfgovdk/HondaAyano.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773195239/isshtokyo/trsrycxw0lkryqfgovdk/HondaAyano.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773195239/isshtokyo/trsrycxw0lkryqfgovdk/HondaAyano.jpg","width":1360}])
Ayano Honda's life as a professional dancer.
![Yoko Hino '87: Reflecting on ISSH Through the Next Generation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764047652/syo6nxo9dxv85jcdln8d/yoko_hino.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764047652/syo6nxo9dxv85jcdln8d/yoko_hino.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764047652/syo6nxo9dxv85jcdln8d/yoko_hino.jpg","width":607}])
Yoko Hino reflects on her and her daughter's experiences as ISSH alums.
![Nobuko Kodama '77: Life Around the Globe with an Open Heart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764048233/apfrtsfp6xrdhju5sbao/Nobuko_Kodama.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764048233/apfrtsfp6xrdhju5sbao/Nobuko_Kodama.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764048233/apfrtsfp6xrdhju5sbao/Nobuko_Kodama.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764048233/apfrtsfp6xrdhju5sbao/Nobuko_Kodama.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764048233/apfrtsfp6xrdhju5sbao/Nobuko_Kodama.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764048233/apfrtsfp6xrdhju5sbao/Nobuko_Kodama.jpg","width":2048}])
Nobuko Kodama reflects on where life has taken her since attending ISSH. From Japan to London, with stops in Vancouver, and back.
![Mari Maeda Whitaker '77: 38 Years Since ISSH!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764048096/y99bw8pix9kchzptdx64/Mari_Maeda_Whitaker.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764048096/y99bw8pix9kchzptdx64/Mari_Maeda_Whitaker.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764048096/y99bw8pix9kchzptdx64/Mari_Maeda_Whitaker.jpg","width":600}])
Mari Maeda Whitaker reflects on her time since attending ISSH
![Mayling Woo Clements '81: Reflections of the 2016-2025 Alumni Board President]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764047832/n2eiljyntfncc0tuoyac/Mayling_Woo_celments.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764047832/n2eiljyntfncc0tuoyac/Mayling_Woo_celments.jpg","width":350}])
Mayling Woo Clements, former Present of the Alumni Association for ISSH.
![Nana Sasaki '02: The Ubiquitousness of Art]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764047212/awv3jv2ftqs5cbssf3nv/NanaSasaki.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764047212/awv3jv2ftqs5cbssf3nv/NanaSasaki.jpg","width":480}])
Nana Sasaki, applying what she learned at ISSH in her career in Contemporary Art.
![Christine Tai '07: Career Success with Courage and Confidence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763964923/u991pzbfxvwqaxeiaqbv/Christine_Thai.jpg","width":162}])
Christine Tai, a Sacred Heart Veteran, who now works at Bloomberg Tokyo.