Why are nail salons, dry cleaners, and tailors so often owned and/or run by Asian people?

Question

I'm part Asian myself and I don't know the answer to this question. If anyone can give me a decent cultural perspective on this, please do.

Answer 1

THEY ARE AMBITIOUS PEOPLE....THE TECHS AT THE NAIL SALONS THAT I FREQUENT ARE VIETNAMESE...NICE CLEAN AND FRIENDLY.....EACH GIRL THERE SAID THEY HAVE GONE TO 4 EXTRA YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN THEIR HOMELAND....PROBLEM IN AMERICA....THEIR VETERINARIAN LICENSE IS NOT GOOD IN USA.....PLUS THEY HAVE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS AND WOULD HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN...AND CANNOT AFFORD THE TUITION....THEY AS OTHER ASIAN PEOPLE WHO COME HERE HAVE THEIR PARENTS TO SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO ANY CHILDREN THEY MAY HAVE BECAUSE THERE IS NO SOC SEC IN THEIR COUNTRY AT HOME EVERYONE WORKS TIL THEY DIE....SO THEIR HOMES OFTEN HAVE THREE GENERATIONS IN THEM.....NOT ALL JUST SOME OF THEM THAT IVE ASKED.....CHINESE PEOPLE HAVE THE LAUNDRY BUSINESS....VIETNAMESE HAVE THE NAIL SALONS...INDIAN PEOPLE HAVE THE MECHANTS ABILITY....ITS JUST HOW IT IS THEY HAVE A LANGUAGE BARRIER AND CHOSE TO DO THESE THINGS AS OPPOSED TO REPEATING COLLEGE HERE.

Answer 2

I know a lot of Asian people worked in manufacturing plants sewing clothes and other fabric items in China; maybe they're just taking the knowledge they already have and putting it toward their own businesses.

Answer 3

In part it depends on what region you are in, but in heavily populated areas I think you are right.

I think this is because that type of industry is a service industry somewhere about food service but below nursing in terms hygeine training and the level of intelligence required to maintain government standards.

Simply put, I think of the service class those in the nail and hair business are people more inclined to groom themselves as well as others. Cultures less likely to groom themselves are less likely to groom others, so they fall into other industries that do apply more to their personal cultures. People who know about tools, know about caring for tools and equipment. People who know about food, caring food and preparing it. People who know about health care, taking care of people and medicine.

Answer 4

Because white people think doing nails is below them. Minorities don't mind, it's good money.

Answer 5

Because it's an easy trade where they know they can make easy money.

Answer 6

there just good at it, my hair dresser is Oriental and she is the only person i let do anything with my hair

Answer 7

because that is where the money is.