Wow I can't believe that people still buy into the Asian model minority myth.
First of all, Asians are not a monolithic group, so this idea that all Asians are "making it out the hood" is flawed.
A lot of the recent Chinese immigrants were professionals in China, so they have an emphasis on education and academic achievement.
Many southeast Asian populations (Vietnamese, Thai, Philippinos) have education and income statistics comparable to Blacks
Finally, the Asian model minority myth was created and used as a way to dismiss the experiences of Blacks ("if Asians can do it you can do it, you have no excuse") and keep Asians in line by creating a "positive" stereotype for them.
Check out the the beginning of the article Asian Americans:
The Myth Of The Model Minority by Ronald Takaki it explains some of this stuff pretty well.
9 times of 10 when I see a brother overseas when I'm travelin', it's on some 
"what up?" 
The same way not everybody can go to Switzerland, is the same way not everybody can come to America. A lot of cats that come here that aren't on the visa lottery are from educated class in their countries, thus the term "brain drain". Take the Chi for example. The Filipino that moves to Skokie isn't the same as the filipino that lives in Roscoe Village, the chinese person that lives in chinatown isn't the same as the chinese person that lives in Northbrook, etc etc. It's all class b.
