Go For Broke National Education Center’s (GFBNEC) mission is to educate and inspire character and equality through the virtue and valor of our WWII American soldiers of Japanese ancestry. Since 1989, GFBNEC has continued to develop its educational programs, exhibitions, and services to tell the story about the extraordinary experience of the WWII Japanese American soldiers’ segregated units.

On Saturday, September 23, 2023, Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) will be holding its 22nd Annual Evening of Aloha Gala Dinner & Auction at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles. GFBNEC’s Evening of Aloha is the organization’s largest fundraising activity of the year, raising funds for its educational programming and historic preservation efforts. Evening of Aloha consists of a reception, silent auction, dinner and dinner program. Our board member and celebrity chef, Roy Yamaguchi, Founding Chef & Owner of Roy’s Restaurant Worldwide, and Jeremy Choo, Innovation Pastry Chef at King’s Hawaiian Bakery and Restaurant, create the evening’s three-course meal. Last year’s event had over 500 guests in attendance, recognized 67 Nisei (second generation, American born) veterans living across the nation, and raised over $400,000 for the organization. Our objective this year is to raise $500,000 towards our educational initiatives.