Araji and Kichino Kasai

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Title Araji and Kichino Kasai
Photo Number P0149n01_07_116
Description Photo of Araji Kasai, older brother of Henry, and his wife Kichino, at their grocery store in Japantown, Los Angeles, probably in the 1920s or 1930s.
Date 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940
Keywords men; men and women; grocery stores; clothing and dress; Japanese;
Subject Kasai, Araji, 1880-1970; Stores, Retail--California--Los Angeles--Photographs; Grocery trade--California--Los Angeles--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Los Angeles (Calif.); Los Angeles County (Calif.); California
Additional Information Araji Kasai was the first Kasai brother to come to America around 1900. Araji worked at a University cafeteria (maybe UCLA?) and learned how to handle food. He married Kichino Miura, date unknown. He went out on his own and opened A. Kasai Market. First son Tom was born in 1904. He had 2 more sons, George and James. He remained in Los Angeles until his death, date unknown. He and his family were relocated during WW II and returned to LA after the war.
Collection Number and Name P0149 Henry Y. Kasai Photograph Collection
Collection Name Henry Y. Kasai
Relation is Part of Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6w67b47
Setname uum_map
ID 982354
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w67b47
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