matgrioni
matgrioni t1_j0mtnnt wrote
Reply to comment by 7FukYalls in History-making Asian American soccer player describes his journey to self-acceptance | Kellyn Acosta, the first Asian American to appear in the World Cup for the USMNT, described how others have dismissed his Japanese heritage, and the harmful stereotypes around Asians and sports. by AsslessBaboon
His father immigrated from Japan. By most reasonable measures he can claim to be asian-american. It's not that he has 1% Japanese ancestry as you imply.
I'm not sure what the weird take is you think he is making.
matgrioni t1_j0os83i wrote
Reply to comment by Britz10 in History-making Asian American soccer player describes his journey to self-acceptance | Kellyn Acosta, the first Asian American to appear in the World Cup for the USMNT, described how others have dismissed his Japanese heritage, and the harmful stereotypes around Asians and sports. by AsslessBaboon
The article says his grandmother is Japanese too. I'm not sure why you're trying to poke imaginary holes in his story.