“Oriental” from the “1935 Franciscan” yearbook (page 113, top left)

Photograph of the Oriental Club at San Francisco State Teachers College. Fall 1934 officers for the Oriental Club included: Rosalino Abaya (president), Ng Sing (vice president), and Frances Hall (secretary-treasurer) and officers for spring of 1935 were Sergio Solidarios (president), Leroy Kajiwara (vice president), and Catalino Fermin (secretary-treasurer). The Oriental Club was active in the symposium held February 18-20, 1935 that included a Franciscan Queen’s Contest and Circus Day. Oriental Club candidate for the Franciscan Queen contest, Frances Hall, placed second and the Oriental Club organized an “Oriental Art” exhibit for Circus Day. Subject: Rosalino Abaya; Asian-American students; Circus Day; exhibits; Catalino Fermin; Franciscan Queen contest; Frances Tow Hall; Leroy Kajiwara; Bertha H. Monroe; multiculturalism; Oriental Club; San Francisco State Teachers College; Ng Sing; Sergio Solidarios; student organizations; symposium