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Model Minority and Honorary White? Structural and Individual Accounts on Being Asian in Sweden

In: Migration and Integration in a Post-Pandemic World

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  • Sayaka Osanami Törngren

    (Malmö University)

  • Nahikari Irastorza

    (Malmö University)

  • Aliaksei Kazlou

    (Linköping University)

Abstract

This chapter gives an overview of the socioeconomic situation of Asian immigrants, and their decedents, in Sweden. With the steady growth in the number of immigrants from Asian countries to Sweden since the 1970s, Asians are becoming increasingly visible among the Swedish population. However, they are rarely represented in the public, political, and academic discussions. As a first step to tackle the “narrative scarcity” (Lee and Ramakrishnan, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 7 (2):, 1–20, 2021), we use register data to describe the educational position and employment situation of the 10 largest East, South and Southeast Asian groups in Sweden, in comparison to non-Asian immigrant groups. We found differences based on the regions of origin: East Asian groups are highly educated but have lower employment rates. Once employed, they work in highly skilled occupations. Southeast Asians have lower education and, therefore, are underrepresented in highly skilled jobs but have high employment rates. South Asians stand between these two groups.

Suggested Citation

  • Sayaka Osanami Törngren & Nahikari Irastorza & Aliaksei Kazlou, 2023. "Model Minority and Honorary White? Structural and Individual Accounts on Being Asian in Sweden," Springer Books, in: Lin Lerpold & Örjan Sjöberg & Karl Wennberg (ed.), Migration and Integration in a Post-Pandemic World, chapter 0, pages 315-342, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-19153-4_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19153-4_12
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