Dear Fans,

I love baseball. I think it’s one of the best things in the world. I don’t just like the game itself, I also like all the things baseball can teach us about statistics, culture, and history. Today we’ll read a story about baseball to help us learn about an important and controversial time in American history.

During World War II, the United States was fighting Japan. There were many Japanese-Americans living in the United States. Because of  fears that these Japanese  Americans would support the enemy, the United States government rounded up over 100,000 Japanese Americans, took them away from their homes, and put them in interment camps.

Stories allow us to see the world from other perspectives. Stories give us the chance to ask questions that we may have never thought about before.

Let’s have a great day,

Mr. Heimbuck