Well, I do have my share of racist encounters, but I won't bore you guys with them. But I will say, that based on my experience, openly racist behaviors are much more apparent in children. Two reasons why: 1. As the person grow up, they realize racist behavior is frowned upon, so if they have a stake in the system, they shut up. 2. (optimist option) they actually learn to appreciate people of different cultures and races.

So what I am trying to say is that racism against Asians do exist, though to what extent I can't judge.

About that Mohammed Ali story, I think the opponent who refused to recongize his new name is actually black. I forgot his name, but in his version of the events, he was pissed off at Ali at a personal level. His story says that in the months before the fight, Ali was financially very poor because of his stance against Vietnam War, so this opponent decided to lend him some money. Ali accepted the money and then the moment he stepped out of the limo he began to ridicule the opponent to the media in his famous way. So the opponent was royally pissed about this behavior, and when Clay announced the name change to Ali, he thought it was just another flashy gimmick and felt no desire to play along with him. Of course, his refusal to recognize the new name put him in a very bad light historically.