On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans, approximately two-thirds of whom are US citizens.   Photo: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, circa 1941. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

  Riverside Superior Court Judge Hugh Craig rules in favor of the Haradas, noting in his opinion that all US-born children of immigrants are citizens protected by the U.S. Constitution and have the right to own land.   Photo: Riverside County Courthouse, circa 1910. Image courtesy of the California Historical Society Collection at the University…

  After neighbors complain to the California Attorney General about the Haradas purchasing the house on Lemon Street, the State of California sues the Haradas for violating the Alien Land Law.   Photo: October 6, 1916 headline in the Los Angeles Examiner reporting the start of the Haradas’ court case. Image courtesy of the Museum…

  The Haradas buy the house on Lemon Street, with Jukichi and Ken’s American-born children Mine (age 9), Sumi (age 5), and Yoshizo (age 3) listed as owners on the deed.   Photo: December 23, 1915 Riverside Daily Press article covering the Haradas’ purchase of their home on Lemon Street. Image courtesy of the Museum…

  5-year-old Tadao dies of diphtheria in the family’s rooming house. Jukichi and Ken want a better living situation for their children and search for a new home.   Photo: Family portrait, circa 1910. Tadao Harada is dressed in a sailor suit. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.

  California enacts the Alien Land Law, prohibiting non-citizens from owning land, specifically targeting Japanese immigrant farmers from becoming landowners.   Photo: Headline regarding the California Alien Land Law of 1913, The San Francisco Call, April 29, 1913. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

  Jukichi and Ken welcome four more children. The family moves to and operates a rooming house while also running the Washington Restaurant.   Photo: Jukichi Harada with his children Masa Atsu and Mine, with restaurant staff, in front of the Haradas’ Washington Restaurant. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.

  Jukichi and Masa Atsu are reunited with Ken in the United States after she was originally denied entry. The Haradas settle in Redlands and then move to Riverside where Jukichi works at the Golden State Restaurant on 8th Street.   Photo: Early US photograph of Ken, Jukichi, and Masa Atsu Harada with friend. Image…

  Jukichi permanently moves to the United States.   Photo: Jukichi Harada, 1921. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.

  Jukichi returns to Japan, meeting his son Masa Atsu for the first time.   Photo: Earliest known family photograph of Jukichi, Ken, and Masa Atsu Harada, taken in Japan in 1902. Image courtesy of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, California.