Look Toward the Mountain
The 13-episode podcast tells the stories of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated at Heart Mountain. Told through a combination of archival recordings, written accounts, and contemporary interviews, each episode delves into specific topics demonstrating the innovation, creativity, and resilience that enabled the Japanese American community to endure this unjust ordeal.
Rob hosted and produced the series during the first year of the COVID pandemic in 2020-2021 in collaboration with the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation. Visit their website to access the full series:
https://www.heartmountain.org/look-toward-the-mountain-podcast/
Episode 4:
Prison Food
The fourth episode in this series explores how the Japanese American incarcerated at Heart Mountain coped with the distasteful army rations they confronted when they first arrived in camp, and the important role that food played in their daily lives during the incarceration.
Listen to Episode 4: