Some studies suggest that the benefits of living in ethnic enclaves outweigh the disadvantages of low socio-economic status.
Sources
Cited in @2023guo_ethnic
Weden, M. M., Miles, J. N., Friedman, E., Escarce, J. J., Peterson, C., Langa, K. M., & Shih, R. A. (2017). The Hispanic paradox: Race/ethnicity and nativ- ity, immigrant enclave residence and cognitive impairment among old- er US adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65(5), 1085–1091. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14806
White, K., & Lawrence, J. A. (2019). Racial/ethnic residential segregation and mental health outcomes. In M. M. Medlock, D. Shtasel, N. T. Trinh, & D. R. Williams (Eds.), Racism and psychiatry (pp. 37–53). Springer.
Further reading
Ethnic enclaves are associated with less access to mental health services