There's no such thing as an "asian American", there's only Asians in America
They're totally different things. An Asian living in America has a visa (H1-B, H1-J, student, permanent/greencard, etc.) and an Asian American is a citizen.
My dad got a visa, with his job, and worked as an engineer to bring his family over. My dad and sister took their tests and earned their citizenship. That means something. I'm not saying born a citizen is less than that in anyway, but they made a choice.