Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

In what ways was Henry's father racist? Why did he hate the Japanese so? Why didn’t Henry feel, the same way his father did about the Japanese?

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Henry’s father despises the Japanese because of the way they have attacked China, killing the elderly and the sick. He is also angered by the fact that many Japanese were allowed to immigrate to America where they were and given jobs when Chinese immigration had been stopped altogether.

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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet