RE: Asian Americans are supposed to be smart.
Having a high IQ does not necessarily equate to being WISE.
The Bible does distinguish between wisdom and intelligence.
There are many FOOLISH intelligent people out there.
That's exactly right. I posted a long reply on a thread about this very subject yesterday, and one of the things I pointed out is that for all their intelligence and their dedication to hard work, Asians as I've known them don't even begin to comprehend what "independence" is, from an American perspective. Almost all of them come from places where there is a cultural expectation for nanny-state government.
The Japanese Americans always leaned liberal due to the forced encampment of WW2. The Chinese Americans are socially conservative but they believe gov should fund education (public and college). The biggest tipping point is the Lee Wen Ho affair where a DOE scientist was suspected of being a Chinese spy. Before the FBI could get to the bottom of it, the Clinton admin leaked the investigation. Lee was arrested and held with no charge and since the word leaked out the FBI investigation went nowhere. In the end the conservatives were castigating Lee as a Chinese spy. Problem it also affected many Chinese Americans. Consider the incident similar to the Dryfus Affair and how it affected French Jews. The other issue is the constant harping about China on trade, human rights and etc. There are many US allies that have equal bad human rights, trade and etc issues, but China is picked out while others are ignored heighten Chinese suspicions of US motivations based on jeolousy. The Chinese have a saying about Americans. When you are poor, Americans feel sorry for you and will give the shirt of their backs, but if you become successful, Americans will become jealous and despise you. They see many critics of China over human rights, trade, military modernization, etc as American jealousy of Chinese rising success. GOP is seen more anti Chinese then Dems. Go back and look at the voting data. After Nixon open relations with China, Chinese American voters leaned GOP, Reagan seen as symbol of traditional family values, C-A voters leaned GOP till Bush 41 when the US embargo China over T Square, and the subsequent rise of DoD view that China is threat to US in 21 Century. Lee Wen Ho affair is the tipping point for many C-A voters. The other issue is amnesty for illegal immigrants. There are many in the Chinese community who are illegal immigrants by over staying their 6 month visa. Many are professionals who work under the table in Chinatown.