Lisa Wade

Associate Professor

Lisa Wade, PhD, is the founder of Sociological Images and an associate professor at Tulane University.

http://lisa-wade.com/

Society Expat vs Immigrant: Racial Bias in Migration Terminology

The sociolinguistic difference between 'expat' and 'immigrant' reveals racial bias in language usage, where white individuals are labeled as 'expats' regardless of migration status, while non-white individuals are typically labeled as 'immigrants' even with similar backgrounds.

#language
#migration
#racial-bias
#society
#sociolinguistics

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05/02/2026, 08:57 AM