Beyond co-ethnic solidarity: Mexican and Ecuadorean employment in Korean-owned businesses in New York City
Titel:
Beyond co-ethnic solidarity: Mexican and Ecuadorean employment in Korean-owned businesses in New York City
Auteur:
Kim, Dae Young
Verschenen in:
Ethnic and racial studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 22 (1999) nr. 3 pagina's 581-605
Jaar:
1999-05-01
Inhoud:
Immigrants have relied on ethnic ties to promote cooperation and mutual support. Middleman minorities and ethnic enclaves have been the most prominent in stressing the role of ethnic solidarity in immigrant entrepreneurship. The ethnic enclave thesis, in particular, posits the mutually beneficial relations between co-ethnic employers and co-ethnic employees. On the one hand, ethnic employers can make use of a large pool of cheap coethnic workers, while co-ethnic employees, on the other hand, can capitalize on reciprocity, on-the-job training, managerial and supervisory positions, and future self-employment (Portes and Bach 1985; Portes and Manning 1991). The increasingly visible employment of Latinos, and particularly Mexicans in Korean-owned small businesses in New York City, often displacing and now replacing Korean employees, questions the prevailing patterns of coethnic employment and future promotion. This article examines when, how and why Korean employers have turned away from the 'benefits' of employing Koreans and instead opted for the recruitment and employment of nonKoreans, predominantly Mexicans and Latinos in New York City.
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