If you dare to be different, you're basically asking to be stopped in every "random" safety search and airport security line for the rest of your life because America likes assimilation. When the Indians wouldn't assimilate, they were quarantined and driven to gamble, so losing your cultural identity is just easier.
If your complexion isn't pale, it's important to wear your jeans the right way and to laugh at the right social cues. Save any garb and creativity for the bedroom where no one can judge it.
