Abstract
Asian Americans in the United States are a diverse group of immigrants. The most recent ones benefitted from the immigration preference system established in 1965.
Each group came from a different cultural background with a different historical development. The situation of Asian Americans as a group does not compare to the often desperate situation of African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, that - according to some - qualify them for the title of "model minority." This article focuses on the Chinese and Japanese experience in the United States.