And I can say that I have personally witnessed each of those things from folks in the Indian diaspora even though (and partly why) @lorises and I have chosen to raise @sanzarimafia and @nilavi_a in much more diverse cultural contexts than is typical of other desis.
Psych study on professional Indian-Americans finds "model minority status" is maintained by deflecting the impact of structural racism; embracing the myth of meritocracy; as well as defaulting to cultural pride to disengage from race discussions.https://twitter.com/leafwarbler/status/963734982119313408 …
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Thank you for sharing! All communities need to examine how we interact with racist structures, migrants included. Well done to your family for seeking out a multicultural home.
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Thanks. Change has to begin at home, right?
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this is so accurate even for sri lankans
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