Our Mission
To educate and inspire character and equality through the virtue and valor of our World War II American veterans of Japanese ancestry.
REMEMBER. EDUCATE. INSPIRE.
Evening of Aloha
Join us for our largest fundraising activity of the year which directly supports our evolving programming and preservation efforts about the Japanese American veterans of WWII.
Be a part of this special event where we honor and celebrate the spirit, valor and character of our Nisei soldiers. We invite you to become an Evening of Aloha Sponsor, make a Digital Tribute Ad or contribute to our “Fund the Future” initiative.
Watch our new virtual programming!
Episode 1: “The Gothic Line”
Living the Nisei Dream
Episode 1: Hip-hop Lyricist Kaze Jones
Sharing Stories Around the Table
Episode 1: “I Feel With My Heart”
Go For Broke Monument 23rd Anniversary Virtual Tribute
Thank you to everyone who supported the Go For Broke Monument 23rd Anniversary Tribute held on Saturday, June 5, 2022. Please watch the event or relive the tribute through the video link below.
Hanashi Oral History Collection
Search the world’s largest collection of over 1,200 audiovisual interviews of Japanese American WWII veterans. Since 1988, the Hanashi Collection has shed light upon the war experience that cannot be conveyed by official records alone.
Go For Broke Monument
The Go For Broke Monument stands as a powerful tribute to Japanese American men and women who served during WWII. The black granite monument is engraved with the names of the more than 16,000 who served in 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, 522 Field Artillery Battalion, 232nd Combat Engineer Company and the 1399 Engineer Construction Battalion in Europe and the Pacific.
Here’s a way to show your support and bring a little piece of GFBNEC right to your home. Members save 10%.
Tribute Gifts
Here’s a way to show your support and bring a little piece of GFBNEC right to your home. Members save 10%.
2021 Major Sponsors
We thank our major donors for their generous support of our vital mission and work!
