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 98 Collections and/or Records:
Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1178
Abstract
Charles Uheiji Akita (1881-1962) was a Japanese immigrant who settled in Utah in the early twentieth century. The Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection contains scans of black-and-white photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Salt Lake City and images of Akita and his family on their farm in the 1930s and 1940s.
Dates:
1930-1950
Robert C. Anderton report
Collection
Identifier: MS 0217
Abstract
The Robert C. Anderton report (1969) consist of Anderton's University of Utah class project paper on Topaz as a relocation center for Japanese Americans during World War II.
Dates:
1969
David Aoki digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1403
Abstract
The David Aoki digital photograph collection contains photographs of students at the Ogden Judo Dojo dating from the 1950s to approximately the 1990s and 1 black-and-white portrait of Aoki's father, Riichi Aoki, with two other people dating from 1913.
Dates:
1913-1995
Dawn Aoki digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1261
Abstract
The Aoki family are a Japanese American family from Salt Lake City, Utah. The Dawn Aoki digital photograph collection contains images of Hach and Barbara Aoki and their children participating in outdoor sports including skiing, cycling, and boating dating from approximately 1950 to 2005.
Dates:
circa 1950-2005
Hachiro P. Aoki papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3242
Abstract
The Hachiro P. Aoki papers (1944-2008) consist primarily of military records, programs, and school yearbooks related to Aoki and his wife, Barbara (Okuda) Aoki. Hachiro Aoki was a real estate broker with JGM and Associates.
Dates:
1944-2008
Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1170
Abstract
The first half of the Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection consists of photos of Seiko Arakaki as a member of the 442nd and the 100th Battalion during World War II. The focus of the collection then shifts to Bushnell hospital in Brigham City, Utah and the OK Cafe in Salt Lake City's Japan Town which was owned by Sumi Oki Arakaki's family. The last two images in the collection do not follow chronological...
Dates:
1935-1944
Seiko Arakaki papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2152
Abstract
The Seiko Arakaki papers (1940s-2009) consists of newsletters from the 100th Infantry Battalion Veteran's Club. Seiko Arakaki served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was activated on 12 June 1942, and was composed of American-born Japanese ("Nisei," or second generation). The battalion saw combat in Italy at Salerno, Anzio, and Cassino in 1943-1944 before becoming part of the 442nd RCT.
Dates:
1940s-2009
Gungi Asahina digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1415
Abstract
The Gungi Asahina digital photograph collection contains 1 photograph of Gungi Asahina, who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, in a jeep at Battle Creek, Michigan circa 1942.
Dates:
circa 1940-1945
Beehive Golf Club records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2034
Abstract
The Beehive Golf Club records (1978-1988) consist of club notebooks containing correspondence, financial information, membership rosters, score cards, tournament information, and pamphlets. The Beehive Golf Club was organized in 1948 by a group of Japanese men. Membership is limited to people of Japanese ancestry.
Dates:
1978-1988
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