upwardly mobile

adjective

1. (of a person or social group) moving or aspiring to move to a higher social class or to a position of increased status or power

Example Sentences

Also, Black folks at the time who were upwardly mobile were seeking to be something different than what they had not been afforded in the south, so they’re presenting prominence and pride with that physicality.

From New York Times

For many upwardly mobile Black Americans, getting white approval is still necessary for success.

From Slate

Her parents, Russian Jewish immigrants, were as conventional as they were upwardly mobile.

From Los Angeles Times

District 1, formerly held by Cedillo, and District 14, represented by De León, have seen an influx of white people and upwardly mobile Latinos over the past generation.

From Los Angeles Times

He, along with Ross Douthat, also argued for Republicans to embrace policies on health care and wage subsidies that, they claimed, would appeal to women, the working class, and “upwardly mobile minorities.”

From Slate