Indeed i am born raised in the USA ..My mother a German child immigrant of the 2nd world war.. I heard all the stories of the war through my aunt and mom as they talked of it.. Mostly in German when they wanted to hide the worst of it from us kids. (sadly she never taught us German as kids)

And also told about the bigotry they endured after the war and abuse during their escape (not pretty for women then) Part of my moms personality reflected some deeply held trauma.. I remember stories they told of the oppression and fear of speaking out then too from the Nazis.. How my grandfather would start to get loud about it in a cafe and they would all have to shush him... He died in the Russian bombing of Berlin and my moms mom ended up marrying a Lieutenant colonel USA occupying Germany after the war..

My dad of french descent from Canada married my mom ..and here i am!!!!

They always taught me to never judge others by skin or background but by the content of their character..