Yes, but I remember a few other threads as well.
They are and that is unfortunate. and my goal is to try to unite them together, I never said they were one big loving family, I never said that even once. The separation between the nationalities bothers me greatly, we could have accomplished so much more if we worked together.
That's only part of it Rod, asians are seen as the "other" the enemies and foreign invaders here to destroy and subvert western culture. distinctly unamerican and unwestern. Much of this sentiment came about with the yellow peril phenomenon that exists even today, wars fought in vietnam, korea and japan created much anti asian sentiment. During the Vietnam war, there was many articles published and radio spots stating that asians had pain receptors deeper in their skin and were unable to feel physical pain in the same way as other humans, and this was from some of the most prominent magazines, newspapers and radio stations in the country post civil rights era.
The Chinese exclusion act, the railroad workers, yellow peril, riots against asians in Chinatowns where several asians were murdered, Japanese internment, these things all happened way before asians were considered successful and model minorities.
Then there is also the economic rivalry between the West and Japan, South Korea and China. Loss of jobs in the manufacturing and auto industries has created hatred for those of asian heritage. Also in terms of being successful it's a bit of misinformation, many asians own private businesses in bad areas and work long hours, our household income is higher mostly due to having more people living in the household for a longer time period. Many face discrimination and ridicule with no repercussion or support form the liberal or conservative media.
They are underrepresented in politics, media and invisible in popular culture and media. Stereotyped and emasculated with no real socio-political power and no voice to speak out and no people interested even if they did.
To simply say it's due to their "success" is too simple, it goes way, way deeper than that Rod. Success is in itself subjective concept.