Valuetainment - April 20, 2023


Why Indian Immigrants Become Rich and Raise Successful Kids


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13 minutes

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2,798

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275

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00:00:00.000 So why is it that Indian immigrants from India, the country, and the ethnic group of Indians in
00:00:04.920 America are crushing every other ethnic group in America? Not by 5%, not by 10%, by 20% in income.
00:00:12.480 We have stats on their divorce rates against everybody else. We have stats on how they raise
00:00:17.040 their kids. We have stats on how they put their kids in certain majors over other majors. It's
00:00:21.640 just mind-boggling, and everybody else is going to learn a ton about how Indians raise their kids.
00:00:30.000 All right, so if you get value from this video, give it a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel.
00:00:37.520 Let's get right into it. Income is one of the ways to measure who's more successful than others,
00:00:41.500 okay? This is according to the U.S. Census Bureau, where Indian Americans rank amongst other ethnic
00:00:46.800 groups. If you look at this chart here, this is 2018, Indians all the way at the top at $120,000
00:00:51.980 income, Taiwanese is number two, they're ahead of them by nearly 25%, 24%, Chinese third, Japanese
00:00:58.880 fourth, and it's Pakistani, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Cambodian, Hmong, and then Vietnamese,
00:01:04.400 and look where white Americans are at, $65,000. Indians make $55,000 more per year than white
00:01:12.660 Americans. By the way, white Americans, you're trying to go to four days a week workweek.
00:01:16.760 Try convincing an immigrant coming from India, Taiwan, China, Japan, Pakistan, Filipino, Indonesian,
00:01:25.160 Korean, Cambodian, Persian, Hmong, Vietnamese, try to convince them to only work four days a week.
00:01:30.300 Not their kids who are born here, maybe, and they've been Americanized. Try convincing an
00:01:35.760 immigrant to only work four days a week. They will laugh at you. The whole purpose of coming to
00:01:39.220 America is that they can work as much as they want. It's called free enterprise, but let's kind of
00:01:43.700 take a deep dive with some of these other stats. Indian population living in poverty amongst percentage
00:01:48.040 wise with Americans. All Americans, roughly 13% of Americans live in poverty. All Asians, it's 10%.
00:01:54.940 Look at Indians. Only 6% of all Indians in America live in poverty. Now, let's look at education.
00:02:01.960 What percentage of them have bachelor's degrees? What percentage of them have master's or MBAs?
00:02:07.080 And what degrees they have? Look at this here. In 2021, 80% of Indian immigrants over 25 years old
00:02:12.380 or older reported having at least a bachelor's degree versus only a third of all foreign-born
00:02:17.980 and U.S.-born adults. Again, 80% versus 33%. 80% of 25 and older have a degree, four-year degree.
00:02:28.200 49% of Indian immigrants adults have at least a graduate or professional degree in 2021 compared
00:02:33.380 to 15% of foreign-born and 13% of U.S.-born. Nearly four times of U.S.-born is what they have. Now,
00:02:41.860 what do they major in? Let's kind of go a little bit deeper into that one. Lots of people waste money
00:02:45.500 on degrees that have no amount of high-paying jobs. Most people agree that you plan on going
00:02:49.120 to college. You need to major in STEM to make it a good investment, but Indian Americans abide by this.
00:02:54.420 It's like a religion. STEM, science, technology, engineering, and math. Look at the chart here
00:02:59.240 on what they major in. At the top, you see the blue, engineering, 36%. Then it's math and computer
00:03:05.760 science, 35%. Then that 10% at the top, you see it, business management. So they're intentional
00:03:11.840 about what areas they're going to go major in. Now let's go even a little bit deeper than this
00:03:17.580 on how they measure amongst other ethnic groups. This is according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
00:03:22.160 If you look at the top right, you'll see all immigrants. It's a darker blue. You'll see Indian
00:03:27.180 immigrants. It's a lighter blue. And then you'll see U.S.-born, okay? Furthest to the left is
00:03:32.980 management, business, science, art occupations. Look who's in the middle. 79% of Indian immigrants
00:03:42.280 versus 43% of U.S.-born versus 37% of all immigrants. They major in management, business,
00:03:50.360 and science. Look at service occupation. They're the lowest at 5%. U.S. is 15%, and all the other
00:03:56.760 immigrants, 21%. They're like, no, you're not going to major in service when you go into this.
