City of Riverside California City of Riverside California City of Riverside California Human Resources
:: Harada House Collections Preservation

The Museum has begun to inventory and catalog the incredibly rich Harada Family archival and artifact collections. Since the Harada family did not lose their home during internment, these family collections span the entirety of the twentieth century.

These collections document the lives and experiences of the Haradas as they struggled to achieve the American Dream. The archival collections, approximately 100 linear feet, include photographs, documents, ephemera, newspapers, magazines, journals and correspondence. The artifact collections comprise furniture, Japanese and American textiles and costumes, decorative and fine arts.

The Harada House Story
  1. The Lemon Street House
  2. Japanese are Evacuated During WWII
  3. The Internment Camps
  4. Sumi Returns to Her Family Home
  5. Site Preservation
  6. Collections Preservation
  7. Community Outreach
  8. Support Opportunities
  9. PDF of All Photos (21.9M)
Reading the Walls
Lesson Resources
Lesson 1
Oral Interviews
Lesson 3
Oral Interviews
Harada House Mission
The National Historic Landmark Harada House promotes cultural inclusiveness and civic engagement through its interpretation and preservation of the Harada family site, artifact, archival, and oral history collections. This site embodies the experiences of the Harada family, a Japanese immigrant family, from their arrival to California in 1905 through their struggles to achieve land ownership and equal treatment in becoming and being American citizens.
Harada House Vision
The National Historic Landmark Harada House promotes tolerance, understanding, and acceptance of all cultures founded upon the Harada family’s experiences as Japanese immigrants to the United States.
Visiting Harada House
Due to its fragile condition, Harada House is not open to the public.