In Southeast Asia, are the chinese well represented in the menial labor sector of the economy (country, jobs)
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In southeast Asia, are the overseas chinese well represented in the menial labor sector of each of the countries' economies?
Like in America, I say the chinese are well entrenched in the menial labor sector. They mostly work in the food service field, and construction, and retail industries concentrated in the various Chinatown of our major cities. Of course, you have many chinese in the professional services, science and engineering, and medical fields too.
But I am wondering in Southeast Asia where most overseas chinese reside, are they known only as engineers, doctors, and business owners, or do they too take part in the more basic levels of employment?
a 2012 report on household income in malaysia. breaks it down by ethnicity, something most other SE asian countries aren't willing to do in their statistics.
In southeast Asia, are the overseas chinese well represented in the menial labor sector of each of the countries' economies?
Like in America, I say the chinese are well entrenched in the menial labor sector. They mostly work in the food service field, and construction, and retail industries concentrated in the various Chinatown of our major cities. Of course, you have many chinese in the professional services, science and engineering, and medical fields too.
But I am wondering in Southeast Asia where most overseas chinese reside, are they known only as engineers, doctors, and business owners, or do they too take part in the more basic levels of employment?
They are exceptionally hard workers, at every level. Extremely practical, work themselves to death, not a lot of outside interests beyond working hard, and saving money.
In general, I notice that most Chinese people like to be in business. This can mean something as simple as selling clothes on the street, to being a chinese restaurant storeowner, to having a more higher-status business position.
But, I'd imagine you could find Chinese doing just about anything.
I read an interesting article in another forum, about how being in the majority or white person in USA is a big advantage, in the most simplest ways. It then goes on to list all the simple ways it is. And these ever so simple ways dispels the notion hardwork can trump any majority/minority advantages or disadvantages because without these simple pathways available there is no hardwork to even be had.
Now, it seems the simple advantages a majority enjoys do not apply in Southeast Asia.
I read an interesting article in another forum, about how being in the majority or white person in USA is a big advantage, in the most simplest ways. It then goes on to list all the simple ways it is. And these ever so simple ways dispels the notion hardwork can trump any majority/minority advantages or disadvantages because without these simple pathways available there is no hardwork to even be had.
Now, it seems the simple advantages a majority enjoys do not apply in Southeast Asia.
it still applies...if the majority wanted to kick out the chinese from the country they could do that
most of these chinese do not bring in money into SEAsia...in fact the customers of these chinese are the SEAsians themselves...
chinese in SEAsia = Jews in America...only difference is the chinese havent gotten control of the govt
it still applies...if the majority wanted to kick out the chinese from the country they could do that
most of these chinese do not bring in money into SEAsia...in fact the customers of these chinese are the SEAsians themselves...
chinese in SEAsia = Jews in America...only difference is the chinese havent gotten control of the govt
This varies by country. In rough descendingorder of ethnic Chinese pre-eminence
Singapore is majority ethnic Chinese and yes, they do have political power there.
In Thailand the Sino-Thais tend to be more assimilated into the general population and there isn't that much tension as in the other countries.
Philippines it's pretty similar, though you have had some problems with kidnappings of well-to-do ethnic Chinese, but it seems to be more motivated by money. Some politicians past and present with Chinese ancestry - Benigno Aquino III (current president), Cory Aquino (past president), Marcos.
Malaysia - Chinese have representation in the ruling coalition National Front but it's pretty much accepted that the majority Malays (bumiputra) will have political dominance. Bumiputras get preferences also for school spaces and government jobs, which puts off a lot of the Chinese there (man of whom go overseas for schooling or even emigrate).
Indonesia - a small minority of Chinese tycoons have a lot of economic clout. However, there has long been a lot of discriminatory policies vs. Chinese, such as restrictions on Chinese language media. Many ethnic Chinese take indigenous names.
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