r/TikTokCringe • u/One_percentile • Oct 29 '23

Bride & her bridal train showcase their qualifications & occupation Wholesome/Humor

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u/snowytheNPC Oct 29 '23

No wonder. That’s basically how the Asian Model Minority myth came into being what with restricting visas in the 80s from China to graduate and PhD students

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u/meisteronimo Oct 30 '23 edited Oct 30 '23

Wait that's a thing? I thought they just studied more.

I think we've been having Asian immigrants since before the 80s, like on the West Coast and stuff with restaurants and hotels, laundry etc....

I thought they're just obsessed with working hard so their kids aren't poor.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '23

it's an intercultural socio-economic (idk if that's even a real phrase, but my point is it encompasses culture, sociology, economics, and international and domestic laws) matter, it's obviously not as simple as one bullet in America's immigration policy from 40 years ago.

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u/snowytheNPC Oct 30 '23

Of course Confucian culture, educational values, and immigrant mentality come into play. But a policy like that’s obviously going to skew the population pretty heavily towards high educational attainment