00:04:00.800 Look at sales and office occupation, 10%, 15%, 21%. National Resource Constitution Maintenance
00:04:07.300 occupation, they're 1%. It's almost as if if you do go and major in that, you're going to get a lot
00:04:11.700 of pop-up from your parents there, but it's 1%. 8% for U.S.-born, 12% from all immigrants. Then
00:04:17.560 production, transportation, and material moving, 6, 13, 15. Look, they're not interested in that. You
00:04:22.360 know what they're interested in? Management, business, science is what they're interested in. They
00:04:27.360 want to do STEM. So obviously this leads to them making a lot of money, but let's look at
00:04:30.760 business. Are they startup entrepreneurs? Do they produce billionaires? I don't know. Let's
00:04:34.620 take a look. So here's what it looks like. According to Oxford Academic, Indian immigrants
00:04:38.020 represent 1% of the U.S. population, but 8% of the founders of high-tech companies and
00:04:44.400 one-third of technology startups in Silicon Valley. 1% of total U.S. population, 8% of all founders.
00:04:53.420 Here's some of the names of billionaires that produce. Jay Chaudhry, network $8.3 billion,
00:04:58.640 CEO of Zscaler. Vinod, Hoshla, network $5.3 billion, former Sun Microsystem co-founder.
00:05:05.280 Rome, Wadwani, $5.1 billion. Rakesh, Ganwal, $4 billion, Indigo CEO, founder. Narij Shah,
00:05:12.500 CEO of Wafer, $2.8 billion. Anil, Bursi, network $2.3 billion, CEO of Workday. This is working on how
00:05:18.600 they're producing and what they're majoring in. Now let's look at family perspective. What do they do
00:05:23.460 that's different when it comes down to the family? Well, one thing that's interesting is it's very
00:05:27.140 common for multiple Indian families to share a home while building a business together and
00:05:31.540 continuously expanding the business. So it's almost like the concept of delayed gratification. Hey,
00:05:36.120 let's live together. Let's minimize expenses. Let's put all the money we're making back into
00:05:40.160 the business rather than splurging and wasting money all over the place. A couple other things
00:05:44.100 to be thinking about. When it comes down to divorce rates, did you know Indian Americans have the lowest
00:05:47.540 divorce rates in America? Very interesting, right? Now some of you are going to say, well, of course they
00:05:51.500 have the lowest divorce rates in America because they have arranged marriages. They may in India,
00:05:56.980 but not necessarily all in America. It does happen, but it's not as high of a number as it is. And
00:06:02.180 Indian is gradually going away anyways, but let's look at the stats here. According to National Center
00:06:07.280 for Family and Marriage Research, blacks, they have the highest divorce rate, 30.8%. Hispanics are 18.5%.
00:06:13.480 Whites are 15.1%. Other is 12.4%. But for Indian families, you ready? There's some studies that say
00:06:19.520 1.3% and some that show 6%. But they're lower than anybody else when it comes down to this.
00:06:26.480 Obviously, some of it has to do with culture, ritual, all of that, but they have a lower divorce
00:06:31.480 rate than others. Again, this is purely based on statistics. A couple other things. We looked at
00:06:35.340 this website called IndiaParenting.com and we saw these 10 things that they do as parenting that's
00:06:43.460 different than others. Some of it, you may say, I had some of that with my parents or I apply some
00:06:47.380 of it myself. And some of you may say, yeah, we definitely don't do that in America. Let me kind
00:06:51.180 of go through it. Number one, they promote kinship. Indian parents make it a point to foster
00:06:55.600 relationships and association with their social and family acquaintances. They edify their children
00:07:00.560 to be in social connections and also maintain healthy connections with their relatives. More so,
00:07:04.980 they stay as shelter beside their children till they are married off right from the children's infant
00:07:10.700 ages to their marriage times. Even after that, the parents support their youngsters emotionally
00:07:14.820 in order to provide the much-needed support. Ideal Indian parents create a social environment
00:07:19.480 where the concept of family is expanded to all. So they're selling family. They're selling kinship.
