Racism is a different beast to patriotism IMHO
Koreans have patriotism in spades.
Good for them.
It was flat out, unadulterated, plain old down on the ranch RACISIM.
Period.
You can’t whitewash it.
If you want to give excuses for it, go ahead. But it is what it is, no matter how hard you try to deny it.
Ask Heinz Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was all gung ho to go visit his mom’s homeland.
He wasn’t so enthusiastic when he came back. Even made some snide comments about it. Just one very small example.