I think they're basically considered white for diversity purposes, because of their stereotypical success in engineering roles. IIRC, one of the main results o

I think they're basically considered white for diversity purposes, because of their stereotypical success in engineering roles. IIRC, one of the main results of eliminating affirmative action in university admissions was to increase the proportion of asians in top schools. The affirmative action policies were used to discriminate against them and keep them out.