In reply to Scott Hartley.

Scott,

Allow me to introduce you to my friend Helen Hou-Sandí:

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/02/03/new-lead-developers-helen-and-dion/

Also, I think you're totally right about the mostly white thing, though I'm not sure of the age statement. There are a lot of younger (and older) folks contributing to WP who are maybe not as vocal as the ones in the middle.

There may very well be a gap in the theme market for "asian influenced themes," but I personally am not sure what you mean by that. Could you maybe point to some sites as examples, or detail more what influences the design of an "asian based theme?"