I have a friend from Japan. I was attempting to explain to him how racism in the U.S. operates—how it comes in subtle forms, how you can be racist and not even intend to be, how social power can sometimes be so abstract and diffuse that it no individuals can be blamed. After our 3 hour long conversation, I brought up Korea. He explained to me how Koreans are loud, rude, and dirty. I told him, yes, racism in the US sometimes takes a similar form, to which he replied: "No! It's not racism! It's Koreans!"

Yes, this is tremendously accurate. I don't think racism is worse in the US, I think we have more heterogeneity which makes it more visible.