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<quote>Those 20 women - mainly the wives of high-ranking military officers and at least one woman who worked in military intelligence - went on to transform the

by gcb0 12y ago

<quote>Those 20 women - mainly the wives of high-ranking military officers and at least one woman who worked in military intelligence - went on to transform the industry, which is now worth about $8bn (£5.2bn) and is dominated by Vietnamese Americans.</quote> interesting, so the ones in power managed to get back to power, in a way.

ptaipale 12y ago
Though they had lost all power at the time when they picked this career. So they did not get the new position of wealth through any existing position power, but through hard work and confidence in themselves (and luck, of course).
- spython 12y ago
  They've been in the position of power before and had experienced that it is possible to take control of your life. I guess a psychological problem in long term refugees as well as poverty is not believing that you can take control of your life - since it was take from you before.
  - ptaipale 12y ago
    True enough. Sometimes people have no physical (financial) capital, but mental capital.
thaumasiotes 12y ago
"[(Penniless in that episode) Monty] Burns to Open Recycling Plant -- Makes Other Bums Look Bad" http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Springfield_Shopper http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Springfield_Shopper
wtbob 12y ago
Cream rises to the top. Due to their refugee status, they had no money — but they had the habits which lead to success: discipline, follow-through, networking. They made the best of a very bad lot.
- jhayward 12y ago
  > Cream rises to the top This comes close to associating some moral character to success, which is something I find dangerous. I think it is more helpful to say that these people had extensive networks among their leadership group and had experience and skills in management of people and situations, persuasion, and goal-directed achievement. Perhaps also darker skills which can lead to business success, such as intimidation, extortion, fraud, etc - I don't know to what degree any or all of those skills were present.
  - Kalium 12y ago
    I don't think it's dangerous to say that certain behavioral traits increase the probability of economic success.

by gcb0 12y ago

ptaipale 12y ago

Though they had lost all power at the time when they picked this career. So they did not get the new position of wealth through any existing position power, but through hard work and confidence in themselves (and luck, of course).

spython 12y ago
They've been in the position of power before and had experienced that it is possible to take control of your life. I guess a psychological problem in long term refugees as well as poverty is not believing that you can take control of your life - since it was take from you before.
- ptaipale 12y ago
  True enough. Sometimes people have no physical (financial) capital, but mental capital.

thaumasiotes 12y ago

"[(Penniless in that episode) Monty] Burns to Open Recycling Plant -- Makes Other Bums Look Bad" http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Springfield_Shopper http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Springfield_Shopper

wtbob 12y ago

Cream rises to the top. Due to their refugee status, they had no money — but they had the habits which lead to success: discipline, follow-through, networking. They made the best of a very bad lot.

jhayward 12y ago
> Cream rises to the top This comes close to associating some moral character to success, which is something I find dangerous. I think it is more helpful to say that these people had extensive networks among their leadership group and had experience and skills in management of people and situations, persuasion, and goal-directed achievement. Perhaps also darker skills which can lead to business success, such as intimidation, extortion, fraud, etc - I don't know to what degree any or all of those skills were present.
- Kalium 12y ago
  I don't think it's dangerous to say that certain behavioral traits increase the probability of economic success.