norcal,
you said, "We still always welcome them to join our culture where we able to help them to grow". hmmm.
well, they rejected me cuz i'm hoh. same things for the color of the skin and same things for gay people. i'm trying to be friendly with deaf but they rejected me cuz i'm hoh. they're not open minded. but remember that more hearie rejected both deaf/hoh even color of the skin, sexual orientation or sexism. same with deaf who reject hearie, gay or different religious or whatever. why deaf reject hoh? so, hoh is not part of the deaf world.
off the topic, no need to quote me, i mean it. peace