I think it's just very common in SEA. It's a self perpetuating problem too. When I see monocultural team photo (including gender), I don't apply for that team.

I think it's just very common in SEA. It's a self perpetuating problem too. When I see monocultural team photo (including gender), I don't apply for that team. Eventually the team fills up with people who don't care or actually love it. One possibility is bringing up the benefits of a diverse team. First is holidays - nobody has to sacrifice Christmas/CNY/Eid/Diwali, because there's someone there who doesn't celebrate it. More importantly is talent. Talent is not a commodity here. It's randomly distributed across different ethnic groups. Someone doesn't become a 10x-er by reading in only one language or hanging with a specific group of people. People on the high end of the talent scale tend to favor multicultural environments.