Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Last updated on April 28, 2026
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Organization description
Formed in 1996, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Foundation works to preserves what remains of the World War II Japanese American confinement site in Park County, Wyoming, and to tell the stories of the more than 14,000 people unjustly incarcerated at the site. In August of 2011, the Foundation opened the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, a world class museum dedicated to teaching this story to future generations.
Project description
TPS project focus
- Workshops
Content focus
- History
Audience
- Classroom teachers
- Curriculum coordinators
- Homeschoolers
- Librarians/Media specialists
Level(s)
- 6 - 8
- 9 - 12
Population focus
- Asian Americans
- Incarcerated
- Men and boys
- Veterans
- Women and girls