Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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The 100th Infantry Battalion, or “one-puka-puka,” was the first of the segregated Japanese American units to be formed during WWII with young Nisei from Hawai’i. Their motto, “Remember Pearl Harbor,” reflected their outrage over the attack on their country.

This video originally aired during our 22nd Go For Broke Monument Anniversary and is part of our series, Sharing Stories Around the Table. Watch the full Monument Anniversary program here: youtube.com/watch?v=fjhZx9KbaKk