Questions on Reading for 4/30

In the reading about Ethnic Enclaves, the author discusses how Korean employers prefer to hire hispanic applicants over black applicants who are equally qualified.  Is this the result of these Korean people internalizing the history of racism in the United States and the consequent fear and distrust of black people that many still have, or did this racism develop independently, perhaps even brought over from Korea?

This reading discusses the relationship between co-ethnic employees and employers.  When these immigrants are brought into the country to work for co-ethnic employers, do they more so benefit from having a support net of people from a similar cultural background who speak their language, or are they hindered in the long run because they are not forced to assimilate to some degree, or interact with people outside of their culture frequently?

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