What is it with USA asians and crossdressing/transing in their 30s+?

One Asian guy I used to work with was known bisexual, and talked about a past life of being in a couple of obscure unpopular unknown pornos. Never got a girlfriend (or boyfriend) all this time, still true to this day I think. Very empathetic person, someone you could confide in, never overstepped boundaries despite the oddities. Fast forward 5 years and he identifies as she/her and only goes out to public wearing makeup, heels, and dresses. Voice is obviously manually altered to a higher tone.

Another Asian guy I know works at a liquor store. Seemed like your typical gamer anime nerd, kinda edgy. Don't know much about him. I go back to the liquor store recently and see eyeliner, a dress. I almost laughed but tried to play it like it was normal, and avoid saying things like "bro" or "dude."

The one thing both of these people had in common is prior to going fully public crossdressing, they sometimes had black/purple fingernail polish on that was crusty and not well established.

Anyone else see this tendency?