a photo exhibit in the underground stair landing.

public relations specialist and vice chair of the Little Tokyo Community Counciland drummers also kept the beat during Bon Odori.

fishing and whiffle ball as well as a jumper ride.Guest dancers included the legendary Elvis impersonators known as the Obon Jivers.were performed live by Afuso Ryu Kenkyuu Choichi Kai.

Dance instructors included Mitzi Shimizu (front row.YAMAMOTO/Rafu ShimpoMass quantities of chicken teriyaki were produced.

Sharyl Yamada-Oda (right) and Nadine Kakimoto co-chaired this year’s Obon Festival.

with the number of dancers estimated at well over a thousand.committed a series of failures – including abandoning his ship instead of rescuing passengers – that resulted in the disaster.

a Santa Barbara data scientist; Kaustubh Nirmal.Faerstein of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section.

Boylan simply performed the duties he was entrusted to carry out.wood-and-fiberglass passenger vessel that docked in Santa Barbara Harbor.