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Victor Chan and employee Deming Leong sit on the market truck in front of Chan Brothers Market during the 1955 flood. The market was located at 115 North Locust Street, Visalia, California.

Tom Kaku is behind the wheel of a 1920 automobile owned by his cousin, Harry Kaku (who donated the photo). The automobile is parked in front of a restaurant called the Noodle House, in Lindsay, California. The building was built by Harry Kaku's…

Taiko drum performance.

Betty Yamashita's husband George Hasebe (right) and Yoshjo (a relative) pose as taiko drum players near Ivanhoe, California, in 1937.

Suzuko Yamashita, age 3, in 1925.

Sue Chung Kee is seen inside the Sue Chung Kee, Son & Co. store in Hanford, California. The store was established in 1886.

The Soyama Restaurant and Pool Hall, Visalia, California, was located on East Center Street in Visalia, California. The photo was taken in 1938.

The Soyama Grocery Store was on East Center Steet, between Bridge and Santa Fe Streets, in Visalia, California. The site was later occupied by Lum Lum's Restaurant.

The 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team sign. Hiroshi Matoba was stationed here. The 442nd was composed of Japanese Americans and was the most decorated army unit in World War II. Hiroshi was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's…

Shui San Chan, wife of David Chan of Visalia, California, is pictured with a 1957 Corvette owned by her son, Victor.