Thanks to all of you for good suggestions, it seems we are on the right track. Having children in public school and doing swim team has given us something in common to connect with other parents, previously it was mostly just hello and weather talk. We will keep building on from here.

Asking as an immigrant Asian parent- what should we do so our children feel at home here? I have two kids under age 7 and they attend public schools. Sometimes, we initiate play dates with non-Asian kids and we are part of the community swim team. I ask this because as parents we naturally gravitate towards other Asians as we have a lot more in common and the conversations are more spontaneous. Children don't seem to have an issue mingling well with everyone. But we don't want our self-segregating behavior to rub off on them. Please let me know how you helped your kids or if you are first-gen yourself, please share what you did to blend well.