The HJUHSD Board posthumously awarded a diploma to Mr. Frank Tokumoto of Hanford this week.
Tokumoto was placed in an internment camp in 1941, which interrupted his education and his ability to complete the required course of studies to graduate with the HHS class of 1942.
HHS Principal Cheryl Hunt presented the diploma to Mr. Tokumoto's wife Ayako Tokumoto, his daughter Carey Takasaki, son-in-law Bruce Takasaki and granddaughter Amanda Takasaki at the HJUHSD Board Meeting April 24.
Mr. Tokumoto worked for the City of Hanford and was a master craftsman. Along with his siblings, he was an avid high school sports fan, rarely missing a game (especially baseball and football).
Under California Education Code, the District can retroactively grant high school diplomas to former students who were interned by the federal government during World War II or who are an honorably discharged veterans of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, who did not receive a diploma because their education was interrupted by internment or military service.
