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DESCRIPTION:<blockquote>\n\n<blockquote>\n\nRing in the new year by joining
  the Book Club at JAMsj on Saturday\, January 4\, 2014 when&nbsp\;<em>The<
 /em>&nbsp\;<em>House on Lemon Street&nbsp\;</em>by Mark Rawitsch will be d
 iscussed. The book begins in 1915 when&nbsp\;Jukichi and Ken Harada purcha
 sed a house on Lemon Street in Riverside\, California. Close to their rest
 aurant\, church\, and children's school\, the house should have been a saf
 e 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 b
 ypass the law\, Mr. Harada bought the house in the names of his three youn
 gest children\, who were American-born citizens. Neighbors protested again
 \, resulting in the first Japanese American court test of the California A
 lien Land Law of 1913 --&nbsp\;<em>The People of California</em>&nbsp\;v.&
 nbsp\;<em>Jukichi Harada</em>.\n\nBringing this little-known story to ligh
 t\,&nbsp\;<em>The House on Lemon Street</em>&nbsp\;details the Haradas' de
 cision to fight for the American dream. Chronicling their experiences from
  their immigration to the United States through their legal battle over th
 eir 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.\n\nThe Har
 ada family's quest for acceptance illuminates the deep underpinnings of an
 ti-Asian animus\, which set the stage for Executive Order 9066\, and recog
 nizes fundamental elements of our nation's anti-immigrant history that con
 tinue to shape the American story. It will be worthwhile for anyone intere
 sted in the Japanese American experience in the twentieth century\, immigr
 ation history\, public history\, and law.\n\nThe Book Club meets the first
  Saturday of every other month\, 1:00 pm at JAMsj. Selections align with J
 AMsj's focus on Japanese American art\, history\, and culture and are sele
 cted collaboratively at the end of each meeting. Meetings are open to the 
 general public and books are available for purchase at the Museum Store. Q
 uestions? Contact Book Club facilitator\, Aggie Idemoto:&nbsp\;<a href="ht
 tp://service.mail.com/callgate-6.73.1.0/rms/6.73.1.0/mail/getBody?folderId
 =1&amp\;messageId=MjY1MUx7GEhyNgyoVGwgQ6RmZ5wfkEoJ&amp\;purpose=display&am
 p\;bodyType=htmlNoExternals&amp\;reloadHack0.10610025003552437=true#">aggi
 e@jamsj.org</a>&nbsp\;or&nbsp\;<a href="http://service.mail.com/callgate-6
 .73.1.0/rms/6.73.1.0/mail/getBody?folderId=1&amp\;messageId=MjY1MUx7GEhyNg
 yoVGwgQ6RmZ5wfkEoJ&amp\;purpose=display&amp\;bodyType=htmlNoExternals&amp\
 ;reloadHack0.10610025003552437=true#">(408) 294-3138</a>\n\n</blockquote>\
 n\n</blockquote>
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SUMMARY:JAMsj Book Club to Discuss House on Lemon Street
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