Effective May 11, our organization has changed its name to the Go For Broke National Education Center. Why did we change our name? Over the past 17 years of existence, we have grown from the World War II veterans building the Go For Broke Monument to establishing a successful nationwide education program. Now, we are entering a new and exciting phase of our journey, as we set forth to achieve one more dream of the WWII veterans. That dream is to build a permanent home to house the collection of Hanashi oral histories, to have a permanent exhibit on the Nisei veterans, and to have a place where visitors of the Go For Broke Monument can further explore what it means to be an American.

As we begin this journey, we know that it will take the help and support of not only the Nisei WWII veterans, but of the community and especially the succeeding generations of veteran family members or friends – the Sansei, Yonsei and even Gosei. As a Yonsei myself, I understand that it was my grandparents' generation whose sacrifices enabled a better life for me and my generation. And I hope that you all will come out to a special event, "A Taste of Roy's," to learn more about what Go For Broke National Education Center does, and how you too can help support our efforts.

"A Taste of Roy's" will feature Roy Yamaguchi himself, a special cocktail reception, and Roy's sumptuous "pupus" or appetizers on Tuesday, July 25 at Roy's Restaurant (Downtown Los Angeles). So don't miss out on this fun and "ono" delicious event. (See ad on this page for more details.)

I hope to meet all of you in person on July 25!

Sincerely,
Christine Sato-Yamazaki
Executive Director & President

Go For Broke Changes Its Name, Announces Future Goals

On May 11, 2006, the Go For Broke Educational Foundation (100th/442nd/MIS WWII Memorial Foundation) publicly announced it legally changed its name to the Go For Broke National Education Center. At a press conference held at the Go For Broke Monument that day, Executive Director and President Christine Sato-Yamazaki excitedly announced the reasons for the change: to focus on its future goal to create a public facility that will educate generations to come of the significance of the Japanese American World War II veteran story. "Though the name has changed, the original intent established by the veterans will continue and the commitment by this generation to ensure the veteran legacy is preserved and taught is clearer today," said Sato-Yamazaki.

The Hanashi Oral History Video Archive is the largest, professional-quality audio/visual resource focused solely on World War II Japanese American veterans available online. Next month, another 100 interviews will go online on www.GoForBroke.org, bringing the total to 375 full-length interviews online. All the interviews are searchable by keyword, name, or category.

After the interviews are conducted, the Go For Broke technology department staff and volunteers work nonstop on video cataloging and processing. A single interview requires approximately 15-20 hours of work to prepare for online viewing. If you are interested in learning more about the video cataloging process or in volunteering, please feel free to email our technology department at webmaster@goforbroke.org.