I've done that.If you can convince others to judge you by the content of your character, you will be accepted and respected. I work in a male dominant profession, my English is far from good, still I am proud to be me: a woman and a Chinese.What I learned from my experience is, you don't wait to be accepted, you go out and get what you want. All you have to do is to convince others you are the one to follow.
And on the other side of the coin, in the game of office politics, shore up your bottom line. If you know how to carry yourself in public, no one will want to mess with you. No one is foolish enough to start a fight he/she can't win.
