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Japanese Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0884
Abstract The Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection reflects Wallace Doi's participation in the 100th and 442nd Divisions, and the time he spent recovering from his war injuries at the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. The six scrapbooks that make up this collection also contain many images from Wallace and Mary Doi's courtship, friends and family of the Doi's, and images of the Aloha Fountain Cafe. The...
Dates: early 1900s-1970s
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Mitsugi M. Kasai papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2550
Abstract

The Mitsugi M. Kasai papers (1918-2013) contain assorted documents related to Mr. Kasai's early life, his career in the United States Army and his participation in various Japanese-American organizations following his retirement.

Dates: 1927-2013
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Mike M. Masaoka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0656
Abstract Mike M. Masaoka served as National Secretary (1941-1943) and Washington lobbyist (1945-1953) for the Japanese American Citizens' League. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and served as president of the Japan-America Society. He was active in issues of immigration reform and compensation for victims of wartime internment. The collection includes scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, court and congressional documents, articles, oral history transcripts,...
Dates: 1931-1991
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Shigeru Matsukawa digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1019
Abstract

The Shigeru Matsukawa digital photograph collection reflects Matsukawa's military service in southern Italy after the ending of the war. Photos include images of camp life, tourism and a celebration parade during the summer of 1945. The Shigeru Matsukawa collection contains digital scans only, originals were retained by the owner.

Dates: 1945
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Roy and Wuta Terazawa Tsuya papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2826
Abstract

The Roy and Wuta Terazawa Tsuya papers (1906-2013) contains correspondence among family and friends, records from their work with the LDS church, as well as memorabilia from Roy's membership with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Boy Scouts. The collection also contains one box pertaining to Chiye Terazawa, Wuta's sister.

Dates: 1906-2013
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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