Kayo Hayakawa photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1440

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Kayo Hayakawa photograph collection contains 4 copy prints of photographs of Hayakawa during his service with the United States Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, dating from approximately 1943 to 1946. These images were collected in conjunction with an exhibit on Japanese American veterans.

Dates

1943-1946

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Kayo Hayakawa photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Kayo Hayakawa (1922-) was born on February 14, 1922, in Helper Utah, where his parents owned a boarding house. He graduated from Carbon High School in 1941 and worked at a coal mine before attending business school. Before graduating from college, Hayakawa was drafted into the United States Army. He was trained at Camp Shelby, and joined the 100th Infantry Battalion, later the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He served first in Europe and then, after a brief return to the United States following an injury, reenlisted and served in Japan in the years after the war.

While on 30-day furlough in Salt Lake City, Hayakawa met Mitsuko Jeannette Sakashita (1922-2018), who was living in Salt Lake City and working at the OK Café after being imprisoned in Topaz. Kayo and Jeannette married after a brief courtship before he returned to complete his military service; together, they had one son. After leaving the Army, Kayo and Jeannette Hayakawa settled in San Francisco, where they both attended beauty school. The Hayakawas opened a shop known as the Hayakawa Salon of Beauty. After retiring, they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

4 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Mitsugi M. Kasai in 2007.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive.

See also the Kayo Hayakawa Oral History Interview, September 18, 2005, Japanese American Military History Collective.