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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Related to the question of leadership positions (but not leadership selections among students), "Why East Asians but not South Asians are underrepresented in leadership positions in the United States."

The conclusion was that there is a culture of assertiveness among South Asians that is more consistent with American ideas of what leadership looks like which is not as prevalent among East Asians.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1918896117[/quote]

I don’t think it’s a matter of assertiveness, I think it’s the fact that English is a language in India. It’s one of the national languages. People are highly fluent in speaking, understanding, reading writing in English. And yes, that’s because of colonialism.

Even those that are uneducated that don’t have exposure to English as much know a words here and there. Hinglish is a dialect.

The fluency has given South Asians more opportunities for leadership positions here in America. But English is being heavily pushed in East Asian countries now so I expect to see more East Asians in leadership roles.

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Lots of angles to this. The language issue is very real. When you go back generations having family that speaks fluent English it really helps. East Asians also tend to be smaller on average and are stereotyped as being meek. They also look more foreign and can't "pass" for another race. South Asian friends have been mistaken for Middle Eastern, Hispanic, white, while it's really rare for East Asian friends to be mistaken for another race. The long connections to the UK also make a difference with people having relatives and friends they can ask questions to about work culture, social and cultural issues, etc. whereas some East Asian immigrants come to the United States not having any connections but like PP said it's changing.
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