They want to preserve their culture and sense of identity. Other people will assume they are Chinese or Japanese but they aren't and wouldn't be accepted in those communities because they don't speak the language. So they need to keep their own community strong.
Maximoose13 t1_j8nsu5u wrote
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They want to preserve their culture and sense of identity. Other people will assume they are Chinese or Japanese but they aren't and wouldn't be accepted in those communities because they don't speak the language. So they need to keep their own community strong.