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Heart Mountain Interpretive Center

5 days ago

We applaud the LA Times dropping the word "internment" to describe the mass incarceration of over 120,000 immigrants and US citizens of Japanese ancestry over 80 years ago.

Internment is a very specific legal mechanism by which the federal government detains and imprisons "enemy aliens" in a time of war. While this term accurately describes the unjust arrests and imprisonment of over 5,500 Issei men - usually community leaders - it is considered euphemistic language when applied to the forced removal and incarceration of the West Coast JA community.

“‘Internment’ is a euphemism that trivializes the government’s actions,” the late Henry Fuhrmann, former assistant managing editor, argued in a 2020. “Officials employed such benign-sounding language to obscure that the U.S. was incarcerating Americans whose only ‘crime’ was that they looked like the enemy.”

To learn more, read Teresa Watanabe's fantastic article about her families experience with both internment and incarceration. ... See MoreSee Less

No, my Japanese American parents were not 'interned' during WWII. They were incarcerated

www.latimes.com

The Los Angeles Times will no longer use "internment" to describe the mass incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

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Heart Mountain Interpretive Center

1 week ago

CLOSURE: For the safety of our staff and visitors, the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, March 24, due to the incoming winter storm. We will resume normal winter hours on Wednesday, March 29. We apologize for any inconvenience. ... See MoreSee Less

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Heart Mountain Interpretive Center

2 weeks ago

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation appoints Aura Sunada Newlin executive director

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Aura Sunada Newlin as its permanent executive director, which culminates a months-long, nationwide search. She is a fourth-generation Wyomingite, fourth-generation Japanese American, graduate of the University of Wyoming and former anthropology professor at Northwest College in Powell. She was the longtime Heart Mountain board secretary before agreeing to serve as interim executive director.

A descendant of Heart Mountain incarcerees, Newlin became the foundation’s interim executive director last June 1 upon the departure of Dakota Russell, who left to become the executive director of The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association in Salem, Mass.

Newlin was selected after a search committee led by Heart Mountain board vice chair Douglas Nelson and board member Lia Nitake reviewed applications from candidates from around the country. After interviews conducted by the committee, they selected Newlin because of her intense knowledge of Heart Mountain history, academic credentials and desire to build the foundation into a leader for education and social justice.

Shirley Ann Higuchi, the foundation’s chair, said Newlin’s “selection will take our museum and the Mineta-Simpson Institute to a whole new level. Aura’s family incarceration history, her commitment to Wyoming and her credentials make her the obvious choice to lead our foundation.”

“This is an exciting time for the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation as we grow to new heights and continue to establish ourselves as a nationally relevant institution,” Newlin said. “I am humbled to continue as Executive Director for this foundation that means so much to me.” ... See MoreSee Less

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Interpretive Center

SUMMER HOURS
May 16 to October 8
Open DAILY 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

WINTER HOURS
October 9 to May 15
Open Wednesday – Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Other visitation by appointment

During the upcoming year, we may occasionally need to close the museum due to construction or adverse weather. Please check our Admissions page or social media pages (Facebook & Twitter) for updates before planning your visit.

TELEPHONE (307) 754-8000

EMAIL info@heartmountain.org

ADDRESS
1539 Road 19
Powell, WY 82435

ADMISSION
Adults $12
Senior/Students $10
Under 12 Free
Special Group Rates

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EDSITEment @edsitement ·

31 Mar

Learn more about Sam's story and Japanese incarceration with our resource here:

http://bit.ly/3KlJTKG https://twitter.com/HeartMountainWY/status/1641793699225976835

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @HeartMountainWY

Having Sam Mihara speak at the Discovery School in Jacksonville Beach, FL, was like "having history here in our classroom," said one student who heard the former @HeartMountainWY incarceree speak about the Japanese American incarceration. #NEHWhyHere

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @heartmountainwy ·

31 Mar

We'll be featuring an interview with Gail Kuromiya, one of the daughters of Yosh Kuromiya and author of Beyond the Betrayal, in the next issue of Kokoro Kara, our magazine. Don't miss it!
https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2023/3/31/beyond-the-betrayal/

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @heartmountainwy ·

31 Mar

Having Sam Mihara speak at the Discovery School in Jacksonville Beach, FL, was like "having history here in our classroom," said one student who heard the former @HeartMountainWY incarceree speak about the Japanese American incarceration. #NEHWhyHere

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Shirley Higuchi, JD @higuchijd ·

30 Mar

.⁦@HeartMountainWY⁩ congrats ⁦@DC_Courts⁩ Chief Judge Anna Blackburne Rigsby on official photo unveiling ⁦@howardlawschool⁩ ⁦@HowardLawAlumni⁩ she visited Heart Mountain in 2014 with other judges across the country ⁦@DC_Bar⁩ ⁦@DCBarFoundation⁩

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