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:
Tsutomu "Stormy" Mitsui photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1704
Abstract
Stormy Mitsui (1922-2010) owned and operated the City Cafe in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife Chiyoko Yokoyama Mitsui. This collection contains photographs, slides and negatives of Stormy Mitsui’s family portraits, events and gatherings, City Café, Stormy's remote control model airplane hobby, vacations to Japan and California, and hunting and fishing.
Dates:
1900-2007
Katsu and Grace Miya papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2942
Abstract
The Katsu and Grace Miya papers (1901-2008) consist of newspapers, notes, and various other documents regarding the Japanese internment during WWII, the 442 Regimental Combat Team, and Nisei life in the United States.
Dates:
1901-2008
S. Floyd Mori papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2203
Abstract
The S. Floyd Mori papers (1962-2005) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, student papers, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, brochures, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Mori's activities with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Also included are documents related to his tenure as a California State Assemblyman. Mori attended schools in Utah and California and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Brigham Young University. He started an international consulting firm...
Dates:
1962-2005
Toshiko Marian Morimoto autobiography
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2190
Abstract
The Toshiko Marian Morimoto autobiography (1981) consist of an unpublished memoir written by Mormioto for her children.
Dates:
1981
Tomoko Ogi Moses screenplay
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2625
Abstract
The Tomoko Ogi Moses screenplay (2010) consist of the English translation of Living Japanese DNA: Japanese Emigrants produced and released throughout Japan by BS 11.
Dates:
2010
Ray Iwao and Margine Mutsuko Sako Nagasawa papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2877
Abstract
The Ray Iwao and Margine Mutsuko Sako Nagasawa papers (1953-1960) contains correspondence, Nisei Invitational tournament rosters and booklets, and newspapers relating to the Nisei Invitational tournaments. The collection also includes financial documents relating to the Invitational and the Sunrise Market, as well as two pains of gimbu pants.
Dates:
1953-1960
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
Nichiren Buddhist Temple records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1296
Abstract
The Nichiren Buddhist Temple records (1954-2003) contain correspondence, financial reports, membership records, the church newsletter, and other documents pertaining to the Nichiren Buddhist Temple. The temple (which dates from 1971-1991) was operated in Salt Lake City by Yosh Ito and Reverend Kanai Skokai. There were more than two hundred members, a large percentage of whom were Japanese Americans.
Dates:
1954-2003
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