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Read through recent and past Heart Mountain press releases below:
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.
