You are here: Home / Archives for Go For Broke
a mixed plate of Japanese American news and culture
- Arts & Entertainment
- Blogs
- Columns
- Dissent
- Nikkei Q
- Gochiso Gourmet
- The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great
- Let’s Talk
- Finding Your Nikkei Roots
- Rabbit Ramblings
- Lasting Commitments
- Through Yonsei Eyes
- The Heart of Kanji
- Entertainment Re-Oriented
- Through Yonsei Eyes
- Fantastic Voyage
- C(API)tol Correspondent
- Full Count
- The Kaeru Kid
- Parting Shots
- Yakyu by the Numbers
- Events
- Lifestyle
- News
- Opinion
- Special Issues
EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH 7, 2021!
2020 Japanese Culture Guide
Connect & Share
More info visit: Digital.Nichibei.org
Nichi Bei Mailing List
Most Recent Posts
- Eunice Sato, Long Beach’s first female mayor, dies at 99
- Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday Championship
- In ‘Minari,’ harvesting an American dream
- Osaka wins Australian, stays perfect in Slam finals
- Jeremy Lin experienced racism on court
- LA police probe fire, vandalism at Japanese Buddhist temple
- OBITUARY: Ronald Kenji Hitomi
Copyright © 2021 Nichi Bei Foundation
What Dad said
When I was 11 years old, I watched “Go for Broke” on television. The 1951 film is about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Nisei soldiers. My father was working on our car in the driveway. I did not hear him come into the living room behind me. Dad said: “Those guys […]