MKMJAA. Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives
Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:
Ted and Yeiko Nagata photograph collection
The Ted and Yeiko Nagata photograph collection primarily contains materials related to the family and Japanese internment at Topaz, Utah.
Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection
Frank K. Yoshimura papers
Frank Yoshimura has been active in the Mount Olympus Japanese American Citizens League. He was involved in getting a monument placed at the site of the Topaz relocation center. This collection contains correspondence, news clippings, maps, brochures, interviews, and articles. Also included is a booklet prepared in honor of the 100th birthday of Charles Kawakami.
Granada Relocation Center (Camp Amache) records
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.
Klancy Clark De Nevers papers
Frank Kikuhei and Yoshiko Shibuya Endo papers
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.
Tsutomu and Shirley Sugimoto Inouye papers
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.
Saburo Shimomura papers
The Saburo Shimomura papers (1951-2006) consist of photocopies of military service documents. The majority of the documents discuss Shimomura's captivity by Chinese forces in 1950.
Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses records
The Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses records (1974-2007) contains listings and information regarding princesses who represented Utah at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. from 1974-2004.
Leslie G. and Lutie Marshal Miller papers
The Leslie G. and Lutie Marshal Miller papers (1943-1960s) consist of a biographical sketch detailing the experiences of the family when they moved to the Gila River Indian Reservation, home of the Pima Indian Tribe; the Japanese Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona; and to the Tooele Army Depot in Tooele, Utah.
Kadsuo and Riu Hata Nishijima papers [photocopies]
The Kadsuo "Harry" and Riu Hata Nishijima papers (1942-1998) consist of photocopies of materials regarding the Japanese American internment camp known as Amache, located at the Granada War Relocation Center in Colorado.
Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers
The Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers (1940-2009) contain biographical information, a sermon, publications, and drawings of the Topaz Relocation Center.
Topaz Museum interviews
Transcripts of interviews (2008) conducted with individuals associated with internees at the Topaz internment camp in Utah.
John M. Owada papers
The John M. Owada papers (1969-2001) contain news clippings, award certificates, and memorabilia related to Owada's service in World War II and subsequent activities with the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mitsugi M. Kasai papers
The Mitsugi M. Kasai papers (1918-2013) contain assorted documents related to Mr. Kasai's early life, his career in the United States Army and his participation in various Japanese-American organizations following his retirement.
Boy Scouts of America Troop 84 records
The Boy Scouts of America Troop 84 records (1940-1941, 1998) consist of photocopied news clippings, a letter, two Court of Honor and Banquet programs, and a tribute to Tamae Sauki. Troop 84 was an all Japanese group located in Salt Lake City, Utah and sponsored by the Japanese Church of Christ.
Nihon Matsuri Japan Festival records
The Nihon Matsuri Japan Festival records (2001-2013) consists of materials regarding the planning and promotion of the annual Nihon Matsuri festival held in 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses photograph collection
Photographs of Cherry Blossom Princesses who represented Utah in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. between about 1981 and 2007. The collection contains 7 photographs of Ann Higgenbotham, who was chosen from 55 state and territory princesses to be Cherry Blossom Queen in 1992.
Kevin Tatsugawa digital photograph collection
Kevin Tatsugawa is a mountaineer and guide who received a Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism from the University of Utah in 2000. This collection contains 4 digital only images of Tatsugawa on mountains and in Nepal.
George and Jane Beppu Sakashita digital photograph collection
The George and Jane Beppu Sakashita digital photograph collection contains digital only images of the Shakashita family, including George Shakashita's World War II service, Jane Sakashita's participation in choir and bowling, and their son's involvement in the Road Agents Band.