bamboo ceilings

A form of bamboo ceiling — A social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bamboo ceiling
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APA

bamboo ceilings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20ceilings

MLA

“bamboo ceilings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20ceilings. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bamboo ceilings,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20ceilings.

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