Ethnic Enclosure and Perception of Discrimination Among Korean and Polish Immigrants

Venera Bekteshi, Monika Stodolska () and Sung-Wan Kang
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Venera Bekteshi: University of Bath, Department of Social and Policy Sciences
Monika Stodolska: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sung-Wan Kang: Missouri State University

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2022, vol. 23, issue 1, No 5, 85-104

Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study examined the impact of social and economic enclosure on Korean and Polish immigrants’ perceptions of discrimination. Methods The study was based on a survey of 403 first-generation Korean and Polish immigrants residing in Chicago, Illinois (IL) and its suburban communities. Using multiple regression analyses, we tested associations between social and economic enclosure and the perception of discrimination. Results Social enclosure was significantly associated with the perception of discrimination among both Korean and Polish immigrants. Compared to their less socially enclosed counterparts, immigrants who were more socially enclosed perceived higher levels of discrimination. Economic enclosure significantly predicted perception of discrimination among Korean immigrants only. Conclusion The study suggested that ethnic enclosure is not a protective factor from discrimination among these two groups of immigrants; instead, some forms of ethnic enclosure may intensify perception of discrimination from mainstream society.

Keywords: Discrimination; Social enclosure; Economic enclosure; Polish; Korean; Immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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