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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
Few points.
1) An income survey of 25-44 yr olds from a particular time period is not going to be very representative especially given how quickly that demographic is growing. What would that survey look like today after we've added a million South Asians since 2016?
2) Like I said earlier, you're also mistaking higher disposable income, from a few flashy families, for wealth. If we look at poverty statistics, for example, South Asians have similar poverty rates to whites.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dail...30823b-eng.htm
3) The US and Canadian Indian diasporas are very different. The American Indian diaspora is much more diverse than ours and (given American visa requirements) much more economically successful. And the divergence is probably growing. The US isn't taking in hoardes of South Asians to study business fundamentals at suburban strip malls.
4) Canada's South Asian community has historically been Punjabi dominated. But the current wave of immigrants is much more diverse. The difference between a Punjabi and Tamil person are about as much as the difference between a Swede and an Italian. But arrive Europe isn't one country, we don't tend to lump Swedes and Italians together.
5) Be careful with stereotypes. It can seem complimentary. But that model minority stuff is just as insidious.
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We're both right actually. There are many examples of it not working out - kids who never move out, unable to find a spouse, struggling to establish a career, etc. But on average Punjabi-Canadians do seem to end up being more successful than their WASP counterparts. A big part of this is a higher risk tolerance leading them to start businesses, make investments etc (this is true for a lot of immigrants though, not just Punjabi).
Also just noticed the study I referenced is for Canadian-born, and doesn't include those who are self-employed. I don't have a good stat to show you, but entrepreneurship rates are very high in the Punjabi community. A lot of the men own/operate fleets of trucks and limos, for example. Lots of manufacturing businesses in NW GTA as well. If this income were included that would also change the statistic as well (although this would hold true for all the ethnic groups listed of course). Curious what the actual numbers are.
There isn't a lot of data on this I can point you to, most of what I said was from personal observations. The limited stats I was able to find does seem to back my personal observations though.
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I should add that Punjabi-Canadians are who I have the most personal experience with, hence my speaking about them specifically. Not saying the same is/isn't true for other South Asians, I just don't have as much personal experience with people from other parts of the Indian subcontinent.