The one good thing I always had going for me growing up in the midwest is that all my friends were white dudes for the most part, I had a couple of brothas as bff's in undergrad and in the navy, but my shorter height hanging out with dudes who were 5 11 to 6 2ish, just kind added to the uniqueness/novelty of me being asian. It also made my nonlinear quirkystyle a little more acceptable I think.
Also U ever notice how like the good actors are shorties. I mean Brad Pitt is tall, but Pacino, Cruise, Dinero, even Stallone are kinda short.