Introduction Harada House that was constructed in 1886 is located on 3356 Lemon Street in Riverside, California. It represents the essence of an important case that verifies exclusion legislation. The case of California v. Harada 1916-1918 is one of the first constitutional tests regarding the California Alien Land Law of 1913, in which the right of children of Japanese immigrants living in the US was considered regarding owning houses. This case created a precedent associated with the related challenges to such laws. Taking into account that the California Alien Land Law was a serious barrier to the provision of immigrants’ rights, it is essential to explore the case associated with Harada House in detail, focusing on the history, related laws, and the position of immigrant Japanese in the US. Aligning Harada House and History of California Harada House is a historical object that was previously occupied by Jukichi Harada and his family in the 20th century. This house is architecturally similar to other houses in downtown Riverside, having one or two stores and shiplap siding. It has a small yard as well as several trees and bushes nearby. Even though the general interior of this building looks traditional, it seems evident some historically important events took place there. Harada House is granted a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service and the US Department of the Interior. The house is currently managed by the efforts of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum. Visitors may also observe the Riverside Cultural Heritage Board plaque in front of the Harada House. When Jukichi and Ken Harada moved to the US, they sought to find a better life. The father of the family opened a Japanese restaurant for the local compatriots to have some money for living. However, for economic reasons and even more because of racial discrimination, Japanese were concentrated in special neighborhoods, the so-called Little Tokyo areas. 1 The Japanese communities played an important role in the Japanese colonies, establishing a special form of economic assistance named “tanamoshi”. When three children were born, Harada tried to purchase a house for the family, yet the existing legislation allowed doing it only for the citizens and African Americans. When this issue was referred to the court, it became known as The People of the State of California v. Jukichi Harada . While neighborhood citizens attempted to force Haradas to move outside Riverside, the Supreme Court decided in favor of this family due to the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. Taking into account that these children were naturally-born Americans, they had the right to buy a property. The history of Harada House is associated with the California Alien Land Law of 1913 that also called the Webb-Haney Act, according to which foreigners were not eligible for US citizenship and house ownership. The Japanese immigrants could lease land for no more than three years, and the land plots acquired by the Japanese in ownership of the publication of the law could not be sold or handed over to the other Japanese without American citizenship. 2 To understand the purposes of the mentioned legislation, it is essential to consider some historical points. First, from the very beginning, Japanese immigration collided in the United States with anti-Japanese propaganda. In 190