Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
We invite you to watch Go For Broke National Education Center’s (GFBNEC) 22nd Annual Evening of Aloha Gala held on September 23, 2023 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites. Over 400 guests gathered to honor and celebrate the courage, patriotism and sacrifice of the Japanese American soldiers of WWII.
Please watch and share this moving tribute with friends and families.
The Gala is GFBNEC’s largest fundraiser of the year and provides direct support for its evolving educational programming and outreach.
Help GFBNEC meet its fundraising goals and make a gift to its Fund the Future campaign which is launched at the Gala each year.
MAKE A GIFT TODAY AND ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE INSPIRED BY THE GO FOR BROKE SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Please DONATE at: goforbroke.org/fund-the-future
The program featured unique voices from our Sansei and NextGen supporters, and included our hallmark Evening of Aloha traditions such as the:
* Nisei Veterans Roll-Call Recognition with Ed Nakamura (MIS), Yosh Nakamura (442nd) and Toke Yoshihashi (100th)
* Soldier’s Table (In honor of the soldiers who did not come home at the end of WWII) – Remarks & Toast by U.S. Congressman Mark Takano
* In Memoriam (Aloha ‘Oe performance by Hālau Hula Keali’i Nālani under the direction of Kumu Hula Keali’i Ceballos
* 4th Annual Living Nisei WWII Veteran Photo Tribute
* “Why Did We Serve?” – Hanashi Oral History Interview clips
* “Sharing the Torch” live segment with GFBNEC's “Living the Nisei Dream” host, Actor & Writer, Sierra Katow; GFBNEC Board of Director Jeff Maloney; Former GFBNEC Board Chair, Bill Seki; Dr. Robin Yasui; GFBNEC Sr. Manager of NextGen Programs Dr. Maya Hernandez; Go For Broke Journalism high school student, Lizzie Vargas; and, GFBNEC Torchbearer and 2023 Nisei Week Queen Kaitlyn Chu.
Thank you to all of the 2023 Gala sponsors and donors including Presenting Sponsor - The Aratani Foundation; Ruby Sponsor - Rick & Patee Shinto and Family; and, Emerald Sponsors: MUFG Bank Ltd., Yoshio C. Nakamura and Family, Bill & Christy Seki and Dennis & Lorraine Kimura, The Sugimoto Family and US Bank.
We invite you to watch Go For Broke National Education Center’s (GFBNEC) 22nd Annual Evening of Aloha Gala held on September 23, 2023 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites. Over 400 guests gathered to honor and celebrate the courage, patriotism and sacrifice of the Japanese American soldiers of WWII.
Please watch and share this moving tribute with friends and families.
The Gala is GFBNEC’s largest fundraiser of the year and provides direct support for its evolving educational programming and outreach.
Help GFBNEC meet its fundraising goals and make a gift to its Fund the Future campaign which is launched at the Gala each year.
MAKE A GIFT TODAY AND ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE INSPIRED BY THE GO FOR BROKE SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Please DONATE at: goforbroke.org/fund-the-future
The program featured unique voices from our Sansei and NextGen supporters, and included our hallmark Evening of Aloha traditions such as the:
* Nisei Veterans Roll-Call Recognition with Ed Nakamura (MIS), Yosh Nakamura (442nd) and Toke Yoshihashi (100th)
* Soldier’s Table (In honor of the soldiers who did not come home at the end of WWII) – Remarks & Toast by U.S. Congressman Mark Takano
* In Memoriam (Aloha ‘Oe performance by Hālau Hula Keali’i Nālani under the direction of Kumu Hula Keali’i Ceballos
* 4th Annual Living Nisei WWII Veteran Photo Tribute
* “Why Did We Serve?” – Hanashi Oral History Interview clips
* “Sharing the Torch” live segment with GFBNEC's “Living the Nisei Dream” host, Actor & Writer, Sierra Katow; GFBNEC Board of Director Jeff Maloney; Former GFBNEC Board Chair, Bill Seki; Dr. Robin Yasui; GFBNEC Sr. Manager of NextGen Programs Dr. Maya Hernandez; Go For Broke Journalism high school student, Lizzie Vargas; and, GFBNEC Torchbearer and 2023 Nisei Week Queen Kaitlyn Chu.
Thank you to all of the 2023 Gala sponsors and donors including Presenting Sponsor - The Aratani Foundation; Ruby Sponsor - Rick & Patee Shinto and Family; and, Emerald Sponsors: MUFG Bank Ltd., Yoshio C. Nakamura and Family, Bill & Christy Seki and Dennis & Lorraine Kimura, The Sugimoto Family and US Bank.
