The charitable interpretation of why Asian == white in these scenarios is that Asians are not typically underrepresented in the engineering field, company found

The charitable interpretation of why Asian == white in these scenarios is that Asians are not typically underrepresented in the engineering field, company founders, prestigious schools, etc. The less charitable interpretation is that DEI programs aren't being pushed for by Asians and they're designed to help people who look like the people starting the programs.