Asian Americans as 'other'

My chosen topic for this weeks webblog task are Asian Americans.
http://history-world.org/asian_americans.htm
My first website depicts a history of Asian American's migration to the US as a 'success story'.
What is interesting is the depiction of these Asian Americans having to overcome being grouped together as if they were 'homogeneous', when in fact people's of Japan, China, Korea etc, very much differ from each other just as Europeans such as the English, Spanish, French etc differ from each other. Early European Americans failed to recognise this.
The author then goes on to describe the historical impact these Asian American's had on America; the Chinese effort in building the 'transcontinental railroad' (1869) in California. The author also highlights the tensions with these Asian Americans in the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) ending the immigration of Chinese labourers up until 1943 when it was recognised as a national embarassment.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/notables.htm
This follows on to my second chosen website which highlights the achievements of certain individual Asian Americans and the impact and influence they have had on America. This can also be categorized as the American idea of hope, for all minority groups coming to start their careers in America.