My Grade 13 teacher who was part of history.
Miles Atcheson was a member of the British civil service in Shanghai when the Japanese attacked ("a bomb hit a great stack of heavy railway ties and they flew like matchsticks...") and spent years in a Japanese internment camp ("They had us go out into the swamp and dig up these parsnip-like plants.  Can't eat parsnips to this day..." and, "the men who went mad first were the missionaries and ministers...") and, baring his front teeth: "These are all mine. I saved 'em when I traded cigarettes for vitamin pills..."
Did he hate Japanese?  No. Was Miles "forgiving"? Possibly. But I know he was "understanding."

Adding the indigenous experience to lessons is good. Now, how about a century of Asian experience on the west coast? That'd be very good, too.  And if and when that happens--avoiding "good guys" and "bad guys" attitudes. Include context. Hope that is part of the lessons, too. Asking the hard questions, "Why?" and "What now?"