Well, it is true that each ethnic group tends to stay in their own community. The notion of community was originally formed to accomodate, what was back then, the 1st generation immigrants' desire to conduct decent social life who felt they were left out from the main stream society due to a language, cultural, and racial barrier. Therefore, it explains why Japanese are hanging out with only Japanese and Koreans etc. But I don't know about Brazil, but here in U.S, it is moving in a slow pace but becoming more and more pointless to talk about which community I belong as more inter-racial marriges are taking place. Well, my wife is Japanese for that matter. Before I go any further, let me introduce myself briefly so you will have a better idea about where I am coming from. I am, what people call, 1.5 generation Korean-American. 1.5 simply means people who were born in their native county but moved here as young age (my definition of young age is between 10-15, although I know other people might disagree) thus able to speak both language and have relatively balanced cultural background of both countries. Yeah! enough about me.

Well, I can only speak from my own experiences. I see Koreans, hanging out with Japanese, Chinese......etc. I know a couple of friends who were married to Chinese women and this guy I know was married to French woman and one of my female friend is married to a white guy.....etc. I mean it really is not that big of a news to talk about it. It's kind of surprizing to hear even 2nd and 3rd generations in Brazil tend to hang out only within their own ethnic group. I mean we still have the communities here, too but as 2nd and 3rd generation Korean-American are becoming the community's main driving force, the community is becoming more inclusive to other groups since the language barrier no longer exists. Don't get me wrong. It still is Korean community but I'm so sure it will be stay that way for next 50 years. And I think it's a good thing. We're all Americans. So be it...