I grew up there! My parents and grandparents ran Sunrise Fish Market and Mihoya Confectionery. It was a grand time of community, struggle, and successful businesses. Everyone up and down the street took care of us. We were forced to move and the buildings were torn down in 1968. It was the center of Japanese and Japanese American entrepreneurship, identity, and contribution to Salt Lake City.
Great article and thank you to you all who helped make this happen. I am half Japanese (in Hawaii we say “hapa”). I didn’t even know Salt Lake City had a Japanese street. My grandma’s family had something similar happen in San Francisco. They lost their store and home after being relocated to Minidoka Camp in Idaho during WWII. A tragic time for Japanese Americans, my children were surprised to hear this happened in the U.S. Sadly, some people still feel it didn’t happen.
Starstruck
We recently caught up with Claybourne Elder BA’06, who has had roles in Emmy- and Tony Award-winning shows on Broadway and TV [“Stage and Screen,” Fall 2022].
Oh, I’ve been enjoying Gilded Age! I didn’t know he was one of “us” [a U alum]! This was so fun to read. Very proud of his success.
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