“Boxing team featuring John Kikuchi” in the 1942 Franciscan” yearbook, page 62 (Updated over a year ago)

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San Francisco State College student John Kikuchi was one of nineteen Japanese-American students interned during World War II. Kikuchi, pictured first on left in front row, with San Francisco State’s 1942 boxing team, was denied Block “S” recognition. Kikuchi later received his Block “S” award from President Robert A. Corrigan. “The Garden of Remembrance,” dedicated on April 19, 2002, today honors the Japanese students interned.

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  • Creator: Students, San Francisco State College
  • Date: 1941-1942
  • Title: “Boxing team featuring John Kikuchi” in the 1942 Franciscan” yearbook, page 62
  • Description: San Francisco State College student John Kikuchi was one of nineteen Japanese-American students interned during World War II. Kikuchi, pictured first on left in front row, with San Francisco State’s 1942 boxing team, was denied Block “S” recognition. Kikuchi later received his Block “S” award from President Robert A. Corrigan. “The Garden of Remembrance,” dedicated on April 19, 2002, today honors the Japanese students interned.
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: University Archives
  • Temporal Coverage: 1941-1942
  • Rights: Public
  • Publisher: San Francisco: San Francisco State College Students
  • Contributor: Meredith Eliassen

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