Loyal, no matter what : Jim and Kimiko Tazoi
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a booklet called Loyal, No Matter What: Jim and Kimiko Yagi Tazoi. The booklet describes Jim's experiences serving as a Japanese American in Europe during WWII and Kimiko's experiences in a Japanese internment camp in Arizona. Dated 2006.
Dates
- 2006
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Loyal, No Matter What: Jim and Kimiko Tazoi must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Jim Tazoi (1919-2007) was a Japanese American who was relocated to Poston, Arizona and then was allowed to served on the European front during WWII.
Jim Tazoi was born August 28, 1919 in Garland, Utah. He enlisted in the US Army during his studies at Utah State University. After Pearl Harbor he was not initially allowed to fight because of his ethnicity. Following US policy change he was allowed to served on the European front as a Radioman for the 3rd Battalion, in the 442nd Regiment. Jim married Kimiko Yagi on January 15, 1948. She was stationed at a relocation facility in Poston, Arizona during WWII. He died on March 2, 2007 in Perry, Utah.
Biographical / Historical
Kimiko Yagi Tazoi (1922-2012) was relocated to an internment camp in Arizona during WWII.
Kimiko Yagi Tazoi was born on June 27, 1922 in Kerman, California. Her family was sent to an internment camp during WWII in Poston, Arizona. Following the war her family made its way to Utah in the search of employment. In Utah Kimiko met and married Jim Tazoi, who had served in the military in Europe during WWII. She died on July 7, 2012 in Garland, Utah.
Biographical / Historical
Tamera Newman (1951-) lives in Treemountain, Utah and writes biographical hisotries.
Tamera Newman was born May 20, 1951. She lives in Treemountain, Utah and writes biographical histories.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated in 2014
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Seth Cannon, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2015.
- Title
- Register of Loyal, no matter what : Jim and Kimiko Tazoi
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Seth Cannon
- Date
- 2015 January 27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States