Bill Hosokawa - Heart Mountain, Wyoming - Dedicated Benches on Waymarking.com

Bill Kumpei Hosokawa was born in 1915 in Seattle, Washington. His career as a journalist was halted when he, his wife, and their infant son were sent to Heart Mountain detention camp in Wyoming. At Heart Mountain, Hosokawa helped to establish the Heart Mountain Sentinel, a newspaper published exclusively for inmates.

“Sitting at the foot of Heart Mountain in northern Wyoming, a few haunting remnants of the "camp" still stand. These and other reminders underscore the importance of preserving sites that are key to understanding U.S. history even when that history isn't flattering or idyllic.

The construction of the "Heart Mountain Relocation Center" began in the summer of 1942. Two thousand workers helped build the camp over approximately sixty days.

The first trainload of "internees" arrived on August 12, 1942. The long train ride from the West Coast had taken its toll. Incarcerees came from California and Washington. For the Issei, who had immigrated to the U.S. to build new lives in their adopted country, removal to these inland locations meant the loss of homes, jobs, and businesses.

Over the course of the three years it existed as a War Relocation Authority (WRA) facility, from August 1942 to November 1945, some 14,000 incarcerees passed through the confinement camp. Many were destined to stay within its barbed wire confines the entire time. At its peak, the population was 10,767.”

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Source: Heart Mountain Org.

Where is this bench located?: In front of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center Who is this bench honoring?: Bill Hosokawa

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