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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:

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

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