[40acres]

Interesting.. I've come to a similar conclusion with my team. A majority of the team is white men but there are immigrants from SE Asia (Philippines, Vietnam, India) other minorities (Black American [I'm one], African, & women). I generally find the immigrants / minorities more interesting to talk to.. especially when it comes to their thoughts on American culture. The white guys seem to be very similar and outside of work seem to love to talk about the same topics: beer, video games, 80s culture, etc.

[stcredzero]

Listening to my wife talk about her workday, it strikes me how much tougher the women are at her Chinese dominated company are, in contrast to how it seems at the average Bay Area tech company. At the same time, there is no tension in the workplace concerning gender politics, and men seem to be much more relaxed about that. There is no anxiety over hiring more women. What's more, their work environment is absolutely not PC.

From what I've seen, in my work experience, everything works better when no one thinks of themselves as a victim, and everyone is expected to be a tough, competent adult who can speak up for themselves. It's the opposite of that which causes problems.