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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 102 Collections and/or Records:

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

Barbara Yamada photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0947
Abstract Barbara Yamada (1946-) is a former ski instructor known for preserving and promoting Utah's ski industry through involvement in the boards of the Alf Engen Ski Museum and the J. Willard Marriott Library's Utah Ski Archives. The Barbara Yamada photograph collection contains prints and digital-only items depicting Yamada's family, her life, and her involvement in organizations related to winter sports as well as...
Dates: 1940-2010

William and Mary Nishisaki Yoden photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1511
Abstract

William Utaka "Bill" Yoden (1916-1989) was a Japanese-American veteran of World War II. He and his wife, Mary Nishisaki Yoden (1920-2011) lived with their family in Blackfoot, Idaho. This collection contains copy print portraits: of Bill Yoden in the Army and of a relative of Mary Nishisaki Yoden.

Dates: circa 1940-1945

Yamashiro family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2284
Abstract

Shoichi Yamashiro and Tsuruyo Nakanishi Yamashiro emigrated to Utah from Japan in the early 20th century and raised their five children in Devil's Slide and Kaysville, Utah before the family relocated to California in the 1950s. This collection consists of photograph ablums and prints collected and created by members of the Yamashiro family and depicting their experiences

Dates: 1900-2018; Majority of material found within 1940-1965

George Hata digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1444
Abstract

The George Hata digital photograph collection consists of one digital-only photograph of Donald Higa, Ken Nishima, Herbert Elliott and George Hata in Naples, Italy during their service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943-1945

Kenji and Helen Shiratori Shiozawa photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2248
Abstract

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Dates: 1925-1999

Kiichi and Itsu Shiosaki digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1510
Abstract

Kiichi and Itsu Hama Shiosaki were Japanese American immigrants in the early 20th century. This collection consists of 1 digital-only portrait of the family taken in 1940.

Dates: 1940 July

Mitsuhiro Endo photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1579
Abstract

The Mitsuhiro Endo photograph collection consists of 8 black-and-white photographs of Japanese American incarcerees taken at Poston War Relocation Center in Yuma County, Arizona.

Dates: circa 1943-1946

Tomoko Ogi Moses photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1544
Abstract

The Tomoko Ogi Moses photograph collection consists of events and exhibits depicting Tomoko Moses' participation in events and exhibits related to Japanese American history.

Dates: circa 2000-2016