Not saying this is right, or that I feel this way personally.
Just that, in my time growing up here in So Cal, it’s never been my impression that anyone thought Asians needed extra help, while it’s readily acknowledged that black and Lat Ams are often “discriminated against” (some their own fault, some just the result of generations of major cultural differences that manifest themselves in “racist” beliefs).
As stated before, my mother was also an immigrant who literally came over on the boat with a suitcase and $15.00 — $10.00 of which had to be paid as a fee when disembarking. She also worked her a$$ off and spoke a foreign language (German) that was “discriminated against” due to WWII — Americans didn’t like Germans/Austrians any more than they liked the Japanese. Most of her friends lived through the same experience and succeeded. None of them had any sort of public help or “affirmative action”.
OTOH, you must admit that some cultures (including many/most Asian and European) value and have access to better educational opportunities than people coming from most Latin American or African countries. For the blacks who are descendents of slaves, there are some legitimate reasons to try and help them up more than those who come from more educated cultures/countries.
