Its interesting – Memorial Day is a time to honor those who served and gave their lives in the armed forces.

Analog Photomart is the labor of love of Downtown resident Bryan Hong.She said aside from the look and artistry.

and it still had a roll of film in it.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoAnalog Photomart in Honda Plaza offes a variety of film as well as processing.but also has a tiny darkroom at the shop.

Hong insists the tactile nature of film is far more practical than constantly wrangling digital files in an ever-evolving technological landscape.The craze right now is content creating and posting online.

The shop marks a return of film photo services to Little Tokyo.

imperfect world of non-digital pictures is a new passion.The Tea House in the Japanese Garden housed the traveling exhibit of the Tuna Canyon Detention Center Coalition.

we transition to the jazz sounds of Theo Saunders.we were treated to music and dance depicting Little Tokyo before the war.

One special perk for me that evening was meeting Ms.long-overdue account of UCLAs legendary EthnoCommunications Program and the multiracial ‘New Los Angeles it radically envisioned between the insurrectionist fires of 1965 and 1992.