Nisei
second generation in Hawaii from Japan.. made up the 442nd Regiment .. along with their Nisei brothers from the West Coast.. they were the most decorated Battalion during the second World War.... they rescued the "lost battalion in Italy".. who were surrounded by the enemy the 442nd were out ..numbered 10 to 1 ...they suffered heavy losses.. but through the whole battle, they're battle cry was.. "Go fo Broke".. not "for".. "fo".. cause the Hawaiian local talk prevailed.. and while the Japanese American families on the mainland were locked in internment camps and had all their land and possessions taken from them because of their race.. their Sons fought and died for the country that imprisoned their families during the War..
They fought for their Country without remorse or concern for their lives.. to prove they were worthy of being an American.
so growing up in Hawaii we were always taught to "Go fo Broke".. like our Uncles did during the War for Hawaii's Japanese Americans.
the Japanese Americans from Hawaii got into a lot of fights with the Nisei from the Mainland.. different upbringings even though they were from the same Country of Origin.. but after they learned that they also "volunteered" after their families were imprisoned .. the Nisei from Hawaii felt their brothers from the Mainland were above all reproach..
although their living numbers are small and dwindling everyday due to age.. we must never forget and past this legacy on to the children here and on the mainland, of the brave Nisei that gave their lives for a Country that turned their backs on them.
BTW.. the battalion they saved were the same soldiers that spit on them in basic training at fort Bliss.. but there was never any remorse from the Nisei.. my fathers Classmate and good friend is the soldier playing taps in the documentary,
it's worth a view... we will always be proud of the phrase "Go for Broke"