We are excited to announce the launch of the 4th annual 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy2Action (L2A) education initiative. Students, please follow the instruction on the flyer below, on how to register.
In 2022, four students and two teams participated in the pilot program. The L2A program has grown to over 100 students participating in 2024. Participants say they were excited to learn the “secret sauce” of how the 100th Infantry Battalion became, with the 442nd, the most decorated unit in U.S. military history, despite discrimination, questions of loyalty, and small stature of the men – on average 5’4” and 125 pounds.
Students learn about the success values of Gambari: perseverance, Gaman: resilience, Chuugi: loyalty & “one team” mentality, Sekinin: responsibility, Giri: sense of duty, and Haji: avoiding shame to protect the family name. This is the legacy they left us.
Students are then asked to put the 100th’s legacy into action: identify an important issue or problem facing Hawaiʻi one is passionate about, then use the success values of the 100th to develop and present a creative solution.
The 100th’s L2A Program has generated quite a bit of interest in the Hawaiʻi community. There were two articles written about L2A in the Honolulu Advertiser, a multi-page spread in Lighthouse magazine (August 2024) and recently an article in the January/February 2025 issue of Generations magazine, entitled, “Legacy2Action Bridges Students & Kūpuna.”
All students, not just descendants are encouraged to register by February 28, 2025 as noted in the instructions on the flyer. We feel what the 100th men, Hawaiʻi-born Americans of Japanese ancestry, did for all of us is a proud story to be told by everyone, not just descendants of the 100th. Similar to the seafarers of the Hōkūleʻa, you don’t need to be of Hawaiian descent to be proud of and share the story of their courage, perseverance, and innovation.
Apply here for Legacy2Action 2025: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15wSHzxjvE65k_cZO-NYKcDrEkJD-BRGfxVApzrOaOzQ/edit
View Last Year's Presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKofAfA1Tc&t=1s
Download the Project Overview below:
We are excited to launch this year’s initiative and hear the creative solutions to help Hawaiʻi become a better place in line with Club 100’s motto, “For Continuing Service.”
Please contact us at info@100thbattalion.org for more information.
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