I moved out of the Bay a few years ago and I do feel out of place in Cupertino when I go back to visit. It feels like Chinatown, literally every single restaura

I moved out of the Bay a few years ago and I do feel out of place in Cupertino when I go back to visit. It feels like Chinatown, literally every single restaurant is Chinese, Japanese, or Korean and most businesses I used to visit have been replaced with boba shops and after school tutoring centers. I don’t hate Asian people, my best friend is Chinese, but I do feel like I do not belong when I hang out there. Their culture is pretty insular, rather than assimilating with American culture it feels like they just keep their own and the sense of being an outsider is strong when I spend time with my friends there. On the whole I am glad I moved out to a place where I have more in common with my neighbors and we share more cultural similarities.