Fresh out of college, I landed a job at a large software company located in the Northeastern United States. The name of the company would be familiar to most engineering majors.
On my first day, I was astonished by how many of my coworkers were non-white (Indians and East Asians). In college, my engineering program was almost exclusively white, so this was a culture shock. I estimate that about 70-80 percent of the workforce was non-white.
At first, I was open-minded about working in a “diverse” environment.
Indian and Asian cultures hold education in high regard. I was impressed by their conservative family values that place strong emphasis on marriage and children (far more so than many white people nowadays, sadly). Asians, in particular, are very hard working, and they are remarkably frank about some things. I recall having some very blunt and non-PC conversations with Asian coworkers about black crime. And Indian food is tasty, although the spices require a strong stomach.
