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Japanese Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2035
Abstract The Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers (1934-2002) contain financial records for a local fish market and design sheets and posters related to the career of the graphic artist, Ted Nagata. Theodore Genichi Nagata relocated to the Topaz internment camp with his family in the 1940s. He founded Ted Nagata Graphic Design, Inc. Yeiko Nagasawa Nagata is a native of Salt Lake City, where her family operated the New Sunrise Fish Market for many years.
Dates: 1934-2002

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

Nihon Matsuri Japan Festival records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2750
Abstract 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.
Dates: 2001-2013

Kadsuo and Riu Hata Nishijima papers [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2399
Abstract 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.
Dates: 1942-1998

Chieko N. Okazaki papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2839
Abstract The Chieko N. Okazaki papers (1924-2012) consist of correspondence, administrative documents, and memorabilia from her teaching career, the Japan-Okinawa and Japan Central Missions, her term as the first woman of color to serve as a Relief Society General Presidency member, as well as speeches and manuscripts from her time as an author and speaker. Click here to view the digitized journals from the...
Dates: 1924-2012

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

Salt Lake County Grower's Association records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2652
Abstract The Salt Lake County Grower's Association records (1955-1991) consist of bylaws, articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, financial records, and meeting announcements. The Salt Lake County Grower's Association was created to promote and encourage the principles and practices of cooperative buying and marketing to the farmers in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Dates: 1955-1991

Saburo Shimomura papers

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Identifier: ACCN 2355
Abstract 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.
Dates: 1951-2006

Kenji and Helen Shiratori Shiozawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3171
Abstract The Kenji and Helen Shiratori Shiozawa papers (1925-2017) consist of photos, diaries, school documents, personal and professional certificates, yearbooks, and correspondence primarily by Kenji Shiozawa with additional materials relating to Helen Shiozawa. Materials cover Kenji’s schooling and career as a landscape architect and environmental planner, Kenji and Helen’s involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League, and Kenji’s personal life events.
Dates: 1925-2017

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