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GO FOR BROKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION TO
BE RECOGNIZED BY THE HAWAII LEGISLATURE ON MARCH 2
TORRANCE, Calif.- (February 25, 2004) - On
March 2, 2004, by both branches of the Hawaii State Legislature,
the Senate and House of Representatives, the Go For Broke Educational
Foundation will be recognized with special floor presentations
for its vigilance on educating the public of the sacrifices and
significant contributions made by the Japanese American World
War II veterans. Christine Sato-Yamazaki, executive director and
president of the Go For Broke Educational Foundation, and veterans:
Manabi Hirasaki, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion veteran and co-chairman
of the Educational Foundation’s board of directors; Ted
Ohira, 422nd Regimental Combat Team veteran and member of the
Educational Foundation’s board of governors; Judy Nagasako,
Hawaii Department of Education; and Karin Mackenzie, Nisei Veterans
Endowed Forum Series, University of Hawaii at Manoa, will be accepting
the resolution on behalf of the Educational Foundation.
Leading the effort to recognize the Educational Foundation is
Senator Norman Sakamoto (15th District), Senator Carol Fukunaga
(11th District), Representative Roy Takumi (36th District), and
Representative K. Mark Takai (34th District). The Senate presentation
will take place at 11: 30 a.m. and the House presentation at noon.
For more information, please contact Representative Takai’s
office at 808-586-8455.
Since 1999 the Go For Broke Educational Foundation has been focused
on its educational programming in California, focusing on the
heroism and history of the AJA soldiers of World War II, as well
as the forced evacuation and incarceration of AJAs and civil liberties
issues raised by those events. Currently the Educational Foundation’s
educational initiatives include An American Story Teacher Training
Program, Hanashi Oral History Program, www.GoForBroke.org
educational Web site, and Resource Center.
The Educational Foundation has expanded its educational programming
to Hawaii. In December 2003, the Educational Foundation, working
with Hawaii’s Department of Education, conducted teacher
training workshops on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai. Using its
“A Tradition of Honor” teachers guide, the Educational
Foundation trained 65 high school teachers on the importance and
significance of the AJA veterans of World War II’s contributions.
In 2004, the Educational Foundation is continuing its educational
initiative in Hawaii and will be screening “A Tradition
of Honor,” an 82-minute documentary it produced on the 100th
Infantry Battalion, 442nd RCT and Military Intelligence Service
at the Universal Values for a Democratic Society, Nisei Veterans
Endowed Forum Series sponsored by the University of Hawaii at
Manoa’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences. The screening is
free and is being held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
on March 4 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch and a panel discussion with
veterans from each unit and the producers will follow. For more
information, please contact Tamara Goldbogen at 808-956-5790.
In 1989 AJA World War II veterans established the 100th/442nd/MIS
WWII Memorial Foundation, which today operates as the Go For Broke
Educational Foundation to build the Go For Broke Monument. The
Go For Broke Monument is an eternal tribute to the heroics of
the segregated AJA units: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental
Combat Team, MIS (Military Intelligence Service) and the many
other men and women who served overseas during World War II. The
Monument is located in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los
Angeles at Temple and Alameda Streets. For more information, go
to www.GoForBroke.org.
