Frank and Bob Thurston stand in front of Manzanar, one of many World War II Japanese American concentration camps. Frank visited Manzanar with two other docents from the Japanese American National Museum, Bob Thurston and Richard Watanabe. The Sierra Mountains are visible in the distance.

Frank Kikuchi was born in Seattle, Washington on August 21, 1924. He spent his childhood in Washington, Utah and Los Angeles, California. Frank attended Maryknoll School and Cathedral High School. During World War II, Frank was incarcerated at Manzanar, where he developed relationships with the Miyatake family, Sue Kunitomi and his best friend, Hikogi Takeuchi. After the war, Frank got married and established his own grocery store, F and H Market. Frank is currently a docent at the Japanese American National Museum.