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November 1, 1992, parade honoring the 85th anniversary of the Buddhist Church in Visalia.Those pictured along Tipton Street include: unidentified boy, Maile Mikasa, Katie Mikasa, Kathy Ishimoto and Jocilyn Fukushima.

November 1, 1992, parade honoring the 85th anniversary of the Buddhist Church in Visalia.Those pictured along Tipton Street include: unidentified boy, Maile Mikasa, Katie Mikasa, Kathy Ishimoto and Jocilyn Fukushima.

Hiroshi Yuta and Bishop Sceien Yamaoka, Bishop of Buddhist Churches of America, march in the parade honoring the 85th anniversary of the Visalia Buddhist Church, November 1, 1992. Bishop Yamaoka was born in Fresno, California. The parade route was…

Hiroshi Yuta and Bishop Sceien Yamaoka, Bishop of Buddhist Churches of America, march in the parade honoring the 85th anniversary of the Visalia Buddhist Church, November 1, 1992. Bishop Yamaoka was born in Fresno, California. The parade route was…

Ben Mitsuyoshi (center) and Harvey and Howard Zenemira are honored in a parade in Hiroshima, Japan. The three Tulare and Fresno County men played professional baseball for the Hiroshima Carps.

Ben Mitsuyoshi (center) and Harvey and Howard Zenemira are honored in a parade in Hiroshima, Japan. The three Tulare and Fresno County men played professional baseball for the Hiroshima Carps.

Young girls pull a float in a parade down Pine Street in Exeter, CA, with the message "turn your clock back tonite."

A Fourth of July parade entry in Visalia, CA, in the 1920s makes a final check of preparations.

Parade through downtown Bakersfield, showing rider in Native American headdress carrying American flag, with other horses and riders; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Parade in downtown Bakersfield at time of World War II, showing men in uniform marching at Eye Street, looking North from 17th Street