04746nam 2200685Ia 450 991095317340332120260204233528.097816073216681607321661(CKB)2670000000206260(SSID)ssj0000690022(PQKBManifestationID)11448044(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000690022(PQKBWorkID)10620044(PQKB)10469445(MiAaPQ)EBC3039773(OCoLC)795127255(MdBmJHUP)muse17346(Au-PeEL)EBL3039773(CaPaEBR)ebr10576424(CaONFJC)MIL913730(Perlego)2030935(EXLCZ)99267000000020626020120412d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe house on Lemon Street Japanese pioneers and the American dream /Mark Howland Rawitsch1st ed.Boulder, Colo. University Press of Coloradoc2012xiii, 388 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781607322719 1607322714 9781607321651 1607321653 Includes bibliographical references and index.Here Is Your Chance -- The Schoolteacher and the Samurai's Daughter -- Here to Stay -- In the Shadow of the Mission Inn -- Pilgrim's Progress -- Little Lamb Gone To Jesus -- The People of California Versus Harada -- World War and a Basket of Apples -- Face to Face -- Keep California White -- The Only Time I See the Sun -- Farewell to Riverside -- Leaving Lemon Street Behind -- Camp -- Blue Bandanas and an Ironwood Club -- From Issei to Nisei -- Questions of Loyalty -- It's Up To You, Medic -- Home -- Epilogue: Sumi's House -- Afterword -- Glossary of Japanese Terms.In 1915, Jukichi and Ken Harada purchased a house on Lemon Street in Riverside, California. Close to their restaurant, church, and children's school, the house should have been a safe and healthy family home. Before the purchase, white neighbors objected because of the Haradas' Japanese ancestry, and the California Alien Land Law denied them real-estate ownership because they were not citizens. To bypass the law Mr. Harada bought the house in the names of his three youngest children, who were American-born citizens. Neighbors protested again, and the first Japanese American court test of the California Alien Land Law of 1913- The People of California v. Jukichi Harada -was the result. Bringing this little-known story to light, The House on Lemon Street details the Haradas' decision to fight for the American dream. Chronicling their experiences from their immigration to the United States through their legal battle over their home, their incarceration during World War II, and their lives after the war, this book tells the story of the family's participation in the struggle for human and civil rights, social justice, property and legal rights, and fair treatment of immigrants in the United States. The Harada family's quest for acceptance illuminates the deep underpinnings of anti-Asian animus, which set the stage for Executive Order 9066, and recognizes fundamental elements of our nation's anti-immigrant history that continue to shape the American story. It will be worthwhile for anyone interested in the Japanese American experience in the twentieth century, immigration history, public history, and law. This publication was made possible with the support of Naomi, Kathleen, Ken, and Paul Harada, who donated funds in memory of their father, Harold Shigetaka Harada, honoring his quest for justice and civil rights. Additional support for this publication was also provided, in part, by UCLA's Aratani Endowed Chair as well as Wallace T. Kido, Joel B. Klein, Elizabeth A. Uno, and Rosalind K. Uno.Japanese AmericansCaliforniaRiversideBiographyImmigrantsCaliforniaRiversideBiographyJapanese AmericansCivil rightsCase studiesImmigrantsCivil rightsUnited StatesCase studiesRiverside (Calif.)BiographyRiverside (Calif.)Race relationsHistory20th centuryJapanese AmericansImmigrantsJapanese AmericansCivil rightsImmigrantsCivil rights973/.04956Rawitsch Mark Howland1950-1812272MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953173403321The house on Lemon Street4364612UNINA