Heart Mountain Accepts Rep. Winter's Apology for Derogatory Term Use

Wyoming lawmaker apologizes for anti-Japanese slur

Wyoming State Rep. John Winter apologized for his use of a racist slur to describe Japanese people before lawmakers visited the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center earlier this week, according to a national news site. On Tuesday, Winter, chair of the House Agriculture, State and Public Lands Committee, referred to Heart Mountain as “Jap camp,” while informing committee members about what time they had to assemble for the tour.  The Thermopolis Re…

Heart Mountain accepts Rep. Winter's apology for derogatory term use

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Wyoming lawmaker uses slur for Japanese people before visiting Heart Mountain internment site - Cheyenne, WY Cap City News

by Andrew Graham, WyoFile On Tuesday, a group of legislators visited Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, which exists to remember anti-Asian discrimination and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.  Before the tour, Joint Agricultural Committee Chairman Rep. John Winter used an anti-Japanese racial slur while discussing the historic site. Closing out a morning of testimony and lawmaker discussion on agricultural and p…

Wyoming State Representative Uses Racial Slur Before Touring a Historical Site: ‘Republicans Know All the “Best” Words'

It’s no secret that our government system has no shortage of racist and bigoted politicians and lawmakers who aren’t afraid to share their bad tastes with the public. That said, Wyoming State Representative John Winter was recently preparing to visit the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center with a group of legislators. For those not in the know, the site was built to “preserve what remains of the World War II Japanese American confinement site” an…