re: So Asians make more money on average than whites in the US

People generally think of 'Asians' as anyone from east Asia, Southeast Asia etc etc. However yes many different ethnic groups and cultures fall under this umbrella. A Japanese person is not the same as someone from say, Cambodia. They live in the same region but would have completely different lifestyles. Asian people are not, in my belief really smarter than anyone else. Their success in the u.s. cannot be attributed to any one factor. It is a collective of family values and expectations, work ethic and a focus on education. Those that come to America are coming specifically to succeed. They didn't leave their home country because they didn't like the weather. It's called immigrant drive. They know that the US offers greater opportunity than most had at home and they want to make the most of it. This thought process continued on through subsequent generations.