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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:

George and Yasuko Yasuda papers [photocopies]

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042321507]
Identifier: ACCN 2235
Abstract

The George and Yasuko Yasuda papers (1909-1941) contain photocopies of a biographical sketch, a letter and some photographs. The Yasudas were immigrants from Japan to the United States.

Dates: 1909-1990

Gerald R. Ford proclamation

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2607
Abstract

The Gerald R. Ford proclamation titled "An American Promise" declares the Executive Order No. 9066 be formally terminated. This executive order was issued in 1942 sending Japanese-Americans to war relocation camps.

Dates: 1976

S. Floyd Mori papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2203
Abstract The S. Floyd Mori papers (1962-2005) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, student papers, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, brochures, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Mori's activities with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Also included are documents related to his tenure as a California State Assemblyman. Mori attended schools in Utah and California and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Brigham Young University. He started an international consulting...
Dates: 1962-2005

Tomoko Ogi Moses screenplay

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2625
Abstract

The Tomoko Ogi Moses screenplay (2010) consist of the English translation of Living Japanese DNA: Japanese Emigrants produced and released throughout Japan by BS 11.

Dates: 2010

Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2644
Abstract

The Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers (1940-1984) contain scrapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, calendars, and personal memorabilia. Mitsui served in the United States Army in World War II. After the war he returned to Salt Lake City and operated the City Cafe.

Dates: 1940-1984

Topaz oral history project collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1002
Abstract The Topaz oral history project collection interviews (1987-1993) were conducted by Sandra Taylor, of the University of Utah's Department of History. The interviews were part of her research for Jewel of the desert: Japanese American internment at Topaz (1993). Also included are correspondence, news clippings, published and unpublished articles, and research...
Dates: 1987-1993

Japanese in Utah collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0514
Abstract

This collection (1971-1985) consists of various items relating to the history of Japanese Americans in Utah. Included are issues of The Lotus, the newsletter of the Japanese Buddist Temple in Salt Lake City, an issue of the newspaper Pacific Citizen (1977), and a typewritten essay titled "History of the Japanese in Utah" by Alice Kasai.

Dates: 1971-1985

Japanese oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0806
Abstract

The Japanese oral histories (1964-1969) consist of transcripts of a number of interviews conducted between 1964 and 1969 by members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in Los Angeles, California, as part of the Japanese American Research Project. The original reel-to-reel tapes are housed at the University of California at Los Angeles. Topics discussed include immigration, social life and customs, adaptation to life in the United States, and the effects of World War II.

Dates: 1964-1969

Salt Lake Buddhist Church dedication program and scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1499
Abstract

The Salt Lake Buddhist Church dedication program (1962) is titled, "Dedication Ceremony of the Golden Anniversary Memorial Service" (March 17, 18, and 24, 1962) of the new church building of the Salt Lake Buddhist congregation. The scrapbook (1962-1963) is titled, "Special Articles for New Buddhist Temple Building" and consists of various newspapers and a drawing.

Dates: 1962-1963

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Utah Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1852
Abstract

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Utah Chapter records (1927-2012) contain organizational materials for both the National JACL and local chapters as well as materials from other Japanese American events and organizations.

Dates: 1927-2012

Shigeru Matsukawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1956
Abstract

The Shigeru Matsukawa papers (1940s) contain material related to Matsukawa's service in the 442nd combat team during World War II. The collection includes material printed by the U. S. Army and news clippings.

Dates: 1945

Courtney Yamada digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0912
Abstract

The Courtney Yamada digital photograph collection consists of scans of images of Courtney Yamada competing in the U.S. Ski Team Giant Slalom Super Series and the Skeleton

Dates: 2000s

Ida Shimizu Tateoka photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0923
Abstract

The Ida Shimizu Tateoka photograph collection consists of images of ice skaters during competitions.

Dates: 1940-2002

Sumi (Sue) Niiya Takemoto digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1018
Abstract The Sumi Niiya Takemoto digital photograph collection contains images of Takemoto and her acquaintances during their teenage and early adulthood years (late 1930s - early 1950s). The images range in subject matter and location from groups of friends playing baseball to formal portraits, and from Oregon to Idaho and Utah. The photographs reflect the life of a typical Japanese-American teenager during and after World...
Dates: Late 1930s-early 1950s

David Hisato and Tamaki Tsubokura Yamate photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0851
Abstract

The David Hisato and Tamaki Tsubokura Yamate photograph collection (1945-1947) contains images related to the life of the Yamates inside and outside of the Central Utah Relocation Center, Topaz, Utah.

Dates: 1945-1947

Ted and Yeiko Nagata photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1087
Abstract

The Ted and Yeiko Nagata photograph collection primarily contains materials related to the family and Japanese internment at Topaz, Utah.

Dates: 1940-1990

Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0286
Abstract The Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection (1926-1975) consists largely of black and white, silent 16mm films taken by Ogden resident Dr. Sanji Oda, who recorded parades, sporting events and other activities throughout Northern Utah as well as material specific to the Japanese American community and Oda's own family from the late 1920s through the 1930s. The colleciton also includes a 1927 newsreel and a 1975 audio recording of an appeal to obtain redress for the World War...
Dates: 1926-1975; Majority of material found within 1927-1939

Granada Relocation Center (Camp Amache) records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1984
Abstract

This collection consists of a booklet on Granada Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache, prepared by Robert Y. Fuchigami in association with the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP). The collection also includes a scrapbook containing copies of photographs taken from the final report of James G. Lindley, director of the Granada Colorado Relocation Center from 1942 to 1945.

Dates: 2000

Frank Kikuhei and Yoshiko Shibuya Endo papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2352
Abstract

The Frank Kikuhei and Yoshiko Shibuya Endo papers (1900-2005) contain family genealogies, photocopies of images and family histories of the Endo, Hirano, Iwamoto, Sugiyama, and Tachiki families, newspaper clippings, and a photographic history of Hachiro Endo. These families have close ties to one another due to intermarriages.

Dates: 1900-2005

Tsutomu and Shirley Sugimoto Inouye papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2354
Abstract

The Tsutomu and Shirley Sugimoto Inouye papers (1951-2006) consist of scanned copies of the military documents and Japanese American Korean War Veterans materials. Tom Inouye served in Battery A 90th Field Artillery Battalion during the Korean War.

Dates: 1951-2006