Henry Y. Kasai papers 1907-1966

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Henry Y. Kasai papers 1907-1966

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The Henry Y. Kasai papers (1907-1966) contain material relating to the personal and professional life of Henry Y. Kasai, a leader in Utah's Japanese American community. The bulk of the collection consists of the minutes, history, and president's files of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) of Salt Lake City, the formation of which Kasai initiated in 1935. Kasai was elected president of the Salt Lake JACL in 1960. Other materials include an autobiography, awards, degrees, correspondence, information on the World Peace Study Mission, addresses given by Kasai, Japanese American newspapers, news clippings, examples of Japanese caligraphy, and a memorial book containing letters of condolence at the time of his death.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Kasai, Henry Y., 1890-1966.

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Henry Yashihiko Kasai (1890-1966) was born 25 September 1890 at Kawaguchimura, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamamashi-ken, Japan. His father was Kisaku Kasai; his mother, Mura Kasai. He completed Koto Shogakho at Kawaguchimura in May 1904. At that time, two of his uncles, Araji Kasai and Hiroshi Kasai were in America. His father was to represent Kaiki (the silk industry) at the World Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, and Henry went with him. Between 1904 and 1906 he attended grades one t...

Japanese American Citizens' League

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Founded in 1930, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is a membership organization whose mission is to secure and maintain the human and civil rights of Americans of Japanese ancestry and others victimized by injustice. The JACL has 112 chapters nationwide and eight regional districts with over 24,000 members found in 23 states. In addition to its national headquarters in San Francisco, the JACL has five regional offices (Los Angeles, Fresno, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago), as well as ...