Okay, so sorry for my improper wording. No, I by no means meant all Asians work in nail songs, if my original post implied that, I apologize. I also used the word 'Asians' b/c I am not aware of the specific ethnicity of each employee working at each salon. I was trying not to be offensive or racist.
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Out of curiosity, how did you think this thread would go?
you can go into about any nail salon in the US and it will be all Asians working there.
She's not saying that all Asians own nail salons. She's saying that in many nail salons, most of the people working there are Asian. There's a difference.
The exclamation in the text is yours, not mine. I think about 75% of the topics mentioned on a chat board could be solved by doing a Google search or calling a good friend, yet people continue to post here. I apologize if my wording is poor, it is not meant to be racist, naive or nasty in any way. It was a question to the history of something posed on a board of people of differing backgrounds and experiences.
It's also probably the case that as more Vietnamese immigrants started opening salons, people in Vietnam who were trying to emigrate knew someone in the US who ran one, and either sought employment there or learned from them in order to open their own salons. Maybe people were even sponsored by a salon owner in the US who could offer them a job.
There are a lot of Ukrainian immigrants in my area. Turns out a somewhat prominent evangelical church leader from Ukraine opened a church here, and a lot of Ukrainian immigrants decided to move to my area because they knew him and knew there was a community here.
It's probably not uncommon to gravitate toward an industry that you see other from your country doing well in in their new country. Especially when it's something that doesn't require fluency in English and can be learned fairly quickly, so you can start working right away. And if I were an immigrant, I would probably feel more comfortable working for someone from my home country, at least initially.
The exclamation in the text is yours, not mine. I think about 75% of the topics mentioned on a chat board could be solved by doing a Google search or calling a good friend, yet people continue to post here. I apologize if my wording is poor, it is not meant to be racist, naive or nasty in any way. It was a question to the history of something posed on a board of people of differing backgrounds and experiences.
I honestly didn't think I was treading heavily, to be accused of being an 'awful person'.
It's also probably the case that as more Vietnamese immigrants started opening salons, people in Vietnam who were trying to emigrate knew someone in the US who ran one, and either sought employment there or learned from them in order to open their own salons. Maybe people were even sponsored by a salon owner in the US who could offer them a job.
There are a lot of Ukrainian immigrants in my area. Turns out a somewhat prominent evangelical church leader from Ukraine opened a church here, and a lot of Ukrainian immigrants decided to move to my area because they knew him and knew there was a community here.
It's probably not uncommon to gravitate toward an industry that you see other from your country doing well in in their new country. Especially when it's something that doesn't require fluency in English and can be learned fairly quickly, so you can start working right away. And if I were an immigrant, I would probably feel more comfortable working for someone from my home country, at least initially.
let me guess, citrus heights/Roseville area. That church is very cultlike.
I'm a bad Asian. I just don't think this was an awful thing to ask for clarification on.
I'm here. But I am not asian. But to me it is like asking "why do all greeks own restaurants?". While not 100% true, it is an interesting thought. Well, except when people ask me like I am supposed to know the answer. I DON'T EVEN OWN A RESTAURANT.
I don't think Indians have any particular skill in running subway restaurants. And I have lived in the bay area and Seattle and I have seen asians (east asians and indians) work in not only nail salons but also in assistant positions, stores, etc. I have also seen asians work as doctors, lawyers, teachers and one of them is even the mayor of SF.
I am curious as to where your location is with the subway owning Indians.
I am well aware that people of any ethnicity can work in any profession. I don't think that I I implied in my op that anyone was incapable of working in a particular profession. I only mentioned Subway b/c it happens to be the case in multiple Subways in my area.
It's also probably the case that as more Vietnamese immigrants started opening salons, people in Vietnam who were trying to emigrate knew someone in the US who ran one, and either sought employment there or learned from them in order to open their own salons. Maybe people were even sponsored by a salon owner in the US who could offer them a job.
There are a lot of Ukrainian immigrants in my area. Turns out a somewhat prominent evangelical church leader from Ukraine opened a church here, and a lot of Ukrainian immigrants decided to move to my area because they knew him and knew there was a community here.
It's probably not uncommon to gravitate toward an industry that you see other from your country doing well in in their new country. Especially when it's something that doesn't require fluency in English and can be learned fairly quickly, so you can start working right away. And if I were an immigrant, I would probably feel more comfortable working for someone from my home country, at least initially.
let me guess, citrus heights/Roseville area. That church is very cultlike.
Agh. She didn't say "all Asians work in nail salons"! It was more like "most of the people working in nail salons I've been to are Asian." There's the difference.
Hello..gotta get used to the look but yeah, glad to see the old names.
I got links to some interesting links, thanks to those that posted them. And thanks to those who didn't assume I was an asshole, maybe just someone who didn't word things well.
It's also probably the case that as more Vietnamese immigrants started opening salons, people in Vietnam who were trying to emigrate knew someone in the US who ran one, and either sought employment there or learned from them in order to open their own salons. Maybe people were even sponsored by a salon owner in the US who could offer them a job.
There are a lot of Ukrainian immigrants in my area. Turns out a somewhat prominent evangelical church leader from Ukraine opened a church here, and a lot of Ukrainian immigrants decided to move to my area because they knew him and knew there was a community here.
It's probably not uncommon to gravitate toward an industry that you see other from your country doing well in in their new country. Especially when it's something that doesn't require fluency in English and can be learned fairly quickly, so you can start working right away. And if I were an immigrant, I would probably feel more comfortable working for someone from my home country, at least initially.
let me guess, citrus heights/Roseville area. That church is very cultlike.
I can't believe you just said all Ukrainians are in cults.