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This family picture was taken at Frank Kikuchi's Boyle Heights home on Christmas Day, 1961.
Top row, from left to right: Tom, Susan, Tama, Frank.
Bottom row, from left to right: Linda, David, Joyce.

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, had five children and established his own grocery store, F and H Market. Frank is currently a docent at the Japanese American National Museum.

eishida — Last modified Mar 30 2011 7:57 p.m.


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