Korea and Japan hate eachother. They have for hundreds of years and probably will for hundreds more. Every year I have a "Where Are You From?" lesson for my 6th graders involving flags of several countries including Japan. Every class, without fail has 2-6 students who destroy the Japanese flag. In the international history museum at the Korean Folk Village in Suwon there is a map of the world with Japan a blank white spot from innumerable hands slapping the image. To this day the worst insult you can give a Korean is to call them part Japanese and there are still disputes over a small island between the two countries. Koreans portrayed in Japan are often smelly, stupid, and lesser in all possible ways.

And yet, in the wake of the earthquake South Korea has sent relief teams and donated billions of won(Korean money).

Yes, Pearl harbor happened and yes, it was terrible but what right does that give Americans to spew the kind of hatred that has been popping up all over social media during the last few days? Japan no more "deserves" this tragedy than Christchurch deserved it's earthquake last month or New Orleans deserved Hurricane Katrina.

Today, more than ever, I am ashamed to be American and proud to live in Korea.