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 Students of Synkca House - Seattle, WA
N 47° 39.212 W 122° 18.483
10T E 551960 N 5278024
One of many dedicated benches located on the University of Washington campus.
Waymark Code: WMVD6R
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2017
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This dedicated bench resides on the SW side of Drumheller Fountain (also known as 'Frosh Pond') and contains a plaque that reads:
DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS OF SYNKCA HOUSE, A UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION AND RESIDENCE BETWEEN 1922-1967
FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN STUDENTS AND OTHERS GENERALLY EXCLUDED BY
THE GREEK FRATERNITY SYSTEM BECAUSE OF RACE. THE HOUSE WAS FIRST
NAMED JAPANESE STUDENTS CLUB AND LATER RENAMED "SYNKCA", AN
ACRONYM FROM THE FIRST LETTERS OF THE LAST NAMES OF TWELVE FORMER
CLUB MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II. SYNKCA HOUSE WAS
LOCATED AT 4115 15TH AVENUE NE, THE PRESENT SITE OF THE SOCIAL WORK
SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES BUILDING.PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON NIKKEI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
FORMERLY KNOWN AS SYNKCA, SEPTEMBER 2001, KEN SATO, PRESIDENT
Where is this bench located?: University of Washington, SW of Drumheller Fountain
Who is this bench honoring?: Students of Synkca House
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