Ever wonder why the word “Shanghai” is prominently displayed on one of the larger buildings in San Jose Japantown? Seventy years ago, the Shanghai Restaurant occupied the top floor of the building. It was owned by William “Bill” Dair, one of the leaders of the Chinese community from the 1940s to 1960s. Besides old-timers like Charles Moy, Dair was the most important Chinese in San Jose Japantown of the post-Heinlenville era. And more than half a century after his death, Bill Dair still has a presence in today’s Japantown.