Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing — Seattle's tech industry draws Chinese professionals from across the world. Bellevue and the Eastside have developed their own Chinese community infrastructure that makes it possible to build an almost entirely Chinese social world.
Which, paradoxically, can make it harder to meet new people.
"I work at Amazon. So does my ex. So does the person I dated after that. There are only so many people in this city. VEENI opened the door to a completely different network."
Geographically, Seattle and Vancouver are just three hours apart — making Seattle-Vancouver introductions particularly natural. Many Seattle members find their match in Vancouver's larger Chinese community.