>> that was first. >> it was first. >> a chinese community first. >> right. 1897 was when some of the first japanese arrived in this area. >> south bay, san jose, not much going on out here other than world domination by a small group of tech companies. on a happier less paranoid note, san jose has one of the last three japan towns in the country. >> who were the first japanese to come over? >> students, laborers looking for a better life. traditional japanese family, the first son inherited everything. generally, it was the second son who would get nothing who would come over. when the first japanese came here, one of the places they stayed at was chinatown. you would have an asian community. they would be able to find food similar that was to japanese food and there'd be a comrade. >> thank you. curt grew up in the area.