Teachers did not know Colin Powell was first generation American. Sis Dine, I find that this is really poor performance on the teachers part. The man has his book(s) out, he has been head of dis dat and tarra, and it is clear that he is black, they have children in their classes who they know have parents that are not Americans, and on and on. Where have they been hiding? I thought it was just part of the normal process for teachers to be in the "know". Maybe a little world CIVICS would do these guys good. Congrats! Lata