Baseball Saved Us

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Baseball Saved Us

• by Ken Mochizuki
• illustrated by Dom Lee

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Historical Background

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii in
  December 1941
• Executive Order 9066 - Japanese Americans living
  along the west coast were sent to internment
  camps.

http//www.library.arizona.edu/images/USS_Arizona/
USS_Arizona.shtml
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Internment Camps
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Japanese-Americans
Issei - A Japanese immigrant, especially one to
the United States. Nisei - A person born in
America of parents who emigrated from Japan.
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Vocabulary
Internment - confinement during wartime Barracks
-. A large, unadorned building used for temporary
occupancy. Sagebrush - A shrub of arid regions
of western North America, having silver-green
leaves and large clusters of small white flower
heads.
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Things to think about

• Were the Japanese Americans ever proven to be
  dangerous to America?
• Upon their release from the Internment Camps, did
  their lives return back to normal?
• Did America ever regret sending the Japanese
  Americans to internment camps?
• Visit this website to learn more about Japanese
  Internment Camps, especially noticing the Civil
  Liberties Act of 1988

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Enjoy reading the picture book,
Baseball Saved Us