There’s also a veneer of prejudice, or flagrant lack of concern for anyone not ethnically Han-Chinese, that coats discussions about immigrants from Southeast Asia. This discrimination stems from classism in the region, straight up pure prejudice against people of a different skin tone, or (most likely) both. I say likely both because class and race are tied so closely together. Darker skinned people are generally associated with menial labor and seen as inherently different in intellect, skill or quality, making them worthy of a lower-class status.
