Masa Atsu Born

A young Ken Harada with her toddler son Masa Atsu, both dressed in traditional Japanese clothing.

  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.

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Roy Hashimura Dies

A young Roy Hashimura in military uniform and glasses. Photo is signed “To Sumi, Roy.”

  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.

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Harold Harada Dies

Harold Harada in a blue suit and red tie, kneeling in front of the Harada House, behind the National Historic Landmark plaque.

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.

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Sumi Harada Dies

Sumi Harada in a dark dress, standing in the Harada House front yard, with dense hedges in front of the porch.

  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.

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Sumi Leaves the Harada House

Sumi Harada stands on the Lemon Street sidewalk holding a cat. She is wearing a skirt suit and heels.

  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.

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Sumi Harada Returns Home

Sumi Harada seated at a table, reading the newspaper in the Harada House kitchen. Jars of bottles, condiments, and salt are visible on the cabinet behind.

  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.

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Haradas Serve Their Country

Harold Harada in US Army uniform, sitting on his bed in his barracks.

  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.

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Jukichi Harada Dies

Jukichi Harada in a dark suit and tie.

  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.

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Ken Harada Dies

Ken Harada seated in a dark dress.

  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.

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Forcibly Removed

Instructions To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry Living in the Following Area… Counties of San Bernardino and Riverside… all persons of Japanese ancestry… will be evacuated from the above area by 12 o’clock noon… May 25, 1942.

  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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