Why are most gas station employees/owners of Middle Eastern or Near Eastern descent?

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Something I’ve always wondered. The most famous example in media is Apu from the Simpsons who is Indian.

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My understanding is owning your own business or a having a family business in general or just as a financial foothold is really ingrained in the middle-east culture. I’m not sure about requirements for gas stations specifically but opening up some kind of mercantile shop with gas is pretty much a guaranteed business and has a low bar for point of entry

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