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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 103 Collections and/or Records:

George and Yasuko Yasuda digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1198
Abstract

The George and Yasuko Yasuda digital photograph collection contains images of Yasuda's wedding and of George in the ROTC at Salt Lake High School. Image descriptions were taken directly from the originals.

Dates: 1909-1916

Raymond Uno papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3253
Abstract

The Raymond Uno Papers (1950-2019) consist primarily of materials related to the Japanese American Citizens' League and Uno's appointment books. Judge Uno was the first ethnic minority judge in Utah and a civil rights advocate.

Dates: 1950-2019

Hachiro P. Aoki papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3242
Abstract

The Hachiro P. Aoki papers (1944-2008) consist primarily of military records, programs, and school yearbooks related to Aoki and his wife, Barbara (Okuda) Aoki. Hachiro Aoki was a real estate broker with JGM and Associates.

Dates: 1944-2008

George and Susan Matsumura Sunada papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3131
Abstract

The George and Susan Matsumura Sunada papers (1935-2001) consist primarily of Susan Sunada's research materials related to Japanese Americans in Utah and the West. George worked as a commercial artist for Sears. Susan was the Foreign Student Advisor for Utah State University, a secretary for Baugh Real Estate, executive secretary to the mayor, and a photo-journalist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1935-2002

Robert C. Anderton report

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0217
Abstract

The Robert C. Anderton report (1969) consist of Anderton's University of Utah class project paper on Topaz as a relocation center for Japanese Americans during World War II.

Dates: 1969

Faith Terasawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1473
Abstract

The Faith Terasawa papers (1942-1955) contain documents resulting from the internment of her family at the Central Utah Relocation Center ("Topaz") from 1942-1945. These include personal records, especially those surrounding the death of her father, Rev. B. H. Terasawa; camp administrative documents; educational documents; and camp publications.

Dates: 1942-1955

Topaz, Utah and Hispanics in Utah films photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0318
Abstract The majority of The Topaz, Utah and Hispanics in Utah films photograph collection contains copy work of materials from Topaz during the 1940s. The filming took place in the 1990s and was generated for a Univerisy of Utah history professor, Dirk Raat, who spearheaded the project and the scripts and photo files were donated to Special Collections. The films were generated for the class "Understanding...
Dates: 1940-1990

Alice Kasai photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0442
Abstract

The Alice Kasai photograph collection contain photographs of the Kasai family, photographs of various Japanese-American activities in Utah, including photographs of Governors Rampton and Bangerter signing documents. The collection also contains slides of buildings taken during a visit to Kyoto, Japan.

Dates: 1930s-1990s

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

Dave M. Tatsuno Japanese-American internment camp video

 Collection
Identifier: A0668
Abstract The Dave M. Tatsuno Japanese-American internment camp video (1942-1993) consists of a VHS videocassette dub of amateur film footage shot by Dave M. Tatsuno while he was interned at the Topaz War Relocation Center, the Japanese-American internment camp located in Delta, Utah. The footage dates from 1942-1945, the years that Tatsuno was interned in the camp. The VHS tape also includes "San Francisco WWII History TV Production", with an interview with Dave Tatsuno; "Reunion of...
Dates: 1942-1993