00:07:25.060 They're selling let's stay close. They're edifying that lifestyle and the kids are emulating whatever
00:07:30.360 the parent, the leader edifies. That's what they want to do. Number two, self-sacrifice. And almost every
00:07:35.300 Indian parent sacrifices their lives in some way to devote themselves in raising their kids. Indian mothers
00:07:39.720 forego their dreams and passions to take care of their children. Fathers often make compromises
00:07:43.740 in their careers to ensure well-being of the young ones. Interesting. Everything about life becomes
00:07:48.020 about pouring into their kids and look at the types of kids that they're developing. Number three,
00:07:51.800 trustworthy and friendly. Trust is one thing that Indian parents mostly possess. This factor makes
00:07:56.460 them the best friend of their children at least till their adulthood. Indian mothers become the best
00:08:01.180 friends of their sons while the daughters love to confine their secrets in their fathers. What? Let me say that
00:08:07.280 one more time. Indian mothers become best friends of their sons. What? Daughters feel comfortable
00:08:13.400 sharing and confiding their secrets to their fathers? Does that sound American or is it like,
00:08:20.880 you know what I'm saying? Very interesting. When you think about the dynamic here of how this looks,
00:08:25.480 let's go to number four. Quality time. Indian parents amidst their busy schedule give quality time to their
00:08:30.800 children. They spend great time with their wards instead of just letting them grow in their own way.
00:08:34.500 They're involved. They're not letting them go and let society raise their kids. They're very much
00:08:38.040 involved with their kids. Number five, nurture the talents. When it comes down to Indian parents,
00:08:41.540 they're extremely good at identifying the skills and unique talents of their children. They toil hard
00:08:45.500 to enhance those special gifts that their kids are blessed with. You would often find the Indian kids,
00:08:50.320 teenagers, and young adults getting well-acclaimed in a number of creative fields thanks to the
00:08:54.540 dedicated and loving Indian parents. Number six, inquisitive. That's one quality of Indian parents that many
00:09:00.680 children are annoyed about. Very interesting. However, Indian parents, being curious in nature,
00:09:05.380 keep a careful watch on their kids. Instead of breaching the freedom and privacy of their children,
00:09:10.940 parents stay watchful about their offspring's attitude and behavior to prevent them from venturing
00:09:17.320 into any misleading paths. You know some of the things you hear parents say, leave your kids alone.
00:09:23.160 Let them do whatever they want. You know, they kind of got to go through it. Indian parents would say,
00:09:27.880 you're a fool to do that when they're kids. You got to be involved so they don't go out there and
00:09:32.440 do crazy things. I remember. And while I'm listening to this, some of it's reminding me,
00:09:35.600 I'm thinking my mom's maybe a little bit Indian. Middle Easterners have similar tendencies by the
00:09:39.340 way. They're on these lists too. My sister went on her first date. I'm a younger brother by six
00:09:43.660 years. She says, your job is to spy on her. You're going to go everywhere she goes. So I'm like,
00:09:49.180 no problem. Yes, sir. You know, it's like, yes, ma'am. So me and the friends,
00:09:52.940 everybody had a job. I'm watching from the top. He's here to take his. And then boom,
00:09:58.240 they draw. Follow him. I'm a 14, 15 year old kid. We're trying to follow exactly where this guy's
00:10:02.180 going. Watching everything to come back and report. Look at that concept. This kid had to do this with
00:10:06.620 his sister. Some tells me Indian parents maybe do a little bit of that as well. Sisters are watching
00:10:10.820 the same. You were the annoying brother, were you? I was very protective. Power to all the protective
00:10:15.840 brothers out there. We need more of them out there. I'm hoping Tico and Dylan will be the same as well.
