I’m born to European immigrant parents and although we are quite Americanized and aren’t even involved in our local diaspora community, I’ve noticed I have a hard time creating true and intimate friendships with Americans who are not also born to immigrant parents. All of my closest friends are either Americans whose parents are immigrants or immigrants themselves. It doesn’t matter where they’re from either. They can be Asian, African, Latin American, etc. Even my wife is an immigrant. It’s not really a conscious thing, I’ve just really noticed it now.