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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:

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

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

Interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1209
Abstract

The interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah (1984-1988) consists of transcripts of a series of interviews conducted with members of the Japanese community between 1984 and 1988. Common themes within the interviews are family life, work, religion, immigration experiences, discrimination, and relations with the Mormon establishment in Utah.

Dates: 1984-1988

Jessica Furman scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2372
Abstract

The Jessica Furman scrapbook (2007) contains the handmade book of a class trip to Topaz, the Japanese-American internment camp in Utah.

Dates: 2007

Mitsuru Fujinami photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1430
Abstract

Mitsuru “Mits” Fujinami (1924-2019) was a veteran of the United States Army who served during World War II. This collection contains one portrait photograph of Fujinami during his military service.

Dates: 1943-1946