I do understand why, but I don't understand why it has to be passed down to us.
I mean he holds like... all Japanese people personally responsible and it's annoying AF. If I ever mention sushi or doing anything Japanese he always HAS to make a remark about, oh, yes, "the Japanese <some racially charged comment here>." Then again, he voted for Trump, so who the fuck knows.
He works for a Japanese company too, and even though he's happy there I think he resents how all the top brass are Japanese. But, that's what it's like for a lot of Asian companies - top execs at Samsung US are still Koreans, top people at Kingston are Taiwanese, etc. I don't even know.
I totally get what you're saying. It's not like my family are any different. Though in my case, I guess I can blame it on them being uneducated.
Also, for whatever reason, alt-right Asians piss me off more than alt-right people from other races. I think it's because it feels a little more personal when you see people from a similiar background spouting these horrible beliefs. The fact that we are minorities ourselves and choose to ally with others to suppress other minorities disgusts me even more.