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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 98 Collections and/or Records:

Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1083
Abstract Yosaburo Takehara (1899-1978) was a Japanese American who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad out of Caliente, Nevada, from 1915 to 1942. The Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection consists of 2 digital only photographs depicting Takehara and his children in Caliente, Nevada.
Dates: circa 1925-1940

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

Ida Shimizu Tateoka photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0923
Abstract The Ida Shimizu Tateoka photograph collection consists of images of ice skaters during competitions.
Dates: 1940-2002

Kevin Tatsugawa digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1254
Abstract Kevin Tatsugawa is a mountaineer and guide who received a Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism from the University of Utah in 2000. This collection contains 4 digital only images of Tatsugawa on mountains and in Nepal.
Dates: 1990-2005

Christopher Tatsuno digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1304
Abstract Christopher Tatsuno is a Japanese American skier and adaptive ski coach. This collection contains digital only images of Tatsuno participating in extreme skiing and a United States freeskiing competition circa 2000-2005.
Dates: circa 2000-2005

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 Japantown San...
Dates: 1942-1993

Sandra C. Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1808
Abstract The Sandra C. Taylor papers (1942-1999) contain research files, notes, material related to Vietnam and the Vietnam War, and photocopies of documents produced by the War Relocation Authority Board relative to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. There is also material primarily relating to the conflict in Indochina, and its repercussions in American society. Also included are manuscript drafts written by Taylor and by others whose research she consulted. Taylor is a...
Dates: 1942-1999

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

Faith Terasawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1473
Abstract The Faith Terasawa papers (1942-1955) contain documents resulting from the internment of her family at the Central Utah Relocation Center ("Topaz") from 1942-1945. These include personal records, especially those surrounding the death of her father, Rev. B. H. Terasawa; camp administrative documents; educational documents; and camp publications.
Dates: 1942-1955

Topaz Museum interviews

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2465
Abstract Transcripts of interviews (2008) conducted with individuals associated with internees at the Topaz internment camp in Utah.
Dates: 2008