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Frank Kikuchi (Item 6 of 30, “Manzanar ID Card”)
Collected by: eishida

Frank attended Maryknoll School in Los Angeles, and then he went to Cathedral High School. In high school, Frank was the editor of "Chimes," Cathedral's annual.

Frank had finished all ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 1 of 30, “Frank Kikuchi's Parents”)
Collected by: eishida
Frank Kikuchi's parents were Issei, his mother from Fukuoka and his father from Iwate. They came to the United States before the 1920's and were married after they arrived. Frank's ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 3 of 30, “Frank Kikuchi in 1929”)
Collected by: eishida
This is another picture of Frank and Yoshiko in Seattle. This picture was taken in 1929.

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 2 of 30, “Little Frank Kikuchi with Big Sister”)
Collected by: eishida
Frank had one older sister, Yoshiko. This picture was taken in Seattle, Washington in the 1920's.

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 21 of 30, “Frank's Real Estate License”)
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Along with two of this buddies, Frank took a course and a test to obtain his real estate license. Out of the three of them, Frank was the only one ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 14 of 30, “Labor Day, 1953”)
Collected by: eishida
Frank loves to fish. Here, Frank stands proud holding two Calico Bass in Santa Barbara on Labor Day of 1953. Calico Bass is Frank's favorite fish.

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 28 of 30, “Frank and Tama, 50 Years”)
Collected by: eishida
In 1998, Frank and Tama celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 years together! Their three daughters, Joyce, Linda and Susan threw them a party in Orange County and invited all of ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 12 of 30, “Kikuchi Wedding Photo”)
Collected by: eishida
This is a picture of the Kikuchi wedding party and guests. Bridesmaids are on the left, groomsmen on the right.

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 5 of 30, “Little Frank Kikuchi and Family”)
Collected by: eishida
Frank also had two half-siblings, one of whom is shown here. They were his father's children. George, Frank's half brother, is at the top left hand side of this family ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 9 of 30, “Ralph Lazo and Tama Kikuchi”)
Collected by: eishida
Ralph Lazo was an American of Mexican-Irish decent. When he found out that his Japanese American friends were being unjustly forced into concentration camps, he volunteered to go to Manzanar ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 18 of 30, “Frank's Albacore”)
Collected by: eishida
Frank catches all types of fish. So far, we've seen his Calico Bass and his Marlin. He caught this Albacore in Morro Bay on the Seaspray.

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 17 of 30, “Frank's Marlin”)
Collected by: eishida
As was stated earlier, Frank loves to fish. Frank caught this huge Marlin off the coast of Kona in Hawaii. It was Frank's first fishing trip after the war. Here, ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 24 of 30, “Frank's Computer Class”)
Collected by: eishida
As Frank got older, technology improved. So, in order to stay up to speed with the changing times, Frank enrolled himself in a computer class at the adult school in ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 20 of 30, “Gutting Tuna”)
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Once the fish are caught, Frank cleans them out and cooks them. Here, Frank cleans out tuna that he caught, probably that same day!

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 19 of 30, “Frank Fancies Fishing”)
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It doesn't matter who Frank goes fishing with. As long as he's fishing, he's happy. This picture proves just that. Frank did not know any of these men, and still ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 22 of 30, “In Alaska”)
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What better place to fish than in Alaska? Frank spent two months in Alaska in 1992, traveling around in two motorhomes. Here, he stands before a totem pole with his ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 25 of 30, “Frank Visits Manzanar”)
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A while back, Frank's grandson had to write a term-paper about Japanese Americans. So, Frank would bring him to the Japanese American National Museum's Hirasaki National Resource Center. While his ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 26 of 30, “At Block 20”)
Collected by: eishida
It has now been over 60 years since the close of Manzanar concentration camp. A monument has been established, as has a Manzanar Pilgrimmage. Frank decided to go back to ...

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Frank Kikuchi (Item 27 of 30, “Manzanar Visit”)
Collected by: eishida
Even though most of the buildings are gone, Frank still remembers what it felt like and what it meant to be incarcerated at Manzanar. You can still feel the wind, ...