Japanese Choir?

Obon 15
Originally uploaded by Inkyhack.

These are just some of the singers who performed during the Cortez Obon Odori Buddhist Festival in Merced County, California over the weekend. They are all singing in Japanese, yet I'm fairly certain that only one, maybe two, of the members is actually Japanese. Even though the event was held at a Japanese temple and every activity dealt with Japanese culture, it was incredibly multi-cultural. Once again, America has adopted parts of someone else's culture and made it its own.