Heart Mountain press releases include announcements about upcoming events, new exhibits, general news about the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, and other important information.
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Read through recent and past Heart Mountain press releases below:
Heart Mountain to Conduct Educator Workshops in July
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will conduct workshops for Wyoming educators on how to teach using primary sources. These workshops are funded in part by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Great Plains Region program, managed by the National Council for History Education.
Heart Mountain Thanks Rep. John Winter for his Apology
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is grateful for and accepts the apology from Rep. John Winter, R-Thermopolis, for his reference to the Heart Mountain incarceration site as the “J—camp” during a legislative committee hearing Tuesday.
Sam Mihara to Present at Jackson Center of the Arts
Sam Mihara, who was incarcerated at Heart Mountain as a child, will give his nationally recognized lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 12 in the Center Theater at the Jackson, Wyoming, Center of the Arts. Tickets for the event will cost $18, while online viewers can watch the presentation at home for $5.00. Click HERE for tickets.
Heart Mountain to Host Children’s Day on May 10
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will host Children’s Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, at the Interpretive Center. A longstanding tradition in Japan, Children’s Day is free and open to the public. Haruka Takuka, Heart Mountain’s Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator, will lead the various events at the site.
Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Japanese American History Sites and Programs
For decades, a bipartisan consensus in Congress has supported the National Park Service, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Each agency has contributed to the success of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and other institutions throughout Wyoming.
Taken From Their Families Exhibit Opens at Heart Mountain
Taken From Their Families: Japanese American Incarceration during World War II, a traveling exhibit from the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, opens this weekend at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center.
Heart Mountain Seeks Wyoming Delegation’s Help in Preventing Reckless NEH Cuts
Thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities, almost 300 educators from around the country have participated in workshops at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to learn about the Japanese American experience during World War II. While they were in Wyoming, they stayed in local hotels and retreat centers, shopped in stores along Sheridan Avenue in Cody and ate in local restaurants.
Heart Mountain Seeks Wyoming Delegation’s Help to Save IMLS, Limit Alien Enemies Act
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, which benefited for decades from the help of Senator Alan Kooi Simpson, mourns his passing after a life of accomplishment, wit, and wisdom.
Heart Mountain Honors the Life and Legacy of Senator Alan K. Simpson
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, which benefited for decades from the help of Senator Alan Kooi Simpson, mourns his passing after a life of accomplishment, wit, and wisdom.
Heart Mountain Mourns the Passing of Prentiss Uchida
During Sam Mihara’s first talk about the Japanese American incarceration to a group of Justice Department lawyers, only three had heard of Fred Korematsu, the civil rights icon who unsuccessfully challenged his incarceration to the Supreme Court in 1944.
Mihara Delivers 51st Jefferson Lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities
It’s more important than ever to tell the history of the incarceration of 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, Heart Mountain board member Sam Mihara told a national audience during the 51st Jefferson Lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Wednesday.
Heart Mountain Urges Preservation of America’s Historic Commitment to Birthright Citizenship
We oppose the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that authorize the use of the outmoded Alien Enemies Act to curb immigration and eliminate birthright citizenship for people born in the United States. We believe they are counter to core American values of the United States and could lead to elimination of basic rights and protections for millions of native-born Americans.
Heart Mountain’s Sam Mihara Featured in Humanities Magazine Cover Story
During Sam Mihara’s first talk about the Japanese American incarceration to a group of Justice Department lawyers, only three had heard of Fred Korematsu, the civil rights icon who unsuccessfully challenged his incarceration to the Supreme Court in 1944.
Heart Mountain Starts Japanese Culture Winter Program Series
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will conduct a series of Japanese cultural events as part of its Winter Program Series starting January 25 and led by Haruka Takaku, our Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator.
