There are a lot of Americans that could learn a lot by talking to people like you that have lived it, not just about this particular issue either. I did not know, growing up in California, how much "history" is either left out or not fully presented to persuade us that things are different than reality to push certain beliefs that will be left un-named. I did not learn ANYTHING about the eastern bloc (which really upset me because my paternal heritage is Yugoslavian, you bet I learned A LOT about Mexico though, which is ok, I love Mexico, but still).