in 1954, harbin went to korea to give 25 performances for american troops at military installations there, headlining the "first all-negro entertainment package to tour korea." she also toured military bases in alaska that year, in a troupe where she was the only african-american performer. in 1960 she retired to the monterey peninsula and directed children's theatre; she also worked as a monterey county juvenile officer. she moved back to texas in 1980, and worked as a tour guide at the airport in san antonio.