In Japan many of my Korean-Japanese friends were bullied or made fun of when they were younger because they looked or spoke differently. Some later got into gangs, the Japanese mafia or became loan sharks (‘Chinpira’ チンピラ・’Yakuza’ ヤクザ ・’Sarakin’ サラ金) to regain a sense of confidence and control or get revenge physically or financially on those who had hurt them in the past. In America during WWII, most Japanese Americans were put into internment camps partially to protect th