The House on Lemon Street

by Rawitsch, Mark Howland; Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo (AFT)

• ISBN13: 9781607321651
• ISBN10: 1607321653
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

Summary

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 the State of Californiav. Jukichi Harada--was the result. Bringing this little-known story to light, The House on Lemon Streetdetails 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Here Is Your Chance	p. 7
The Schoolteacher and the SamuraiÆs Daughter	p. 13
Here to Stay	p. 27
In the Shadow of the Mission Inn	p. 41
PilgrimÆs Progress	p. 63
Little Lamb Gone to Jesus	p. 73
The People of California versus Harada	p. 91
World War and a Basket of Apples	p. 107
Face to Face	p. 119
Keep California White	p. 129
The Only Time I See the Sun	p. 147
Farewell to Riverside	p. 165
Leaving Lemon Street Behind	p. 179
Camp	p. 197
Blue Bandanas and an Ironwood Club	p. 209
From Issei to Nisei	p. 227
Questions of Loyalty	p. 243
It's Up to You, Medic	p. 253
Home	p. 267
Epilogue: Sumi's House	p. 281
Afterword	p. 317
Notes	p. 327
Glossary of Japanese Terms	p. 367
Bibliography	p. 371
Index	p. 379
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Excerpts

?Rawitsch teaches that history, the creation of history, and preserving our history occurs in our backyard, not in some far-off place.??Susan Hasegawa, San Diego City College