Masa Atsu Born
Ken gives birth to their first child, Masa Atsu, in Japan. Photo: Ken Harada and her firstborn child Masa Atsu, in Japan. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreRoy Hashimura Dies
Roy, Ken and Jukichi’s adopted son and their last living child, dies at the age of 107. Photo: Roy Hashimura. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreHarold Harada Dies
Harold dies. His children sign the deed over to the City of Riverside. Photo: Harold Harada at the Harada House, circa 1991. Photo courtesy of the Harada Family.
Read MoreSumi Harada Dies
Sumi dies, Harold is heir to the house. He begins work to donate the home to the City of Riverside. Photo: Sumi Harada in front of the Harada House, 1983. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreSumi Leaves the Harada House
Sumi Harada moves from the Harada House to a retirement home in Culver City, California. Photo: Sumi Harada on the Lemon Street sidewalk. Image courtesy of the Harada Family.
Read MoreSumi Harada Returns Home
Sumi moves home to the house on Lemon Street. She spends the next year of her life serving the Japanese American community by making her home a boarding house for those displaced by the war. Photo: Sumi in the Harada House kitchen, circa 1945. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreHaradas Serve Their Country
A pre-war reservist, Yoshizo requests active duty and serves in the US Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Harold and Roy are drafted into the US Army. Harold serves in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a medic. Photo: Harold Harada in uniform, WWII. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreJukichi Harada Dies
Jukichi Harada dies while incarcerated in the Topaz, Utah, concentration camp. Photo: Jukichi Harada, circa 1940. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreKen Harada Dies
Ken Harada dies while incarcerated in the Topaz, Utah, concentration camp. Photo: Ken Harada, circa 1940. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.
Read MoreForcibly Removed
The Haradas are forcibly removed from the house on Lemon Street. A trusted friend, Jess Stebler, cares for the house while the Haradas are incarcerated and regularly writes to Sumi during the war. Photo: Instructions for the forced removal of Japanese Americans in Riverside, California, May 1942. Image courtesy of the Museum of…
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