"1915, the Utah Japanese Association, forerunner to the JACL. All members were Issei and non-citizens as they were denied citizenship. The association was formed to assist in each other's general welfare and to work out immigration and discrimination problems." Included are: Mr. Terasawa, Mr. Fukazawa, Mr. Kawamura, Mr. Tsumura, Mr. Murakami, Mr, Mitsunaga, and Mr. Henry Kasai."

Request Archival File or Update Item Information
Title "1915, the Utah Japanese Association, forerunner to the JACL. All members were Issei and non-citizens as they were denied citizenship. The association was formed to assist in each other's general welfare and to work out immigration and discrimination problems." Included are: Mr. Terasawa, Mr. Fukazawa, Mr. Kawamura, Mr. Tsumura, Mr. Murakami, Mr, Mitsunaga, and Mr. Henry Kasai."
Photo Number P0884n1_04_11
Description Photo of several early members of the Utah Japanese Association, forerunner to the Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL), in 1915.
Creator Unknown
Date 1915
Textual Date 1915
Keywords Ethnic minorities; Japanese; Japanese American Citizens' League
Subject Japanese Americans--Societies, etc.--Photographs; Japanese American Citizens' League--Photographs; Japanese Americans--Utah--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah)
Additional Information None
Collection Number and Name P0884 Wallace and Mary Doi Photograph Collection
Collection Name Wallace and Mary Doi
Relation is Part of Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive
Owning Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From Loaned to the University of Utah for scanning by Mary Doi. (Via Lorraine Crouse)
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6kd5789
Setname uum_map
ID 950325
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kd5789
Back to Search Results