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MKMJAA. Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: MKMJAA
Named in honor of Mr. Kasai for his dedication to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans and for a generous bequest he made through his estate. The story told by this archive begins with the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants who came here to work in the railroad, mining, and agricultural industries. Included are records, photographs, journals, oral histories, and films from their settlement. Salt Lake City’s Japantown, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and other U. S. military involvement, relocation to internment camps, and the establishment of Japanese Buddhist and Christian churches are included in the archive.

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

Mike M. Masaoka photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0544
Abstract

The Mike M. Masaoka photograph collection contains images collected by Mr. Masaoka resulting from his personal and professional life, his involvement with the Japanese American community and Japanese American issues, and his association with politicians and diplomats.

Dates: circa 1945-1986

Shigeru Matsukawa digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1019
Abstract

The Shigeru Matsukawa digital photograph collection reflects Matsukawa's military service in southern Italy after the ending of the war. Photos include images of camp life, tourism and a celebration parade during the summer of 1945. The Shigeru Matsukawa collection contains digital scans only, originals were retained by the owner.

Dates: 1945

Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1083
Abstract

Yosaburo Takehara (1899-1978) was a Japanese American who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad out of Caliente, Nevada, from 1915 to 1942. The Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection consists of 2 digital only photographs depicting Takehara and his children in Caliente, Nevada.

Dates: circa 1925-1940

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

Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1178
Abstract

Charles Uheiji Akita (1881-1962) was a Japanese immigrant who settled in Utah in the early twentieth century. The Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection contains scans of black-and-white photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Salt Lake City and images of Akita and his family on their farm in the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: 1930-1950

Dawn Aoki digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1261
Abstract

The Aoki family are a Japanese American family from Salt Lake City, Utah. The Dawn Aoki digital photograph collection contains images of Hach and Barbara Aoki and their children participating in outdoor sports including skiing, cycling, and boating dating from approximately 1950 to 2005.

Dates: circa 1950-2005

David Aoki digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1403
Abstract

The David Aoki digital photograph collection contains photographs of students at the Ogden Judo Dojo dating from the 1950s to approximately the 1990s and 1 black-and-white portrait of Aoki's father, Riichi Aoki, with two other people dating from 1913.

Dates: 1913-1995

Gungi Asahina digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1415
Abstract

The Gungi Asahina digital photograph collection contains 1 photograph of Gungi Asahina, who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, in a jeep at Battle Creek, Michigan circa 1942.

Dates: circa 1940-1945

Seiko M. Kasai photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1439
Abstract

Seiko M. Kasai (1920-2002) was a veteran of the United States Army who served as a translator in Japan during World War II and its aftermath. This collection contains photographs of Kasai's service, particularly his time at the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, from 1944 to 1946.

Dates: 1944-1946

Kayo Hayakawa photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1440
Abstract

Kayo Hayakawa (1922-) is a veteran of the United States Army who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. This collection contains 4 black-and-white copy prints of Hayakawa's military service dating from 1943 to 1946.

Dates: 1943-1946

Boy Scouts of America Troop 84 photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1543
Abstract

The Boy Scouts of America Troop 84 was Troop 84 was an all Japanese boy scout troop located in Salt Lake City, Utah and sponsored by the Japanese Church of Christ. This colleciotn contains group photographs of members dating from 1938 to 1940.

Dates: 1938-1940

Topaz oral histories photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0726
Abstract

The Topaz oral histories photograph collection contains one black and white candid shot of a young typist at Topaz. There are also four color photographs of various Japanese political figures in Washington D.C., during 1988.

Dates: 1940s-1988

Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0884
Abstract The Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection reflects Wallace Doi's participation in the 100th and 442nd Divisions, and the time he spent recovering from his war injuries at the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. The six scrapbooks that make up this collection also contain many images from Wallace and Mary Doi's courtship, friends and family of the Doi's, and images of the Aloha Fountain Cafe. The...
Dates: early 1900s-1970s

Sandra C. Taylor photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0898
Abstract

The Sandra C. Taylor photograph collection contains images related to Vietnam and the Vietnam War and images produced by the War Relocation Authority Board depicting the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Dates: 1945-1987

Japanese Church of Christ photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1086
Abstract

The Japanese Church of Christ photograph collection contains images of church buildings, members, leaders, organizations, and friends of the church ranging from 1910 to 1980. The majority of the early images in the Japanese Church of Christ collection were taken from the Hirasawa family album.

Dates: 1910s-1978

Joy and Lee She Ju digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1625
Abstract

Joy Ju (1865-1954) and Lee "Mary" She Ju (1902-1965) were immigrants from China who settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they worked primarily in farming. This collection contains four digital-only images of Joy and Lee She Ju.

Dates: circa 1922-1965

Noel Okamoto digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1664
Abstract

Noel Okamoto (1922-2017) was a Japanese American educator who served in the United States Army During World War II as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. This collection contains 30 digital images related to Okamoto's military service. It also includes several images of Okamoto, his friends, and his family.

Dates: 1940-2009

Harry Tsutsui photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1436
Abstract

Harry Toshio Tsutsui (1922-2002) was a veteran of the United States Army who served in World War II. This collection contains a black-and-white photograph of Tsutsui in his Army uniform with an unidentified woman, perhaps his first wife, dating from approximately 1944-1946.

Dates: 1944-1946

Kunio Yamada digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1457
Abstract

Isotaro and Misao Hashimoto Yamada were immigrants from Japan who settled in the area of Pocatello, Idaho in the early twentieth century. Kunio Yamada digital photograph collection contains digitized black-and-white photographs of the Yamada family at work on a farm and participating in Japanese dancing.

Dates: 1920-1940

Satoye Tsujimoto photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1240
Abstract

The Satoye Tsujimoto photograph collection contains color photographs of members, events, and trips associated with the Salt Lake Issei Center dating from 1972 to 1993. The Salt Lake Issei Center was opened in 1970 to provide support and entertainment for aging Japanese American first-generation immigrants in Utah.

Dates: 1972-1993