Arakaki, Seiko, 1920-2004
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1170
Abstract
The first half of the Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection consists of photos of Seiko Arakaki as a member of the 442nd and the 100th Battalion during World War II. The focus of the collection then shifts to Bushnell hospital in Brigham City, Utah and the OK Cafe in Salt Lake City's Japan Town which was owned by Sumi Oki Arakaki's family. The last two images in the collection do not follow chronological...
Dates:
1935-1944
Seiko Arakaki papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2152
Abstract
The Seiko Arakaki papers (1940s-2009) consists of newsletters from the 100th Infantry Battalion Veteran's Club. Seiko Arakaki served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was activated on 12 June 1942, and was composed of American-born Japanese ("Nisei," or second generation). The battalion saw combat in Italy at Salerno, Anzio, and Cassino in 1943-1944 before becoming part of the 442nd RCT.
Dates:
1940s-2009