00:10:19.440 I'm sure they will be. Okay. Culture. Indian parents instill the fundamental culture and
00:10:23.660 religious values into their children right at their childhood. India is a country that has
00:10:27.980 deep rooted cultural values. Its traditions and legacies are well maintained. Indian parents
00:10:33.260 make it a point to impart the same value to their children. Don't go away from your values and
00:10:37.280 principles. Keep selling it to them. Number eight, religious tolerance. India is a land of diversity
00:10:41.300 with multitude of ethnic races having dissimilar values and ethos. Indian parents infuse the ethics in
00:10:46.700 their children that let them respect people hailing from different religions, cast, creeds,
00:10:51.640 and races. Respect. So it's like, hey, you got to respect everybody that's out there. Makes sense.
00:10:55.360 Number nine. Ready? This one's going to be a little bit confusing for some of you. Judgmental. Indian
00:10:59.820 parents are highly judgmental. That definitely helps them in keeping their children safe from
00:11:03.860 negatives. This is also one of the best qualities of an Indian parent to implant the same insightful
00:11:08.380 abilities in their successors. And last but not least, number 10, multitasking. Most Indians are
00:11:13.340 hardworking. They are diligent when it comes down to handling their parenting tasks. The moms and dads
00:11:17.140 in India do great multitasking while managing their personal and professional life. They strike a fine
00:11:22.080 balance between their times and dedicate adequate time to both their children and their jobs. All right,
00:11:27.680 so look, you may agree with some of the things. You may not agree with some of the things, but the
00:11:30.880 results is there. It shows you the numbers, what they've done, and there's a lot to be learned from
00:11:34.760 what they're doing. Here's a few different takeaways. Number one, if your kids are going to go to school,
00:11:37.980 don't wing it. Speak to them about what things to be considered then. Get involved in what degrees.
00:11:41.480 I watch how involved Tom is with his kids going and taking degrees. It's amazing seeing parents
00:11:46.180 that are involved and saying, hey, look at this, look at that. Let's research this together rather
00:11:50.540 than do whatever you want to do. Number two, superior work ethic. They don't compromise their
00:11:54.980 work ethic. No one's going to make them not work hard, including the four-hour workweek business
00:12:00.760 insider Bloomberg HuffPo type of people that are journalists who came out of Columbia, want to
00:12:05.800 convince everybody to do 40 workweek. Good luck doing that to the Indian community, and you shouldn't let
00:12:09.900 that happen to you either. Number three, they're intentional about what they're doing. They're not
00:12:13.060 winking it. They're saying, hey, here's what we're doing, and this is why. This is what we're doing
00:12:16.800 with our kids, and here's why. There is intention behind it. Next, vision and discipline. Extremely
00:12:21.920 disciplined in how they're raising their kids based on some of the things that we're reading here.
00:12:26.300 Next, delayed gratification is there, and they're constantly teaching their kids that there's many
00:12:30.480 ways to do that. You know, I can ask my kids sometimes, I'll say, hey, let me ask you a question. Would you
00:12:33.920 rather have me buy you an ice cream right now, but you get no video games for four weeks, or would you rather
00:12:38.020 not have ice cream for a month, but you get four video games a month from that? They're sitting
00:12:41.840 there saying, oh my God, I would much rather not have to do this. I'll wait versus I have this. These
00:12:45.580 are ways to develop the muscle of delayed gratification by you putting them in positions
00:12:50.240 where they have to make the decision themselves. Strong values, and they keep selling the values and
00:12:55.420 principles to their kids, and they don't compromise it. They're not embarrassed by it. They don't let
00:12:59.280 the world or American society make them feel guilty about what they believe in and become softer and more
00:13:05.560 gentle. No, this is what we stand for, kid. Here's who you are. Here's a family you're a part of. This
00:13:11.180 is what we're going to be doing. Now, let's figure out your talents and help you go out there and do
00:13:14.780 big things within your life and make us proud, make the family proud, but more importantly, make you an
00:13:20.420 incredible net positive to society. Hey, quick shout out to Indian parents out there. I salute you. I
00:13:25.940 respect you for doing what you're doing. You make the world a safer place by raising kids based on high
00:13:32.000 standards and high values and principles. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Anyways,
00:13:37.920 if you got value from this video, give it a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel, and I got another
00:13:41.920 video. We shot this a year ago, I want to say in Boca, how to raise successful kids. If you've never
00:13:46.520 seen it before, click here to watch the video. Take care, everybody. Bye-bye.